Resources

Are We in the Midst of a Gen Z Awakening?

It’s not polished or loud, but if you listen closely, from university chapels in the U.S. to underground house churches in the Middle East, you’ll hear it: a hunger for truth, a yearning for something real.

David Washington’s Top Books on Youth Ministry

Adolescence and teen years are a small window of time that will fundamentally shape who young people will become as adults. The church cannot afford to miss the opportunity to guide those under our care.

Tiffany Stein’s Top 5 Books on Grief

Tiffany Stein is an ordained minister who also serves as a fourth-grade teacher. She previously served as a women’s pastor and marriage and care...

Loneliness and the Church

What Americans of every stripe experienced combines several factors that contribute to loneliness.

Susan Mettes: The Loneliness Epidemic

Defuse the Underlying Issues That Take Pastors Down

Few Pastors Left the Pulpit Despite Pandemic Pressures

The difficult moments and seasons pastors face require ongoing investment in their spiritual, physical and mental well-being.

Holy Moments

To be a Minister of Word and Sacrament means to pay attention, to be observant, to find the holy, not only in the night sky but also in the everyday.

Millennials Unsure of Their Purpose, Study Shows

New study relates high suicide rates among millennials to lack of meaning.

10 Models of Post-Pastorate Professions

God’s leading can show up through a gradual transition to something known. Or to something unknown. Here are 10 successful transitions of people now serving in new ministry positions.

How to Raise Awareness and Care for Adoptive and Foster Families

Adoption is a beautiful and complex picture of the gospel that nonetheless arises from tragedy.

Praying with a Humble Heart

A humble heart faithfully, persistently, watchfully seeks after God in prayer.