September 11, 2005
Volunteer elders often face misunderstanding and criticism. Eddie Lowen urges churches to reject disrespect, uphold biblical qualifications, and use thoughtful selection practices so elders can lead with integrity and joy.
September 4, 2005
As churches seek stronger ties with their neighborhoods, “third places” like coffee shops and community centers can create everyday connection points beyond Sunday. Practical examples show how presence and service can open relational doors.
September 4, 2005
A professor’s classroom story becomes a warning and a guide: cultural change has made communication harder, and church technique shifts can carry hidden trade-offs. Hold tight to what endures while evaluating change with wisdom.
September 4, 2005
Senior saints carry long stories of prayer, hospitality, and perseverance. Jim Herbst reflects on how overlooked faithfulness in Pittsburgh strengthened his ministry and reminded him that God’s slow work is relentless.
September 4, 2005
A heartfelt letter to missionaries serving overseas, offering encouragement, gratitude for sacrifice, and a reminder that believers at home are praying and ready to help in practical ways.
August 30, 2005
Lana West explores the debate over women in ministry by tracing Scripture from creation through the early church, with special attention to 1 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2 and the role of cultural context in interpretation.
August 28, 2005
After years as a Disney “imagineer,” Mel McGowan now helps churches think differently about campus design. Visioneering Studios calls it “architectural evangelism,” pairing story, stewardship, and practical flow so facilities better serve leaders and welcome communities.
August 28, 2005
Summit Christian Church has completed two major building projects in its early years. Steve Bond shares lessons on timelines, leadership energy, move-in planning, volunteer recruitment, budgeting, fundraising, and keeping the mission central.
August 28, 2005
How can a church building itself become a mission statement? Terrence O’Casey shares how Seaside Christian Church used symbolic design—and practical planning—to reach spiritual “drive-bys” while guarding against making a building an idol.
August 28, 2005
By Tom Lawson The first hymn in Alexander Campbell”s 1834 hymnal lifts up these words of praise: Before Jehovah”s awful1 throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone; He can create, and He destroy. . This image of an all-powerful God, who can both create and destroy, calling the nations before him, is given scant attention in worship these days. For the theologically liberal, talk of God standing in judgment of the world is a source of frank embarrassment. For theological conservatives, however, the concept is also quietly avoided as a focus of worship.
August 21, 2005
A look at Keele Street Christian Church in Toronto’s Junction—its 1800s roots, changing neighborhood, multicultural congregation, and the practical challenges and ministries of doing church in a major city.
August 21, 2005
A snapshot of Restoration Movement churches in Western Canada, highlighting urbanization, shifting identity across streams, indigenous leadership, and renewed hopes for youth work, leadership development, and strategic church planting.
August 21, 2005
Ken Read reflects on a study tour in Palestine, revisiting Nazareth, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Bethesda and seeing the gospel story in real places—then hearing a renewed call to prayer and active faith.
August 21, 2005
Readers weigh in on the NACC’s regional conference experiment—what they missed, what worked, and why cost, scheduling, and family programming shaped attendance and expectations.
August 21, 2005
Church planting momentum is building in Central and Eastern Canada through rapid growth, intentional giving, national-level collaboration, and creative multisite experiments that open new doors for gospel ministry.
August 21, 2005
Vancouver is one of North America’s most unchurched cities, yet its diversity and growth create a wide-open mission field. Leaders in Canada and the U.S. are partnering through Impact Canada to pursue new church plants and a Canadian-rooted strategy.
August 14, 2005
When ministry life becomes tightly wound, leaders can lose sight of God’s presence and confuse calling with constant demands. Neal Windham explores how seeing with love restores listening, discernment, and renewed vocation.
A pastor reflects on nearly losing his calling to administrivia and urgency. Using a mountain-rescue “self-arrest” lesson, he offers practical disciplines and boundaries to reclaim prayer, focus, and presence with people.
August 14, 2005
By C. Robert Wetzel Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price (1 Corinthians 6:19, 20). The Vernon Newland family spent the duration of World War II in a Japanese concentration camp in the Philippines. They had planned to serve in China when the war broke out. When the Japanese invaded the Philippines in 1942 they, along with many foreign nationals, were interred in cruel and miserable conditions. Many people did not survive
August 14, 2005
A calling to serve isn’t something you choose—it’s something you discover. Alan Ahlgrim reflects on personal and particular callings, the danger of purposelessness, and the steady conviction that God assigns leaders to specific places.
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