by Barry Howard | Oct 7, 2015 | Opinion
Ministry in the 21st century is like growing potatoes on Mars. This brief comment, voiced by my friend Bill Wilson, director of the Center for Healthy Churches, summarized thoughts that had been simmering in my mind about the changes and challenges of pastoral...
by Barry Howard | Sep 11, 2015 | Opinion
When it comes to marriage, I chose wisely. I can readily identify with Winston Churchill’s assessment: “My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.” This week, my wife, Amanda, and I are celebrating our...
by Barry Howard | Jul 9, 2015 | Opinion
I observed our congregation’s students standing attentively as they enthusiastically declared, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America” during Vacation Bible School. We often recite these words in classrooms and at civic...
by Barry Howard | Jul 3, 2015 | Opinion
July 4 is a time for U.S. citizens to give thanks for our unrivaled freedom and a great time to highlight and celebrate our religious liberty. Religious liberty refers to the right to worship freely without fear of persecution. Yet religious liberty also protects...
by Barry Howard | Mar 3, 2015 | Opinion
Robert Lupton has urged churches and other charities to reconsider and revise their mission strategies in order to make them more effective. If a church deems Lupton’s challenge, expounded in his book, “Toxic Charity,” to be valid, what are the steps...
