June 8, 2008
Good to Great Groups
Michael C. Mack explains how small groups can move from good to great through transformed leaders, devoted teams, and a God-Sized Plan that pushes them toward mission.
Series: Featured
June 8, 2008
God’s Word on Great Shepherds
Michael C. Mack explores the biblical role of shepherd-leaders in small groups, emphasizing stewardship, personal care, spiritual growth, and outreach to those who are lost.
June 8, 2008
Great Small Groups Need Shepherds
Michael C. Mack explains why great small group leaders must be more than facilitators or hosts. They are shepherds who follow Jesus’ model of spiritual guidance and care.
June 8, 2008
Light on Our Path
Diane Stortz shares how reading through the Bible in a small group helped participants know God, gain wisdom, build community, and experience spiritual transformation together.
June 8, 2008
Small Group Resources that Make a Big Impact
Dale Reeves highlights small group ministry resources from Standard Publishing designed to strengthen biblical community, deepen faith, and equip churches with participant guides, discussion books, and multimedia studies.
June 1, 2008
One Church
TAKE THE QUIZ: “What Do You Know About the Declaration and Address“ By Victor Knowles Thomas Campbell stood at the rail of the ship and breathed deeply of the invigorating ocean breeze. He was leaving his beloved Ireland and setting sail for America. Perhaps there his health would improve. Perhaps there the religious air would be healthier too””free from the strife and division that had troubled him so in the Seceder Presbyterian Church. Upon his arrival in America in 1807, the 44-year-old minister was appointed to preach in western Pennsylvania by the American counterpart of the anti-Burgher Seceder Presbyterian Church.
What Do You Know About the Declaration and Address?
Victor Knowles offers a quiz on the Declaration and Address, testing readers on its authorship, publication, central purpose, memorable language, and Restoration Movement significance.
June 1, 2008
Up a Creek . . . with a Paddle-Wheeler!
A 1908 Oregon Christian Convention offering helped launch a steamboat for Congo mission work, inspiring a century-later remembrance of faith, generosity, and shared mission.
June 1, 2008
Learning the ABC’s
Brad Dupray explores how churches used The ABC's of Financial Freedom to teach biblical stewardship, address debt, encourage tithing, and help members experience practical financial change.
June 1, 2008
You Can Cope with Change
John Derry urges churches facing stagnation to seek faithful catalysts for renewal, adapt wisely to changing conditions, and pursue growth without compromising their mission.
Ministries Offering Help and Hope to Those in Need
Jennifer Taylor profiles eight churches and ministries serving the poor through food, clothing, tutoring, health care, recovery support, housing help, and neighborhood outreach across the country.
May 25, 2008
Friends in Need: Preventing Homelessness Before It Starts
Jan Johnson reflects on helping a friend near homelessness and offers practical ways Christians can recognize danger signs, provide encouragement, locate resources, and serve with wise boundaries.
May 25, 2008
Reclaiming Joy in Daily Life
Victor M. Parachin reflects on reclaiming joy after sorrow through Scripture, enthusiasm, and simple acts of blessing that bring healing to others and ourselves.
May 25, 2008
Spiritual Seismic Shifts Are Changing Our World
Dave Ferguson identifies three spiritual shifts shaping evangelism today: trust before truth, belonging before believing, and serving before salvation.
May 18, 2008
New Church, New Elders: One Church’s Process
John E. Wasem outlines Suncrest Christian Church’s careful process for developing elders through prayer, teaching, nomination, confirmation, orientation, and ongoing congregational reaffirmation.
Can We Talk?
Robert F. Hull Jr. challenges Christians to move beyond labels, partisan reflexes, and combative discourse by practicing humility, listening well, and learning from people who think differently.
May 18, 2008
Tune Up the E-String
John A. Snyder urges churches to “tune up the E-string” by keeping evangelism central, sharing the gospel clearly, and asking people to make decisions for Christ.
May 18, 2008
Unusual Conversions
Ben Merold shares several surprising conversion stories from decades of evangelistic ministry, showing how God’s Word and the Holy Spirit can work in unexpected ways.
May 11, 2008
CHURCHES WITHOUT STEEPLES: The Woman at the Well May Be at Starbucks
Bill McClure reflects on fishermen, Paul in Athens, and Starbucks ministry to show why gospel witness requires going where spiritually needy people already gather.
May 11, 2008
CHURCHES WITHOUT STEEPLES: Near the Gates of Hell
A new church in Svay Pak, Cambodia, meets in a former brothel, bringing gospel witness through Agape International Mission near one of Phnom Penh’s darkest places.
