November 5, 2026
Not Just on Sunday
Lonetta McKee
Church & Ministry
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Advice for Churches: How to Respond to Weather Disasters
Church members want to help when a weather-related disaster occurs, but they often don’t know what to do. To best show Jesus’ hands and heart in the wake…
Mosaic Christian’s Sabbatical Program Helps Staffers Rest, Recharge
Mosaic Christian Church (Elkridge, Md.) established a program last year that offers all full-time staffers at least a monthlong sabbatical after every seven years of full-time ministry.
Pandemic Inspires Minister to Start Backyard Church
Before COVID-19, minister Matt Dabbs might have spent his Sunday mornings before church straightening chairs and vacuuming the carpet. Today, he gets out his leaf blower to dry…
Idaho Church Builds Relationships with Gardening
The garden outreach at Canyon Springs Christian Church, Middleton, Idaho, began in the spring of 2018 and provides food to people in need through food banks and other…
First Lady
The title “first lady” instantly brings to my mind images of Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, and Melania Trump. But in many churches of Christ and Christian churches, the…
The Elder’s Role in Leading Through Conflict
A primary responsibility among leaders should be to successfully handle conflict and the disunity it can so easily create.
50 Years of Leadership Lessons
In over 50 years in ministry, here are some things I have learned about leading a church or any other organization.
Lame Ideas Can Lead to Healing Ideas
Have you ever excitedly run your flag up the flagpole of ideas, only to have nobody salute? It’s not a pleasant experience.
RHM, Orchard Group Partnering to Reach New England
Restoration House Ministries and Orchard Group have announced a partnership that their respective boards of directors believe will strengthen and accelerate church-planting efforts in New England.
‘Planted’ Vlog Shares New Hope’s Story (Plus News Briefs)
"Planted" is a six-part vlog that follows New Hope Church in Harlem, N.Y., as it emerges from COVID-19 restrictions. Jason and Jyothi James help lead the year-old Stadia…
Stadia, MOHI Partnering to Plant Churches, Reach Kids (Plus News Briefs)
Stadia Church Planting and Missions of Hope International have announced a partnership and goal of planting 100 churches, building 100 schools, and sponsoring 100,000 children by 2030. PLUS…
Illinois Pastors Reaching Communities Via Talk Radio
Wayne Kent of First Christian Church, Decatur, Ill., and Greg Taylor of Second Church of Christ, Danville, Ill., host talk radio shows that are reaching their communities. Kent's…
Churches Need to Hit ‘Play’
Every church with which I’m acquainted pushed PAUSE at the start of the pandemic in hopes of hitting PLAY after the pandemic. Sadly, many have yet to hit…
Job Prospects Strong Among Christian Churches
Despite a global pandemic that limited in-person church services for much of the past year, the job market for pastors in the Restoration Movement remains robust, say those…
New Book for Wives of Elders (Plus News Briefs)
Briefs from e2:effective elders, churches in Ohio and North Carolina, Ozark Christian College, Kentucky Christian University, and Milligan University. Also, a new student edition of the Core 52…
