August 7, 2005
A Christian-oriented model for helping people in crisis, built around the “Five R’s”: relate, release, recognize, redirect, and reflect. Practical guidance for supporting others through shock, loss, confusion, and change.
August 7, 2005
After losing his oldest son in a sudden accident, Chris DeWelt reflects on what grief feels like and shares practical, patient ways to walk with those who mourn—through presence, memories, notes, and Scripture.
August 7, 2005
Miscarriage is a real loss, and friends can help by showing up with compassion. Learn what to say (and what to avoid), how to offer practical care, and how to support long-term grieving.
August 7, 2005
Mike Cope reflects on the 1906 divide and urges local, practical reconciliation between churches of Christ and Christian churches. With regret, hope, and a breakfast-table parable, he calls believers to apology, forgiveness, and shared ministry.
July 31, 2005
In a diverse city, “one size does not fit all.” Jeff Krajewski explains how partnerships help urban churches connect resources to real needs, support spiritual formation, and strengthen unity and accountability across congregations.
July 31, 2005
A Park Slope church plant launched a neighborhood coffeehouse to meet people where they are—then found itself in an online debate and a New York Times story that opened unexpected doors for outreach.
July 31, 2005
Michael D. Starks reflects on victory as a spiritual celebration and shares how Greater First Christian Church brought hope, baptisms, and growth through outreach in a once-dangerous neighborhood.
July 31, 2005
Teacher education meets real life in a West Philadelphia fifth-grade classroom. As students share fear, hunger, and loss, Jonathan S. Williams realizes grammar can wait—and listening is where his education begins.
July 31, 2005
A Toronto-area church plant shares practical lessons for becoming intentionally multicultural—moving from accommodation to celebration and reaching the nations locally. Includes a sidebar story of Mustafa and Sheela’s journey to Christ at CMCC.
July 24, 2005
Practical guidance for churches seeking to welcome and support families of children with disabilities. Learn compassionate ways to respond, choose encouraging words, and offer consistent, tangible help so families can belong fully in congregational life.
July 24, 2005
A Eugene, Oregon, congregation makes worship accessible through a church bus ministry that brings people with disabilities to services and events—building fellowship, addressing practical needs, and bearing spiritual fruit through ongoing baptisms.
July 24, 2005
Reflecting on Ecclesiastes and James, Tom Ellsworth shares how God teaches wisdom through life experiences, relationships, and hard seasons—inviting believers to hold on loosely to this life and keep eternity in view.
As Eddie Bratton retires, Cathy Kissling remembers how Eddie and Lois Bratton—and a faithful church family in Kalkaska, Michigan—helped her family survive a painful season with counsel, prayer, and practical care.
July 17, 2005
A pastor’s mental illness can’t be ignored or handled with shame. This article shares Fosdick’s story and offers clear dos and don’ts, warning signs to watch for, and practical ways leaders can provide steady, hopeful support.
July 17, 2005
A late-night bus ride in Manhattan becomes a living illustration of Matthew 25. A former paramedic turned bus driver shows what it means to offer safe passage—meeting needs, welcoming strangers, restoring dignity, and walking with others toward freedom.
July 17, 2005
With a looming shortage of young ministers, churches must intentionally encourage teens to consider God’s call. Phyllis Fox offers practical ways to support calling, partner with parents, build relationships, teach Scripture, and give teens real responsibility and service opportunities.
July 17, 2005
Darrel D. Malcom recounts how Poplar Creek Church established a lifetime $1,000 monthly “legacy” payment honoring decades of ministry service—offering stability, freedom to keep serving, and a model other churches could consider for aging ministers.
July 10, 2005
Rick Chromey argues the church must adapt its “wineskins” to a new cultural moment—moving from club to community, rules to relationships, and words to images—without weakening the gospel.
July 10, 2005
Is truth personal preference or something real and knowable? Ben Cachiaras contrasts cultural relativism with Jesus as the standard of truth, urging believers to hold to Scripture and embody truth with conviction and grace.
July 10, 2005
After a 20-month RV tour across America, LeRoy Lawson shares several “druthers” for the church—hopes for growth in leadership, worship practices, ethnic outreach, missions giving, and Scripture-centered preaching and teaching.
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