Church & Ministry

Pastor Andy Stanley Says Those Who Don’t Attend a Large Church are ‘Selfish’

“As a husband and future father, I believe my family is my first mission field. God, then family, then ministry. … My hope is firmly in the Lord, and I know regardless of where He takes us, His will for our lives remains the same: make disciples.” World

Four former members of the now-defunct Mars Hill Church are suing its controversial former pastor Mark Driscoll, accusing him of “a continuing pattern of racketeering activity.”

Thom Rainer: One elder told me his church’s monthly business meeting was “the meeting from hell.”

Founders.org: His words rang in my ears for days and triggered a few nights of nocturnal unrest. “What were you expecting in the pastorate? You’re not in seminary any more and this church isn’t filled with your seminary buddies. You’re in the real world now, son.”

“…the International Mission Board (IMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) revealed [2/24] that it has lost 1,132 workers—almost twice as many as its low-end estimate.”

“One of the most important truths that can be learned to alleviate fear in witnessing is the nature of unbelievers according to the Bible.” Understanding Unbelievers

“Whatever the merits of including children from early on in church services (and there are, I think, many), I’m not convinced the evidence for such being the unequivocal practice of previous ages is all that strong.”