Series: Featured

October 21, 2007

Christian Standard

It Does Get Better Than This!

By Tim Harlow Do you want to go to Heaven? How about today? Hugh Poland tells about the time his 5-year-old daughter Kayse was anticipating her first day of kindergarten. Her 3-year-old sister Jayme was catching the excitement as the great day approached. But on the day before kindergarten was to start, Kayse fell and skinned her knee. Tears began to flow and Jayme, seeing the blood on her big sister”s knee, tried to comfort her by saying, “Don”t worry Kayse, if you die you”ll go to Heaven.” But Kayse wailed even more. “I don”t want to go to Heaven.

October 14, 2007

Don Seevers II

traditional worship

TRIED & TRUE: Traditional Worship

Traditional worship can still engage multiple generations when leaders plan thoughtfully and lead with excellence. Don Seevers II shares practical ways to keep services fresh through Scripture-shaped themes, strong congregational singing, and creative use of choir and instruments.

October 14, 2007

Christian Standard

Finding and Focusing on Living Water

By Greg Allen Jesus had traveled half the distance between Judea and Galilee, and was resting in Samaria beside a very famous well. A Samaritan woman arrived at the same well. We do not know her name, but I call her Sam. Jesus and Sam had a short conversation about water, which gave Jesus the opportunity to tell Sam something that could change her life. He told her if she continued to drink only well water, she would continue to be thirsty. But if Sam would drink from the living water Jesus gives, her thirst would be quenched . .

October 7, 2007

Kevin Stone

church leadership internships

Cultivating Church Leadership Through Internships

Church leadership internships: How internships can help churches raise up leaders from within As churches grow, leadership gaps can stall momentum. This article explains how one church developed a practical, step-by-step approach to identify potential leaders, disciple them, and progressively increase responsibility through internships. The goal is to cultivate gifts and build a healthy leadership pipeline from within the congregation. Identify leaders early and build intentional pathways for development. Use internships to formalize responsibility and increase accountability. Create a clear process that moves people from volunteer roles toward staff roles. By Kevin Stone As Christ’s Church of the Valley’s executive

October 7, 2007

Jim Putman

Real Relationship

Relationship is essential to the church’s teamwork and mission. Jim Putman explains why leaders need honest friendships, unity, and encouragement to model love, resist isolation, and serve with spiritual endurance.

September 30, 2007

Barney Wells

church conflict management

You Can Manage Conflict

Change can feel like progress to some and disruption to others. Learn how one rural congregation navigated rapid transitions, differing mind-sets, and unintended consequences while working to prevent and resolve conflict.

September 30, 2007

Barney Wells

Matthew 1817

How to Resolve Conflict

Most church conflicts resolve with timely intervention, but some require firm, united leadership and church discipline. New Testament examples show both the pain and the hope of hard decisions.

September 23, 2007

Joe Grana

North American Christian Convention preaching

NACC: It”s Time . . . to Preach

Joe Grana reflects on North American Christian Convention preaching and why the message of the cross still matters. He urges balance with media, clearer Scripture handling, and conversational delivery—while calling churches to prioritize church planting.

September 23, 2007

Doyle Roth

trip to Israel

Answered Prayer in the Holy Land

A Holy Land journey reconnects Scripture to place—from the Sea of Galilee to Jerusalem—while unexpected emergencies and answered prayers deepen the group’s understanding of God’s provision and the urgency of seeking the lost.

September 16, 2007

Gary Zustiak

emerging church movement

The Emerging Church Phenomenon

A look at the emerging church movement—its beginnings, key voices, and defining practices—plus a careful distinction between “emerging” and “Emergent,” and a critique that also notes strengths in authenticity and mission.

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