
3 powerful ways to partner with parents in kids ministry
Every parent and every church share a God-given assignment – to leave behind a legacy of Gospel-rooted believers who will carry the mission of Jesus long after we’re gone.
Every parent and every church share a God-given assignment – to leave behind a legacy of Gospel-rooted believers who will carry the mission of Jesus long after we’re gone.
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None of us want to end a worship service in an awkward way. Here are 12 suggestions for a meaningful transition.
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For reasons beyond the scope of this post, my younger self went many years without reading anything not at least indirectly related to pastoral ministry or my Christian growth. Commentaries, works of theology, homiletics, and church leadership comprised the bulk of my reading. Biographies had to be missionary biographies…unless they were biographies of Christian athletes.
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A bit of wise, if somewhat cliche, advice suggests, “God is in control, but He doesn’t expect you to lean on a shovel and pray for a hole.” The proverb suggests that the Lord’s sovereignty does not absolve people of their responsibility. And it is right.
Most teenagers experienced a learning deficit during the COVID lockdown of 2020. Many educators believe they will never overcome that deficit. Similarly, could teenagers experience a spiritual deficit when their churches go for many months with no student pastor?
In many ways, the future of our churches depends on our reaching, discipling, and mobilizing a young generation. I am not despondent. If pastors and churches make some Spirit-directed and Spirit-empowered changes, we are going to see the graphs move in new directions.
After 50 years of working in and studying youth ministry, Richard Ross says a "radical reevaluation" is needed to foster a "mature, enduring faith" in teenagers.
Easter sermons are incomplete if they don't convey Christ's current reign, columnist Richard Ross says.
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)–Baptist Press provides a helpful platform for discussion about the first draft of recommendations from the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. The civility and gracious spirit of all those who are providing comment there seems more Christ-like than much of the blogosphere. The goal of the GCR process was resurgence. Consider: What […]
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Real men eat rare steaks cut from the grizzly bear they killed with a hunting knife.
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--It's been fascinating to see a presidential candidate capture the loyalty of young people.
FORT WORTH, Texas. (BP)--Almost every Sunday morning I’m in a different pastor’s office. Often the ministers gather for prayer before I preach that morning.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--I believe it is time for leaders to challenge every committed student to spend a summer, semester or year in full-time mission work while young.