July 2017 Issue
The almost-closed church
Kenneth Fuliese
Inspiring reflections from our continuing revival and reformation campaign.
Inspiring reflections from our continuing revival and reformation campaign.Shutting the back door
Jerry N. Page
If many church members just took on three or four people as their mission, what a difference it could make.
If many church members just took on three or four people as their mission, what a difference it could make.Five keys to locking the back door
Alan Parker
"They don’t stay!” the older lady in her perfectly ironed Sabbath dress told me emphatically. “We had an evangelistic meeting two years ago, and all those people are gone.” I was visiting a church where we were planning to have a student-led meeting as part of our…
“Lord, I don’t want to be a pastor anymore!”
David M. Klinedinst
Ever felt like giving up in ministry? Explore how to face it and how to fight back.
Ever felt like giving up in ministry? Explore how to face it and how to fight back.From burned out to burning bright: Cures for eight causes of burnout
S. Joseph Kidder, Jonny Wesley Moor
It happens to the best pastors. Take the journey from fatigue to freshness, one step at a time.
It happens to the best pastors. Take the journey from fatigue to freshness, one step at a time.Bring back the romance
Jacques François
The loss of romance, whether in marriage or ministry, demands the same principles of recovery.
The loss of romance, whether in marriage or ministry, demands the same principles of recovery.“Seventy times seven”: How we misinterpret Peter’s question and Jesus’ answer
Roy Adams
When you’ve been hurt, it’s not always easy to “just get over it.” Does Jesus really demand unconditional forgiveness or can there be exceptions?
When you’ve been hurt, it’s not always easy to “just get over it.” Does Jesus really demand unconditional forgiveness or can there be exceptions?Towards a theology of the call to pastoral ministry
Daniel Opoku-Boateng
Survival in ministry is connected to one's conviction of the call. This article examines four ways to indicate if the call is genuine.
Survival in ministry is connected to one's conviction of the call. This article examines four ways to indicate if the call is genuine.The 3D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures
Chigemezi Nnadozie Wogu
Examining a book that calls for for a three-dimensional gospel that speaks to every context instead of a one-dimensional approach that addresses only guilt and innocence
Examining a book that calls for for a three-dimensional gospel that speaks to every context instead of a one-dimensional approach that addresses only guilt and innocenceThe protective blessings of sunlight
Fred Hardinge
Often today we fail to recognize the great benefit of sunlight in purifying our environment and making it safe and healthy.
Often today we fail to recognize the great benefit of sunlight in purifying our environment and making it safe and healthy.