Articles for Outreach & Missions

According to the findings of a Gallup study, the people in our congregations are coming back week after week because of the sermons, and there are a couple key things they are looking for in those sermons.

“Paul cherished God’s sovereignty to save, and wept over those who refused to come. He saw and lived this mystery.”

I’ve been thinking about people I’ve known over the years who were dramatically changed by the power of the gospel—and I want you to know some of their stories.

"Halloween's history is checkered, but its opportunity is right now."

"I shall not turn my life into a thin, straight line which prefers abstractions to reality."

Just as a busy person or family struggles to invest in important relationships, a busy church keeps God’s people from important relationships with the broader community.

I contend that God is, in His Trinitarian self, an orderly community of selfless love. And we are made in His image for this purpose: to create, sustain and extend orderly communities of selfless love across the globe.

There are so many questions that can swirl up when people face this difficulty, so I’d like to give you five reminders for when the one who led you to Christ walks away.