The Marriage of Resources and Passion
When a young church needed funding and an aging congregation needed new life, an unexpected partnership showed how older and younger churches can share resources, preserve legacy, and strengthen one another.
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Checking References of Ministerial Candidates
Brent Storms shares three ministry hiring lessons about reference checks, candidate strengths and weaknesses, and why churches should use a broader process when evaluating staff and church-planting candidates.
January 10, 2010
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.
July 31, 2005
CHURCH IN THE CITY 2: Tempest in a Brooklyn Coffee Shop
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.
