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by Aaron Wilson Next summer, kids will grab their hard hats and head to the construction site with “Concrete & Cranes,” the 2020 Vacation Bible School theme from Lifeway Christian Resources. In “Concrete & Cranes,” kids will discover how towering skyscrapers are carefully constructed on a rock solid foundation. And by studying five stories from … Continue reading “2020 VBS Helps Kids Build on the Love of Jesus”

By Juan Sanchez “Pastor, how do I discover my spiritual gifts?” As a pastor, I’m sure you experience many church members asking this common question. I propose, though, it’s the wrong question. The New Testament’s lists of spiritual gifts are representative of varieties of spiritual gifts, services, and activities (1 Corinthians 12:4-6). That means any … Continue reading “5 Ways to Help Members Discover Their Spiritual Gifts”

Kat Yukawa photo – Unsplash By Lynn H. Pryor What does a mature disciple of Christ look like? Over the past decade Lifeway Research has delved into this with thousands of pastors and church leaders. Culling through the data, we discovered that strong discipleship ministries and practices could be put in eight categories. We call … Continue reading “3 Ways to Cultivate a Congregation That Serves”

Ben White photo – Unsplash By Joy Allmond As more stories of sexual abuse in evangelicalism—including the Southern Baptist Convention—come to light, denominational leaders have recognized the need to be responsive and educated in caring for those within their ministries who disclose abuse experiences. Lifeway Christian Resources, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and … Continue reading “SBC Entities Produce Free Abuse After-Care Resource for Churches”

By Chris Hulshof The 2012 film Trouble with the Curve tells the fictional story of baseball scout Gus Lobel. In the film, Lobel is sent to scout a high school baseball player billed as a “can’t miss prospect.” As Gus analyzes this young star’s game, he recognizes something all the computer evaluation models don’t pick … Continue reading “How to Respond to the Curveballs of Life”

By Aaron Wilson If your church members know any part of Ecclesiastes by heart, there’s a good chance it comes from chapter three, a passage that famously begins, “to every thing there is a season.” In the 1960s, this chapter of Scripture inspired the lyrics to the hit song, “Turn, Turn, Turn.” Today, similar verses … Continue reading “The Bible Passage People Mistake For Good News”

By Chris Hefner This week, pastors and messengers from all over the Southern Baptist Convention will converge upon Birmingham, Alabama for the Annual Meeting of the SBC. The past year in SBC life has contained things to be heartbroken about and things to rejoice in. And in all these circumstances, we must pray. Maybe you’ve … Continue reading “7 Prayers for the 2019 SBC Annual Meeting”

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash By Josh Hussung Volunteers. Youth ministry can’t run without a lot of help from them. Whether it’s Sunday School teachers, small group leaders, greeters, or anything else, we need them. And if you’re like me, you find yourself scrambling to find them in the months approaching the new … Continue reading “5 Ways to Find and Recruit Youth Ministry Leaders”

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash By Ken Braddy It seems like disgruntled people are everywhere today. You don’t have to look very far to find them. In some cases, they find you. Just take a quick look at Facebook or another social media stream and you’ll find plenty of people with an axe to … Continue reading “7 Ways to Handle a Disgruntled Group Member”

By Meredith Cook My husband and I were looking for a doughnut shop en route from Houston to Dallas. Doughnut shops are a dime a dozen in Houston, so we chose one that was closest to our route. What we didn’t realize was although this place looked like every other local shop in the city, … Continue reading “How to Get Excited Talking to Others About Jesus”