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While nine in 10 pastors plan for their churches to host Christmas Day services this year, there may be plenty of space in the pews for those who actually attend. A recent LifeWay Research study of 1,000 Protestant pastors... Continue Reading »

In school, I was very good in math. The truth is, I was very good at getting the right answer, but not very good in following the procedures my teachers and the textbook wanted me to follow. I couldn't... Continue Reading »

Prostitutes and curious neighbors in one of India"s slums sit in any available space and stare at three visiting American nurses.... Continue Reading »

?You have left your fingerprint upon our hearts,? were the tearful words of one pastor's wife as she said goodbye. That sentiment is echoed by the 21 South Carolinians who recently partnered with their Christian brothers and sisters in... Continue Reading »

Over and over again, I have asked suicidal or depressed patients what is pushing them to the brink. Their answer is so consistent that it must have a deeper meaning than we realize. “I’m no good,” they tell me.... Continue Reading »

Fear is one of our greatest enemies. It can derail us, deter us, delay us and defeat us. I can hardly believe my own experience. When I was first inspired to propose Say Something Nice Sunday to our congregation,... Continue Reading »

Women Share Gospel with Prostitutes in Southeast Asia... Continue Reading »

At first glance, the lives of Tommy and David Richardson seem to mirror one another. They are twins, both are married, each has three children, they are both pastors in Aiken Association (Tommy serves Montmorenci First Baptist; David is... Continue Reading »

If the North American Mission Board's 'send North America? evangelistic church-planting initiative is to succeed, it must include thousands of bivocational pastors who are willing to plant churches. ?We must leverage the laity to plant churches,? said Aaron Coe,... Continue Reading »

Only 46 percent of children in the United States will reach age 17 having grown up in a home with biological parents who are married ? a figure that has a significant impact on the nation's graduation, poverty and... Continue Reading »

Descend into the extensive London underground transport system and only station names on tiled walls tell what lies above ground. Signs for ?Victoria? and ?Waterloo? signal bustling railway stations above. Climb the steps from the Oxford and Piccadilly Circus... Continue Reading »

Pastor Stewart Hendricks never dreamed he would be standing waist-high in a community swimming pool, baptizing a couple by flashlight. Nor did he intend to start a church with very little planning or money. But his favorite saying in... Continue Reading »