Tuesday's Catch: "9 Reminders About Being and Doing Church This Christmas" and More

9 Reminders About Being and Doing Church This Christmas

Christmas is always a busy, exciting time for churches. Most of us know these realities, but I’m convinced we increasingly need these reminders during this season.... Read More

Christmas: Not a Time for Inventing New Twists on the Age-Old Story

Just tell the story... Tell the story of the birth of Jesus with all the excitement of someone hearing it for the first time. Tell the story without detouring into theories and guesses and myths and controversies. Read More

5 Simple Ways to Share Christ This Christmas

Christmas is one of the holidays where engaging others in a Gospel conversation can be easier and more natural. It is a time of sharing laughter, food and, of course, gifts. And there is no better gift to be shared than the Good News of Jesus. He truly is the reason for the season! Here are five simple ways to share Christ this Christmas... Read More

7 Ways to Close the Back Door of Your Church

The difference between good intentions and success is often determined by the presence of a logical process. Read More

The New Normal: 9 Realities And Trends In Bivocational Ministry

Bivocational ministry is more than a pit-stop along the way to "real" pastoral ministry. It's as real as pastoring gets. And it's becoming very common, very fast. Read More

What Makes a Good Sermon? Five Questions to Ask

Are you sure you know a good sermon from a bad one? Read More

The Contexts for Our Carols

Cherished Christmas carols help us to sing with the saints through the ages. Read More

God Is Not Silent: What the Bible Teaches about Sexual Assault

The Bible neither covers up nor ignores sexual assault. In fact, biblical law shows how the Lord takes up the cause of the victim and the vulnerable. Deuteronomy 22:25-27 safeguarded the survivor of sexual assault from being unjustly blamed or ignored. In ancient Israel, this law established a pattern, an ethical framework by which God’s people could discern specific situations that it didn’t specifically address. And, like all of God’s laws, it reveals his character. Read More