Living in Light of the Second Coming? Editorial by Justin Nash How does your belief in the second coming of Jesus Christ affect your day-to-day life? How does your belief in the second coming of Jesus Christ affect your day-to-day life? Be honest here. What difference does it make, if it makes any difference at […]
Worship: Key number four to revitalization Blog post by Justin Nash This is the fourth post in a series that will examine five key revitalization strategies for the local church. (Read the previous posts on Discipleship, Fellowship and Church Membership). Each of these strategies is intended to deepen the overall spiritual character of the church, […]
Church Membership: Key number three to revitalization Blog post by Justin Nash This is the third post in a series that will examine five key revitalization strategies for the local church. Read the first post on discipleship here and the second on fellowship here. Each of these strategies is intended to deepen the overall spiritual […]
Fellowship: Key number two to revitalization Blog post by Justin Nash This is the second post in a series that will examine five key revitalization strategies for the local church. (See the first post here). Each of these strategies is intended to deepen the overall spiritual character of the church, because a deepening of the […]
We Need More Pastors Editorial by Justin Nash We need more pastors, but the vocation has fallen on hard time as of late. In regular seasons of ministry, being a pastor can be hard, demanding and, at times, very discouraging, leading approximately 250 to leave the ministry each month.[1] But within the last year, pastors […]
Women’s Ministries Joins Fight Against Human Trafficking Blog post by Beth Larkin, Coordinator of Women’s Ministries Human trafficking is slavery. It’s the illegal trade of human beings. It’s the recruitment, control and use of people for their bodies and for their labor, through force, fraud and coercion. People everywhere are being bought and sold against […]
Discipleship: Key number one to revitalization Blog post by Justin Nash This is the first post in a series that will examine five key revitalization strategies for the local church. Each of these strategies is intended to deepen the overall spiritual character of the church because a deepening of the culture and spiritual character of […]
How Good Leaders Handle Conflict Blog post by Justin Nash Conflict will confront church leaders in two distinct, yet often interrelated ways. First, leaders are often called upon to mediate conflict between other people in the church. This is a regular part of shepherding a congregation. Second, leaders will find themselves in conflict with others […]
How To Establish Intergenerational Ministry in Your Church Article featured in The Witness Magazine, Summer 2021 We invite you to use this article for personal enrichment, group study or discipleship. What is Intergenerational Ministry? Most churches are multi-generational, but few churches exemplify intergenerational ministry. While there are a number of definitions for intergenerational ministry out […]
John: A Life Transformed One of the repetitive themes that we see in the pages of Scripture is the way that God frequently upends people’s lives so that they can play a part in his redemptive story. We saw this in the life of Abraham, who left behind his family and his home to become […]