When I was a young bright-eyed seminary student. God introduced me to another young radical seminary student and, we became life-long...

Churches naturally have a members-only attitude. The systems and ministries we plan and design are meant for the members. I am not saying...

Road trip in Europe. Car point of view This is another challenging question in the Explore God Series, that over 300 churches are...

The community is the featured topic this week.  Every Thursday or Friday I tease the featured item on Facebook.  Most times it gets one...

As I read and studied this movement, it brought back memories of my childhood.  When our church pews were most often filled it was at...

You may have noticed the bumper sticker reading, “Start Seeing Motorcycles.” What a brilliant ad campaign because it is working on me. I...

I love to study movements and I have run across one that really intrigues me. It is a vision that has the goal of sending believers into...

The problem with our declining churches is not that the Word of God has lost its effectiveness. It has the same power to save today, in...

Well, the votes were tallied, and the final gavel sounded; another District convention had come to a close.  It was almost a historic...

The Times-Reporter of New Philadelphia, Ohio, reported in September 1985 a celebration of a New Orleans municipal pool. The party around...

Here is some breaking news for all those congregations trying to market their ministry to reach Millennials. Millennials are people. ...

Yes, and here is why This may sound like an absurd question. Many church people I meet with are disenchanted with the church, with...

Anyone at all who are acquainted with me realizes that when I do anything, I go all in or not at all.   When our church decided to launch...

One of the great questions the church is asking today is, “Can Sunday school programs live again?”  What is driving this inquiry is...