Articles for tag: Chuck Swindoll

September 14, 2014

The Brave New World of Church Ministry

By Dick Alexander When I graduated from seminary in the late 1960s, I had answers. Today I have questions. Back then, I thought I knew what a church should look like. There were some variations on a theme, but there was essentially one “model.” But today? Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Everything else is up for grabs. Back in the day, the world was different. When the neighborhood ruffians on our block were playing in the yard and wanted a drink of water, we drank out of a garden hose””none of this sissified bottled water. And there

November 24, 2012

Christian Standard

Church Leadership

Sticky Conversations: Pornography in Ministry

THIS IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF FIVE “STICKY CONVERSATIONS” By Steve Larson We want to believe this is someone else”s problem. We want to believe that ministry professionals are above entanglement in this sin. But statistics tell us, and my experience affirms this: pornography is present even in the church, but thoseÂ enmeshed in it can be helped. A little over 15 years ago, I left the marketplace in Michigan and planted a church in Cary, North Carolina. Crosspointe Church began in the fall of 1997. Having been involved in a family business for a number of years,

June 13, 2010

Christian Standard

Restoration Movement History

Two Views About the Future of the Restoration Movement: Dissolve or Thrive?

By Dick Alexander This January, Standard Publishing”s Publishing Committee, CHRISTIAN STANDARD”s contributing editors, and a few other key leaders met in a retreat to discuss the future. Key questions included, “Why does the Restoration Movement exist? What do we contribute? What is our vision for what Christian churches and churches of Christ should be and accomplish in the next decades? What do we want to look like 50 years from now . . . and what can we do today to begin painting that picture?” Although much time was given to freewheeling dialogue, two speakers set the tone with their

January 3, 2010

Brandon Smith

Organizations & Events Conferences & Gatherings

Provoking Change: A Review of Catalyst Atlanta

Brandon Smith reflects on the 2009 Catalyst conference, highlighting leadership lessons, memorable experiences, child sponsorship, and the movement sparked among thousands of young Christian leaders.

January 3, 2008

Brandon Smith

Organizations & Events Conferences & Gatherings

Three Incentives for Joining the Movement

Brandon Smith shares three reasons Restoration Movement leaders should engage Catalyst: gaining insight from outside voices, embracing big-picture influence, and pursuing unity around God’s Word beyond denominational lines.

September 25, 2005

Robert J. Tinsky

Church Leadership Pastoral Transitions & Succession

How to Help Your New Preacher

Practical counsel for congregations who want to strengthen a preacher’s ministry: set realistic expectations, listen for application, encourage with support and outreach, and pray for courage, humility, and wisdom.