Articles for tag: Church Mission

September 13, 2016

By Mark A. Taylor You might say the idea for posts at our site this month began with a blog entry that appeared in December 2014. Sandra Crawford Williamson asked, “Why Are Working Women Starting to Unplug from Their Churches?” in a piece posted at the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics.* One of her answers centered on the contrast between the work responsibilities of many women and the service opportunities the church offers them. A woman “may run a multibillion-dollar firm, argue a legal case, or manage a $500 million investment portfolio,” Williams said. But at church, women “are

December 18, 2015

Michael C. Mack

Church & Ministry Leadership Development

Questions to Ask Before Starting a New Ministry

By Michael C. Mack This is prime time for planning a new ministry in 2016. Here are some questions to ask, and answer, before venturing forward (these are compiled from various sources): What’s the purpose of this ministry? 2. Why do we need this ministry? (Is it really necessary?) 3. Would (or could) people do this ministry naturally without creating a program? 4. Are other people already doing this (and could we partner with them)? 5. Are we keeping the main thing the main thing, or is this ministry just one more thing to do? 6. How does this ministry

June 1, 2015

Christian Standard

Church Leadership

Missed Turns

By Eddie Lowen Three college buddies and I decided to attend a conference that was 1,200 miles away. Inadequate budgets didn”t allow us to book a hotel along the way. Inadequate brains didn”t allow us to consider anything other than a 24-hour marathon drive. During the early morning hours of our journey, as three of us napped, our on-duty driver missed a turn. About an hour later, I awoke and asked, “Where are we?” The answer: 50 miles off course. That”s how missed turns are discovered. Someone wakes up and says, “Hey, this is not where we intended to be.”

September 18, 2005

John Nugent

Theology & Bible Doctrinal Issues & Debates

Kingdom-Driven Church

Many Christians describe gospel “benefits,” but Scripture repeatedly summarizes the good news as God’s kingdom. John Nugent explains what the kingdom means and why recovering kingdom language can strengthen the church’s witness today.