November 3, 2026
Capturing Glimpses of God’s Glory: An Interview with Nature Photographer Kenneth Keifer
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The Lost Art of Encouragement
Terrie Todd reflects on encouragement cards collected over years of ministry and invites Christians to recover the powerful, lasting practice of writing notes that grant courage.
Fear Not . . . Volunteers Can Be Found!
Linda Ahlgrim shares how church leaders can identify, invite, and encourage children’s ministry volunteers by addressing five common fears that keep people from saying yes.
VBS Changes Lives
Stories from Missouri, Texas, Indiana, and Ohio show how VBS can shape children, restore families, encourage volunteers, and plant seeds of faith that last for years.
Introducing Hero HeadQuarters: Standard Publishing’s 2010 Vacation Bible School
Standard Publishing’s 2010 “Hero HeadQuarters” VBS teaches children that everyday obedience, faith, and courage can make a meaningful difference with God’s power at work.
We Call It Kids Camp
A week at Northshore Christian Church’s Kids’ Camp shows how children’s outreach can welcome families, teach the gospel, and bear lasting fruit in a new congregation.
Stone-Campbell Dialogue Launches New Phase
The Stone-Campbell Dialogue marked a decade of unity discussions by shifting its focus toward shared mission, service projects, grassroots engagement, and younger leadership across the movement’s three streams.
Provoking Change: A Review of Catalyst Atlanta
At the 2009 Catalyst Conference, thousands of Christian leaders encountered powerful teaching, unforgettable stories, and challenges to serve others. Brandon Smith reflects on leadership, personal calling, and compassion…
Local Church Membership: Who Needs It?
John Castelein explores local church membership through a candid conversation between elders and seminary students about commitment, accountability, authority, baptism, and belonging.
Living with Expectancy
Alan Ahlgrim reflects on Christmas, expectancy, and the light of Christ, reminding readers that God’s greatest gift is not always what we expected, but the Savior we need.
A Curious Gift
Daniel Schantz recalls childhood Christmas gift-hunting and a mother who turned curiosity into joy, shaping his lifelong search for wisdom, learning, and wonder.
Season of Love
Churches across the country share practical ways they are serving their communities at Christmas through gifts, food, local missions, school partnerships, homeless outreach, and community programs.
The Ironic Opportunity of Christmas
Ethan Magness reflects on how the church can redeem Christmas culture by recovering Advent, Mary’s song, and the incarnation as a model for embodied Christian ministry.
Pastoral Care in the Midst of Crisis
Ken Swatman offers practical pastoral guidance for serving people in crisis with humility, honest words, quiet presence, and trust in God’s comfort.
The Point of Christianity 4: Reconciling Male and Female
Douglas A. Foster explores reconciliation as the point of Christianity and asks how Christ’s work should shape the church’s understanding of Scripture, slavery, and women’s roles.
Reaching Unbelievers: How Effective Is Your Church?
Kent R. Hunter explains why churches must move beyond “y’all come” strategies and develop relational, missional approaches for reaching unchurched people in everyday community life.
