“Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory. And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful!” Psalm 90:16-17 NLT Wow! What an eventful year! As we started into...
Who would have thought a pandemic would have us thinking differently of ministry? In the past two months, we have learned the church has left the building, pushed through the challenges and found new ways to do ministry. Personally, as I've watched, read and listened...
Five years ago I was extremely busy. I’m still extremely busy, actually. But several years ago, in the midst of my busyness, I read a book that both challenged and frustrated me. It was Eugene Peterson’s Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity. I...
At the bi-annual AG KidMin Conference, District Christian Education Directors are asked to nominate a children’s pastor/director who has made a BIG IMPACT on the lives of children in their community and especially leaders who have turned obstacles into opportunities. The Big Impact Award in...
We are living in a new day. Ministry as we know it has changed. But while it may seem that the world has gone on “pause,” the church can, will and must continue to grow. Isaiah 43:18-19 says, “But forget all that - it is...
Churches are ministering in amazing ways throughout their communities during this pandemic. Below are just a few stories of how they are delivering Boxes of Care...
As the Coronavirus runs rampant throughout our world, church leaders must understand the hopelessness and stress that invades, the counsel that encourages and the hope- filled message that brings new life. People can experience undue clinical hardship during a crisis of great confusion and suffering. Someone...
As a collegiate athlete, I have always been interested in keeping physically fit. My exercise regime has not only kept my body healthy but also helps me release stress and anxiety. In my younger years it was all about how much you could bench or...
The Coronavirus has exploded into a worldwide pandemic affecting lives around the world. In our lifetime we have never experienced anything like this. Recently there was a Zoom call with a number of our world missionaries discussing how they were navigating through this time. To...
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NIV) Throughout history, the world has gone through several forms of troubles, disasters, wars and...