by Mark Tidsworth | Mar 15, 2018 | Opinion
Not everyone in your community will resonate with your church. But someone(s) in your community will. Your collective expression of the gospel of Jesus Christ, your expression of church, will open the door to God for some people in your community. No, not for...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Mar 14, 2018 | Opinion
A challenging and potentially transformative command to enact an economic Sabbath is found in Deuteronomy 15:1-11. Every seven years, Hebrew creditors were to release the remaining debt of the loans given during the previous six years. Debt was the ultimate source of...
by Christina Embree | Mar 13, 2018 | Opinion
How do we teach the next generation that disagreements don’t necessarily mean dislike? How can we help them learn to share their thoughts with gentleness and respect in a culture that seems to have no room for healthy public discourse? These questions emerged...
by Barry Howard | Mar 13, 2018 | Opinion
Being a pastor is much more than being a preacher. In fact, many of the most influential pastors in my life have been average preachers, but extraordinary pastors. And many of the great conference speakers who have encouraged me with their insightful and entertaining...
by Roger Olson | Mar 12, 2018 | Opinion
There it was again – in an editorial of a newspaper – the cliché I’ve heard all my life: “What’s good for business is good for America.” As a Christian theologian, I have spoken out against “folk religion,” which...
by Bill Wilson | Mar 12, 2018 | Opinion
Nearly all observers of the 21st century church in the U.S. agree that the next generation of leadership is a cause for concern. Many write, blog, tweet and generally lament the state of leadership cultivation and training – or lack thereof. Far too many...
