Every church has adjusted some aspects of ministry since the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic. But some congregations are already turning from the question of how to shift from the current moment toward changes for the long-term future.
Columnist Heather Feeler reflects on leading a small group of girls from her church in helping with a Habitat for Humanity build as part of a stay-in-town mission trip week.
Even by measured, more objective standards (think multiple generations, rather than just years), 2020 is turning out to be a year for the record books — a year the world changed. But columnist Christopher Dixon thinks maybe it can be a year that serves as
The coronavirus is forcing public schools to rethink how they will educate students this fall which, in turn, is forcing churches to rethink how they will minister to neighborhood schools. Read full piece
As people across the country consider racism and racial injustices, columnist Wade Paris reflects on racial issues emerging at various churches during his decades as a pastor.
Columnist Christopher Dixon admits feeling fatigue amide coronavirus, racial injustices, and more. But he also sees the importance of churches and Christians staying engaged and listening.
Each day seems to bring new changes and closures related to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. We've compiled communication and ministry resources along with links and welcome your crowdsourcing suggestions as well.
After watching historic political events recently unfold and talking to dear friends on both sides of the issues at hand, I am once again reminded of how dangerous it is to live in a bubble of our own making. A political bubble has its obvious
Former President Jimmy Carter, now in his mid-90s, has continued to teach a Sunday School class at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga., usually twice a month. It’s an expression of what Carter has always considered his core calling, above even politics: that of a
A disconnect exists in U.S. Protestant congregations between leaders affirming responsibility for ministry to immigrants regardless of documentation and churches actually doing so, according to a LifeWay Research report published Feb. 20.