Articles in this Issue
Quiz: What’s Your Ministry Age?
Your assumptions about leadership reflect the values of a particular generation.
Open Source Activists
The surprising impact when leaders tap the power of a generation of influencers.
Organic Outreach for Ordinary People
A book review.
Let the Little Children Come
These churches are learning to welcome children into their worship and mission.
America’s Critical Moment
A variety of worldviews provides challenges and opportunities.
Do It Yourself Funerals
Honoring the departed and the budget.
Is the Era of Age Segmentation Over?
A researcher argues that the future of youth ministry will require bringing the generations together.
The Gospel for iGens
Reared on self-esteem and impervious to guilt, the next generation needs good news that can break through their defenses.
Muslims Next Door
What to do, and not do, when reaching out to Muslims
Why We Do Justice
(It’s not because we feel guilty.)
The Good Fight
On sanctification, making war against sin, and cannibalism in the New Reformed movement.
Rocking the White Citadel
A review of “The Next Evangelicalism”
Can Your Church Leadership Represent Every Generation?
Here are five things to keep in mind while building a team that spans from young to old.
The Mediating Prophet
Learning to be an advocate in the pulpit.
The X Factor
What have we learned from the rise, decline, and renewal of “Gen-X” ministries?
I’m With the Band
The kingdom of God is like a punk rock wedding.
Tripped Up
How to collect gifts to fund short-term missions legally.
The 3:00 a.m. Phone Call
What makes a pastor a pastor?
Wedding Crashers
Officiating the weddings of unbelievers can be a key to reaching them.
How Solitude Builds Community
An ancient monk’s surprising role in bringing justice and healing to his neighbors.
Survival Skills
What you need to minister with your spirit intact.
Five Questions That Kill Discussion
Fostering conversation vital for every small group.