Dear Friends,
Greeting Developing the educational environment of your church is a challenging task. People in your church represent a variety of ages, spiritual maturity levels, learning …
Connecting with Missionaries
Global Outlook Our church is like many churches that struggle financially. We still desire to encourage missionaries! When missionaries phone to inquire about scheduling a …
Exposing the Myth: It’s not important to be part of a fellowship of churches
Ministry Toolbox John Donne, a minister and poet, wrote, “No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, …
Through the Bible Challenge
Inward Look Scott Kigar, associate and discipleship pastor of First Baptist Church, Rochester, Michigan, granted us permission to publish the following article from Direction, his …
Using Prayer Prompts
Idea Exchange To enhance our Wednesday evening prayer time, we encourage people to bring in newspaper or internet news items as prayer requests. These national …
Ministry Fair
Building Your Ministry Our church participated in a campaign in which we considered the Biblical purposes of individual believers within a local church body. As …
Surprise Lessons
Children’s Ministries While I was serving as a youth pastor, my senior pastor impressed upon me the importance of giving children focus and attention during …
Cruise-In
Reach Out Our church looks for ways to gain an audience for the gospel. Recently we hosted our first Cruise-In, a Saturday afternoon classic vehicle …