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Your church has started a ministry that meets needs and creates opportunities to share the good news of Jesus Christ. The ministry’s future is bright and is positioned to grow. The challenge standing in the way is how to fund its future.

Word & Way

Don’t be distracted this Easter

April 9, 2014

author: Administrator

Easter reminds us that one of the most effective ways to influence others for Christ is simply to tell the story of redemption and what the Son of God means to us, what he has done for us and especially the relationship with Christ that

Missouri Voices

Those difficult conversations

March 24, 2014

author: brandon

We have all had, or need to have, difficult conversations. An email that offended or troubled us, a blow-up at a family dinner, a situation at work that is unbearable, a church feud that is spilling out into the community or friction

Editorials

The unholy legacy of Fred Phelps

March 24, 2014

author: Administrator

The news that Fred Phelps, the 84-year-old founder of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., has died drew predictable reactions from just about everyone, from anger, to glee to relief. Phelps and the congregation, which includes most of his many children

Featured, Other Opinions, W&W Voices

Those difficult conversations

March 24, 2014

author: Administrator

Editorials

Drugstore chain makes right choice

March 11, 2014

author: Administrator

CVS pharmacies announced in early February that its 7,600 stores would cease selling cigarettes and other tobacco products, a decision that will cost the corporation roughly $2 billion a year in revenues.

Missouri Voices

Does your faith have question marks?

February 26, 2014

author: brandon

Here’s a paradox. Last year, I preached a sermon on doubt, which actually helped some people’s faith. I asked the question: Does your faith have any question marks? Doubt -- the searching kind -- really does have a place in the faith process.

Word & Way

Commit, plan, prepare to save lives

February 26, 2014

author: brandon

People of faith are keenly aware that “we are our brother’s keeper” and our children’s, our parents’, other relatives’, acquaintances’, strangers’ — everyone’s. They also are fully aware that Jesus was in the lifesaving and life-restoring business and admonished his disciples to be like him

Word & Way

Observe Black History Month

February 12, 2014

author: Administrator

February is Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month. It is a fitting month for Americans —- all Americans —- to observe this time and catch up on this aspect of America’s rich heritage.

Word & Way

Each congregation is a ‘temple’

January 29, 2014

author: Administrator

Faithful congregations empower members, and their corporate faithfulness impacts those around them, those who benefit from the church's ministry and hunger for Christ themselves. Each church is God's temple.

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Don’t be distracted this Easter

Those difficult conversations

The unholy legacy of Fred Phelps

Those difficult conversations

Drugstore chain makes right choice

Does your faith have question marks?

Commit, plan, prepare to save lives

Observe Black History Month

Each congregation is a ‘temple’

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