Posts in category Ministry

Few things are as thrilling in the life of a church as when someone comes to faith in Christ. Sadly, however, many churches seem to …

Nelson Knode was supposed to be teaching me trumpet. He did that, and he did it well. But Nelson did so much more than teach …

More than ever before we need to see cross-cultural missions as advancing the Gospel among peoples and language groups, not merely reaching those within certain …

Twelve years ago, on a brisk October day, Debbie and I left the comforts of family, friends, and country to begin missionary life in Ghana, …

What do you do when the fire won’t light? What do you do when sharing the gospel seems to be going nowhere? Is lack of …

People in your church are faking Christianity. Are you one of them? You enter your church’s building. You know what to wear, what to say, …

Bathe the children. Cook three square meals. Weed the garden. Repair the fence. Beat back the vines of the encroaching jungle. Unclog the outhouse. Patch …

Christians should parent their children in a gospel-centered manner, even when it comes to schoolwork.

“God does not want us to be spiritual mushrooms,” wrote J. O. Fraser in 1918 from the Yunnan province of China.[1] Fraser spoke from experience—in …

In our increasingly “spiritual but not religious” society, we are seeing a growing interest in things like karma, mindfulness, and zen. These ideas and practices come directly from Buddhism. In this article, veteran missionary Forrest McPhail explains how we can engage those who embrace Buddhist beliefs with the truths of the gospel.