Since the shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown—and lack of indictment of the officer, who is white—sparked massive protests in Ferguson, the news has featured a seemingly constant stream of headlines about black men and women who have been killed by police or died while in custody: Walter Scott, Akai Gurley, Eric Garner, Freddie […]
On January 1, 2004, God sent me on a new assignment. This mission was for me to lead an ultra traditional main-line denominational church in…
If you hadn’t already heard, millennials are leaving the church in droves, leaving many church leaders scratching their heads as to what to do about…
We church leaders repeat often that we desire to know and reach our mission field. And we also know that our mission field demographics…
Dropout is a key word in today’s evangelical churches concerning teenagers and young adults. The quote often sounds like this: “86% of evangelical youth drop…
When Lydia Calviness died two years ago at the age of 93, she bequeathed her church hats to her grandniece Monica Moss. Genealogically speaking, Ms.…
*To say Sarah Jakes knows a thing or two about redemption is an understatement. The daughter of Bishop T.D. Jakes survived as a teen mom as well as moved…
Renowned pastor to lead workshop on national Adopt-a-School project A March 14 workshop in Birmingham will help area churches find ways to be more involved…
Brian Hemsworth’s book club wasn’t anything to write home about. The club — one of about 80 created and founded by Mosaic, a non-denominational Christian…
Controversy erupted last winter when the TLC network launched a new show called “The Sisterhood” about first ladies of Atlanta-based churches. Then in April, BET premiered…
Outspoken pastor Mark Driscoll says Christians need to be of stronger resolve because of “darker” days, and argues that “the church is dying,” in a promotional letter for an upcoming leadership…
I have a serious question for the people who will actually take the time to read this piece. Where in the “world” is the Church?…
