March
An urgent message
by Jon Konnerup World missions exists for three main reasons. First, because Christ’s command to go into all the world is clear (Mark 16:15 and restated in Acts 1:8). Second, God’s Word shows all people […]
Year: 2017
Church Planting
How is restarting a church different than planting a church?
by John Gross Ralph Wilson, in his article “Restart,” states, “One of the most common blocks to growth in a declining or dying congregation is leadership that is closed to faith and a vision of […]
Baptist Bible College Update
It’s broke
by Mark Milioni It was an unusually quiet Tuesday evening at the Milioni house. I was getting ready to leave for patrol as a police officer for the city of Albion, my brothers were doing […]
Boston Baptist College Update
The question I’ve been dying to ask
by David Melton I have questions. Why do the HD channels on my TV go squirrelly only during hockey games? Why do I always drip coffee out of my mug when I’m wearing a tie? […]
Feature Article
Coaching and Mentoring
by Tom Messer Most of my ministry responsibilities have been in roles for which I had little or no previous experience. Right out of college I began my career in fulltime Christian work as a […]
Feature Article
Volunteers: coaching and equipping a vital aspect of ministry
by Tiffany Lyons GET IN THE GAME Whether you have a church of 200 or 2,000, your ministry’s impact can be directly related to your volunteer culture. Maintaining a steady flow of new volunteers is […]
Feature Article
Coaching missionaries and national pastors
by D. J. Mingo People regularly describe me as a missionary counselor. To be sure, we offer biblical counseling to missionaries and national pastors. But when I say I prefer the term coaching, a disconnect […]
Feature Article
February
Q. Do you need to know about love languages to love someone well?
By Kevin Carson A. Valentine’s Day often brings our focus to love and relationships. The wording of this month’s question varies from person to person, but the heart of it remains, “Do I need to […]
February
Son of a sharecropper
by Charles Lyons Years into white people rallying, conferencing, and writing books promoting racial reconciliation, I was invited to be part of a discussion group sponsored by the world’s leading Christian journal. The conversation was […]