May 2009 Issue
Simply creative: Ways to involve children in your worship services
Karen Holford
A specialist in children's ministry discusses why our churches must be intentional in utilizing children in the life of the church.
A specialist in children's ministry discusses why our churches must be intentional in utilizing children in the life of the church.Holiness and ministry
Fernando L. Canale
If human holiness does not result in salvation, why emphasize it?
If human holiness does not result in salvation, why emphasize it?Management by surrender
Kenneth Crawford
Could it be that God welcomes weakness and failure in leaders, choosing to use us to our full potential only when we acknowledge our shortcomings?
Could it be that God welcomes weakness and failure in leaders, choosing to use us to our full potential only when we acknowledge our shortcomings?The challenge of change
Bruce Manners
The past century has brought an accelerating rush of change within society that has impacted the church as well.
The past century has brought an accelerating rush of change within society that has impacted the church as well.The pastor as proactive leader
Stanley E. Patterson
Pastors often find themselves in the unenviable position of being pulled in one direction by their calling and professional training and in another by traditional expectations of the congregation. What should they do?
Pastors often find themselves in the unenviable position of being pulled in one direction by their calling and professional training and in another by traditional expectations of the congregation. What should they do?The big positive purpose
Loren Seibold
Understanding your congregation is critical in sermon preparation.
Understanding your congregation is critical in sermon preparation.The power of God's kingdom and ministry
J.P. Moreland, PhD
In his book The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity, Philip Jenkins, a distinguished professor of history at Penn State, notes that the most significant changes in the world during the last portion of the twentieth century were not secular trends like fascism, communism, feminism, or environmentalism. According to Jenkins, "it is precisely religious changes that are the most significant, and even the most revolutionary, in the contemporary world. . . . We are currently living through one of the transforming movements in the history of religion worldwide." According to Jenkins, the church is exploding at unprecedented rates in the so-called Third World.
In his book The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity, Philip Jenkins, a distinguished professor of history at Penn State, notes that the most significant changes in the world during the last portion of the twentieth century were not secular trends like fascism, communism, feminism, or environmentalism. According to Jenkins, "it is precisely religious changes that are the most significant, and even the most revolutionary, in the contemporary world. . . . We are currently living through one of the transforming movements in the history of religion worldwide." According to Jenkins, the church is exploding at unprecedented rates in the so-called Third World.Letters to the Editor
WorshipJust as Alain Coralie mentioned inhis article titled, “Worship: MaintainingTheological Soundness andCultural Relevance” (January 2009),being “bemused” after attending “analternative worship service,” I wasbemused after reading his article. Healmost gave a positive…