Church & Ministry

“Together for the Gospel (T4G) directors have announced that they will be meeting for the final time in 2022, triggering a wide-ranging discussion on parachurch organizations. Todd waxes nostalgic as he recalls the many years he attended T4G and how those conferences influenced his life and ministry.” - Ref21

“Not only can people reveal boredom ‘with the same message,’ but preachers can fall prey to having a desire to say something unique or different…. Don’t put unnecessary pressure on yourself. You can rest in the power of the message that you get to declare.” - Eric Geiger

“The first reason is the overwhelming disparity in resources for those in the United States versus those in unreached, or under-reached, areas.” - TGC

“Christian Aid Ministries shares new details on how the remaining 12 hostage missionaries, including young children, ended up free from the 400 Mawozo gang” - CToday

Related: (RNS) Church agency: Captive missionaries made daring escape

“When cutting church staff, I’ve heard of cases in which people were pushed out because of their age. Additionally, when hiring, many churches are overt in their search for ministry candidates. ‘We want someone young!’” - CPost

“The success of ‘Mary Did You Know?’ is a miracle to the songwriter, three decades later.” - CToday

“Haitian police said the hostages were safe, but details of their condition were not revealed. The violent 400 Mawozo gang had demanded $1 million per hostage, but it is not clear whether any ransom was paid for their release.” - BPNews

“…critics claim the organization—and many others—takes advantage of loopholes and vaguely worded clergy-housing allowances, shifting tax burdens to other residents.” - C.Leaders

“The Council of Eighteen has begun the search process for the next permanent national representative. Further details will be released as the process unfolds.” - GARBC

“Leaders should be readers. Here are some ways for busy Christian leaders to do more reading” - Chuck Lawless