Local Church Ministry

Tax reform law that went into effect in 2018 includes a requirement for churches and nonprofits to pay tax on the cost of parking space used primarily by employees. Churches can take some easy steps to make certain that they remain in compliance.

When a high-profile minister like Bill Hybels falls from grace, it provokes us to ask, What are some important lessons can we learn from this?

A recent court decision declaring the Minister’s Housing Allowance unconstitutional is being appealed. However, your church and your pastor as an individual should consider what to do if he loses his housing allowance.

Why should you show up at church on a Sunday morning? Ever wonder that? Here are four reasons to attend church.

There are four lessons to be learned from current events surrounding pastors. Those in ministry need to pay attention and be warned.

God brings trials of various kinds into all our lives, and we are not to be surprised by this.

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article entitled, “How Churches Are Rethinking Sunday School.” The author, Melanie Grayce West, documents how several New York City churches are rethinking …

October is Pastor Appreciation Month. I have received multiple calls asking about the tax treatment of pastor appreciation gifts. I attempt to simplify things as much as possible, even when something has layers of complexity. So if your situation is beyond the following simple, straightforward explanations, always ask more questions.

Every pastor has church growth–both spiritual and numerical–on his mind. Pastor Jeriah Shank examines four common elements of churches that experience healthy growth.

Is Sunday School still relevant in churches today?

Three reasons why fellowshipping with a church association is beneficial.

So many activities are available for children to do throughout the year, and some parents involve their kids in all of them. Other parents, though, are looking for affordable, wholesome family fun …

For a lot of youth pastors across the nation, summer is one long sprint. Children are free from school-year commitments, and many pastors and youth …

Joe Thorn recently shared on his blog an interesting question his young son asked while discussing salvation. This can be an encouragement for when we …

Andy and Jennifer Naselli recently reviewed theology books for younger children. Their reviews can be found here. To their list I would add and highly recommend …

Here is an article that one of our contributors sent to me. It fits well with our current theme of parents being the primary spiritual teachers …

In taking a little break from our look at parents and the youth ministry, I want to pass along a video that one of my …

In his book reThink, Steve Wright asks the big question, Are current ideas and methods in student ministry working? As he was doing his research, working …

Just before Israel was to enter the Promised Land, the Holy Spirit inspired Moses to write a summation of many of the laws and commands …

The book industry is booming. However, as little as 10 years ago, the best-seller lists consisted primarily of novels and nonfiction for adults. Recently though …

Where does the youth group in your church start? More specifically, at what age? More than likely, you would say seventh grade, or maybe your …

The following is a challenge I gave my teens when they were studying time management in Proverbs. Even though summer is half over, this may …

In our early meetings in forming The Quest one of the topics that kept coming to the table was the issue of young Baptist leaders …