February 14, 2011
Breathing Space in the Spiritual Journey
Jan Johnson reflects on journaling as a spiritual discipline that helps believers pray honestly, listen for God’s voice, record spiritual growth, and find rest in God’s presence.
Articles for tag: Spiritual Disciplines
February 13, 2011
Abide in My Word
Brandon Smith reflects on abiding in Jesus’ words, showing how intentional time in Scripture forms disciples over time and changes their condition in Christ.
Choosing What You Remember
Brian Giese reflects on the spiritual value of intentional memorization, especially Scripture memory, and explains how regular review can strengthen faith, ministry, and daily Christian living.
December 6, 2010
Leading Beyond Your Ability
Rick Grover reflects on leading beyond personal ability through dependence on God, trust in others, outside help, and renewed humility in church leadership.
November 5, 2010
Marks of a Successful Discipler
Rick Lowry offers a concise checklist for small group leaders, emphasizing personal spiritual growth, prayerful care for members, intentional discipleship, and purposeful meeting planning.
Read a Book!
Matt Proctor encourages Christians to embrace reading as a spiritual discipline, showing how devotional, practical, theological, and biographical books can shape faith and strengthen discipleship.
September 3, 2010
Letters to the Editor (archived)
Readers respond to recent Christian Standard articles on ministry, spiritual disciplines, baptism, Calvinism, church practices, paradigms, and practical Christian living.
September 1, 2010
Growing Like Jesus: Hearing God Through People
Glen Elliott reflects on how a friend’s hard truth helped him confront his need for affirmation and experience deeper spiritual growth, marriage renewal, and security in God’s favor.
September 1, 2010
Growing Like Jesus: The Spiritual Discipline of Parenting
Matthew Proctor reflects on parenting as a spiritual discipline, showing how raising children teaches humility, sacrifice, trust, and joy while shaping parents more closely into the image of Christ.
NACC Beyond Beyond the Misguided Spiritual Disciplines
Brian Jones challenges guilt-driven approaches to spiritual disciplines, arguing that God often forms disciples through suffering, rebuke, silence, service, and corporate worship.
The Fasting Track: Sixteen Great Reasons to Fast
Victor M. Parachin offers 16 reasons fasting remains a meaningful spiritual discipline, connecting prayer, compassion, self-denial, generosity, and renewal with the example of Scripture and Christian history.
One Man”s Changing View from an Ugly Couch
Brandon Smith reflects on how good things—ministry, reputation, work, and busyness—can crowd out the best things: knowing Christ, loving family well, and choosing spiritual freedom.
January 31, 2010
Forgiving Ourselves
John Mark Hicks reflects on self-forgiveness as the acceptance of God’s forgiveness, showing how grace, confession, and Christian community help believers move beyond shame.
November 15, 2009
Growing Leaders in a Young Church: Interior and Exterior
Steve Cuss reflects on the interior life and exterior structure needed for healthy church leadership, from spiritual disciplines and dethroning idols to developing servant-hearted leaders.
Interview with John Caldwell
John Caldwell reflects on 35 years at Kingsway Christian Church, sharing lessons on long-term ministry, spiritual disciplines, elders, succession planning, and faithful perseverance.
Interview with Dean Trune
Dean Trune discusses soul care, spiritual disciplines, coaching, character, self-awareness, and how ministers and believers can build their lives around a deeper relationship with God.
July 22, 2009
Choosing My Focus, Protecting My Ministry
Ministry burnout reveals the need for spiritual health among church leaders. Anne Jackson’s counsel reminds servants of the church to keep God—not work, calling, or success—at the center.
March 15, 2009
Spiritual Formation as Leadership Development
Bill Weber urges Bible colleges and seminaries to make spiritual formation intentional, developing Christian character through curriculum, faculty mentoring, spiritual disciplines, and a campus culture centered on discipleship.
February 22, 2009
Just What Is Christian Spirituality?
Neal Windham defines Christian spirituality as a conscious, authentic relationship with the triune God that shapes prayer, practice, formation, and holistic life integration.
February 22, 2009
What the Monks Can Teach Us
J.K. Jones reflects on how ancient monks and nuns, despite their flaws, can mentor modern Christians in disciplined, Scripture-tested devotion to God.
