June 2006 Issue
Including all--omitting none
Charlotte L.V. Thoms
Disabilities Ministries should be an integral part of the life of every church.
Disabilities Ministries should be an integral part of the life of every church.The ministry to the oppressed
Jonathan Gallagher
Oppression is closer than you think. What can pastors and their congregations do about it?
Oppression is closer than you think. What can pastors and their congregations do about it?Forgotten
Myrna Tetz
There are seven ways we can value the elderly among us.
There are seven ways we can value the elderly among us.A dream deferred
Skip Bell
Are our churches' dreams being realized? Or are they illusions?
Are our churches' dreams being realized? Or are they illusions?Our ministry to the divorced among us
Ron Edmondson
Divorced members in our congregations face great challenges. How can pastors and congregations minister to them?
Divorced members in our congregations face great challenges. How can pastors and congregations minister to them?A hidden mission field
Arthur W. Griffith
How much are we doing for the deaf among us?
How much are we doing for the deaf among us?What does she know?
Patricia A. Habada
The pastor of a church must take an active role in children's ministries.
The pastor of a church must take an active role in children's ministries.Expectations for a pastor: seven principles from a church administrator
Reinder Bruinsma
A church administrator shares his vision for effective pastoral ministry.
A church administrator shares his vision for effective pastoral ministry.Letters to the Editor
Harmony in the churchI so appreciate John Brunt’s April articleon harmony in the church (April 2006).I grieve when I hear ministers and theologiansattack each other over differentunderstandings of doctrinal points. Wemiss the bigger, richer picture when wefocus on…