Articles for tag: Phoenix Arizona

May 1, 2022

Renee Little

Higher, Faster, Stronger, Smarter

Compiled by Renee Little Four church leaders who have worked with or are working with The Solomon Foundation on building projects offered to share their experiences. Here’s what they had to say. HIGHER Chad Goucher, The Refinery in Phoenix, Arizona Many times in my life I’ve felt as if, from a leadership perspective, I was hitting my head on the ceiling. I knew there was something “higher,” something more, something I couldn’t tap into on my own. As a pastor leading a church charged with helping people find and know Jesus, being able to break through that ceiling and finding

January 8, 2020

Christian Standard

Reach Men . . . Reach Families

By Don Wilson Churches in America are concerned about the loss of future generations. Some say our youth programs do not adequately prepare students to defend their faith as they encounter secular professors in universities. Others say young people cannot relate to the church’s outdated methods. And beyond that, organized sports are competing for our children’s attention on Sundays and throughout the week. While these and other issues are concerning, I believe there is a more significant and fundamental problem that is often overlooked. I’m referring to the influence fathers and men can have on the decisions their children make

September 9, 2017

Christian Standard

Inner-City Catalyst: An Interview with Samson Dunn

By Rick Lowry Samson Dunn serves as lead pastor with Catalyst Church in Phoenix, Arizona, a culturally diverse church committed exclusively to reaching the inner city. Over the past 10 years, Catalyst has grown from a small urban work to two campuses that touch thousands of people weekly. Samson”s personal journey and the church”s journey have followed a nontraditional path. Their story will expand the vision of any church leader who takes the gospel of Christ seriously.   QUESTION: Your upbringing didn”t prepare you for ministry in the traditional way. SAMSON DUNN: I”m from southern Kentucky, Monroe County. My parents

May 17, 2009

Christian Standard

Dispelling the Myths

  By Bill Tennison   Want to be effective in your ministry with adults over 50? Then get rid of these commonly held myths about older adults.       Seniors think they have “done their time” and don”t want to participate in the life of the church.    “It”s a myth that senior adults no longer want to contribute,” wrote David P. Gallagher in Senior Adult Ministry in the 21st Century: Step-By-Step Strategies for Reaching People Over 50. “It”s equally untrue that senior adults don”t want to be actively involved. Senior adults do want to be involved.” In a

October 19, 2008

Christian Standard

Hunting or Hunted?

By Don Wilson Climbing the corporate ladder is the American way. For most employees, no matter what their position, the ultimate goal is to get ahead in their career. The better an employee performs, the greater his chance of advancing, either in his current company or at another company. His advancement may come in the form of a job offer from within or without, or from his own inclination to seek another position. Whatever the case, there is potential for misunderstanding and hard feelings between the employee and his current employer. As in the corporate world, church employees who do

April 11, 2007

Christian Standard

Interview with Sue Wilson

By Brad Dupray Sue Wilson and her husband, Don, both grew up in the wheat fields of Kansas. They met as students at Manhattan Christian College and now, after 38 years of marriage, are the proud parents of one son and two daughters (all married and working in ministry) who have provided them with 11 grandchildren. Twenty-five years ago this month, Don and Sue started Christ”s Church of the Valley (CCV) in Phoenix, Arizona. Today CCV is a dynamic ministry in the northern Phoenix suburb of Peoria with average weekend attendance exceeding 11,000. How would you define your role at

September 13, 2006

Brad Dupray

Doyle Roth

Interview with Doyle Roth

After a head-on collision left Doyle Roth with severe injuries, he faced a long recovery filled with pain and discouragement. In this interview, he shares how his church cared for him and what he learned about hope, heaven, and hospital visits.

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