A Cure for Ministerial Burnout: Contemplative Prayer
JULY 16, 2014 | BY: TONY CAMPOLO -- Burnout is a big problem. In far too many cases we hear of missionaries who go to the field and then...
The Ends Can Never Justify the Means
JULY 13, 2014 | BY: ALAN MOLINEAUX -- Having been involved in church leadership for the best part of three decades my wife and I have...
When Christianity Causes More Division than Unity
JULY 3, 2014 | BY: STEPHEN MATTSON -- It’s convenient, tempting, and easy for Christians to obsess over the smallest details of our...
Five Reasons Churches Need to “Come Out” on LGBTQ Rights
JUNE 26, 2014 | BY: CHRISTIAN PIATT -- Our entire family, including my wife, Rev. Amy Piatt, and my two kids, took part in the Portland Gay Pride parade...
The Church of Now
JUNE 20, 2014 | BY: JENNIFER BAILEY -- As a twenty-something Christian minister, when I tell people what I do for a living I am often met with...
Should Churches Hire Youth Pastors?
JUNE 14, 2014 | BY: TONY CAMPOLO -- It seems strange to me that churches should show such favoritism to the youth and do little, if anything, for the...
Orphanage Tourism: Is it Ever Okay to Visit an Orphanage in the Developing World?
JUNE 9, 2014 | BY: JOHN MCCOLLUM -- Spend much time at all in a place like Phnom Penh and you’ll be asked if you’d like to visit an orphanage...
Three Questions for Memorial Day
MAY 23, 2014 | BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- As Memorial Day is celebrated, is memory really what is encouraged or is it just an exercise in...
Christian Questions
MAY 20, 2014 | BY: MORF MORFORD -- Predictable questions and safe answers bother me for many reasons – they make us lazy and numb...
Is it Sinful for Christians to Attend Church?
MAY 14, 2014 | BY: STEPHEN MATTSON -- Throughout the history of Christianity believers in Christ have found ways to rationalize the dangerous...