Write your own blog post to share your ministry experience with others.
I wonder what our faith communities would look like if we chose to embrace our tension and conflict, to value relationship with others more than being right.
As important as annual Safe Church training is for staff and volunteers, it can be a challenge to make it engaging. One church had an idea that worked really well: Safe Church Jeopardy!
I've been wondering if the church has defaulted to expecting too little of Christian believers. What if Christian youth are more willing to be challenged than the church is willing to challenge them?
When leading a Bible study, asking good questions is the starting point to help participants reflect on and engage with the text.
Why do chaplains need to renew their endorsements? Learn about why we do this, and what steps you should take to renew your endorsement.
I never met my great-uncle. But his diary has been a gift to me on my faith journey. It has done what Reese said family stories would—it inspires me.
Celebrate the coming of Christ with this easy, colorful Advent craft for families or children’s ministry groups.
Even in their will, Rich and Ann Meyer were careful to reflect giving as a priority.
Looking for a new church home is harder than I thought it would be. Here are some suggestions others gave me on navigating this season.
Leadership Diversity shares two stories about how daughters have been encouraged by their mothers in life changing ways.
A study shows that 57% of Americans said they would likely attend church at Christmas if someone invited them. But how do we reach the people who said they wouldn't?
I joined others to witness God's faithfulness through a series of events at a recent Witness for Women gathering in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was an informative, engaging, and worshipful experience!
There are plenty of blog posts out there about what churches and Christians should be posting on their social media. Here are a few things you and your church should stop publishing online.
Here's my story of navigating an urban theology through the lens of disability.
Is your church struggling with what it means to share the gospel in your local community? Take heart. There's no silver bullet in mission, but here's some encouragement and advice.
True love is about teamwork that strengthens bonds. It’s a choice to remain committed to vows made before God on a joyous wedding day because the tough times will come.
Wheelchair user and husband travel 74 miles of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage with inaugural "I'll Push You" group.
The number of people who find themselves in the “third third of life” (age 55 and up) is increasing—dramatically. Is your church ready for the challenges and opportunities of this new reality?
I am so grateful for the gift of a silent retreat and for all the folks that made it possible. I only wish I hadn’t waited so long to build this in.
John Calvin, like many Reformers, recounted how God reached out to him in grace and took him from a life of religiosity.
I recently attended a harvest festival and pow wow in southern Ontario. It was the third pow wow I've been to in my life. All three have been beautiful, and have left me reflecting on the culture and experiences of First Nations people.
For Tatiana (Taty) Hernandez, her life was changed forever and her call to missional leadership solidified as a result of a smile from a young man living in the streets of her Guatemala City neighborhood.
Everybody is talking about technology and its effect on kids, but what’s less often talked about is the effect of parental overuse on their children. Here are five suggestions for creating healthy technology habits.
“Come again, Jesus? You’re pushing swag? To influence people? A bit unseemly, wouldn’t you say?”
In this post I explore the tough reality that folks who have slept outside most of their lives face when they get housing. I hope this invites discussion on the role of the church during these sorts of transitions.