Saturday Lagniappe: "What Season Are You In?" and Much More

What Season Are You In?

Discerning what season you, and your ministry, are in right now is one of our most important leadership tasks. Read More

Four Lessons I’ve Learned From the Puritans

Dave Arnold shares four lessons from the Puritans that impacted him personally. Read More

Pastors in Silence: A Lost Spiritual Discipline

Brian Croft explores the practice of silence and solitude as a spiritual discipline for pastors. Read More

Preach A Crisp, Clear Gospel Message

Larry Moyer: "For me, it all starts by communicating ten words: 'Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead.'" Read More

Start With A Bang! Crafting A Memorable Sermon Opener

If you lose your congregation at the beginning, you will have to work twice as hard to get them back by the end. Why not give your message the best possible chance to connect with people at the outset? Read More

Why You Should Preach to Motivate People to Change

If you’re a pastor, you’re a motivator. In fact, motivational preaching is one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for change our culture knows. Read More

A Six-Part Checklist for Churches: How to Select Mission Partners

How do you begin to select a mission partner with so many out there? What do you say when you’re inundated with requests? I’ve created a six-part checklist to help our church begin the decision process. Read More

The Best Weapon Is an Open Door

Rosaria Butterfield explains why an open door is the Christian's best response to a post-Christian world. Read More

Multiple Faces of India

If religious nationalism is at the heart of India’s social and political uprising, what then is core to the spiritual renewals taking place in so many places and among so many peoples? Read More

What Do Americans Mean When They Talk about ‘God’?

According to a new survey, almost all Americans believe in a higher power, but only a slim majority believe in God as described in the Bible. Read More

Generation Z Is Loneliest Generation, Study Finds

Nobody is lonelier than Generation Z. That’s the surprising conclusion of a new study that finds younger generations—across the board—are lonelier than older ones. Read More

Americans Are A Lonely Lot, And Young People Bear The Heaviest Burden

Loneliness isn't just a fleeting feeling, leaving us sad for a few hours to a few days. Research in recent years suggests that for many people, loneliness is more like a chronic ache, affecting their daily lives and sense of well-being. Read More