Articles in this Issue
Can Your Church Handle the Truth?
Recovery ministries demand a level of honesty many congregations aren’t used to.
Locally Grown Leadership
Rather than importing pastors from elsewhere, these churches are discovering the benefits of cultivating new leaders from within.
Ministry Lessons from a Muslim
His unexpected message to church leaders: fully embrace your Christian identity.
The Sin Tamer
Do we ever get to stop fighting against the evil within?
Beyond “Us versus Them”
Interview with Andrew Marin
Do It, Don’t Blog It
Is all the chatter on the web about missional church actually keeping us from being missional?
The Transparent Pastor
When a pastor struggles with an addiction, who needs to know?
Stranded in Neverland
Consumerism addicts us to immediate gratification and perpetual youth, but the cross lifts us to a more satisfying joy.
Through a Screen Darkly
Book Review of Flickering Pixels by Shane Hipps.
Fitting the Arts into Church
Using art to enhance, and never distract, in a worship service.
Growth in the Gutter
Cultivating spiritual formation in a community of addicts.
When You Sin While Preaching
How to recover from your failures in the pulpit.
Church Discipline for Repetitive Sin
How do you work pastorally with people who are likely to fall again?
Salvation on the Strip
The Porn Pastor’s strategy for reaching Sin City is unconventional, and what he’s doing in Vegas can’t stay in Vegas.
Messy, Costly, Dirty Ministry
The risk of welcoming those nobody else wants.
Big-Picture Evangelism
A new tool that emphasizes transformation and not just decision.
Preaching on My Feet
Could I speak for 35 minutes without ever writing notes?
Living the Story of God
Connecting both the sermon and small group to God’s big story.
Trouble Brewing
Is a relaxed attitude toward alcohol among clergy leading to a new battle over prohibition?
An Uncomfortable Issue
The proliferation of vices in our culture means our posture as churches needs to adapt.
Lay Off the Layoffs
Alternatives to cutting staff when the budget gets tight.
Speaking into the Meltdown
What might God be saying in tough economic times?