The Problem in Our Backyard: Churches Can Fight Modern Day Slavery
What churches need to know about modern day slavery and what they can do to fight it.
Tag: InterVarsity Press
Embracing Our Need For Others Through Interdependence
Excerpted from 'From Burned Out to Beloved' (InterVarsity Press), this article explores the vital role of interdependence in human connection and overcoming isolation.
Dont Be Caught Off Guard by Pastoral Depression
Pastors will get pastoral depression, but that doesn't mean their ministry is over.
The Crucible of Resilient Leadership for Change
What is needed to become a leader with the resilience to lead congregational and organizational change in a rapidly changing, completely disrupted world? Discover what makes resilient leadership for change.
Why Stress Makes for Effective Leadership Through Stress
Excerpted from 'Tempered Resilience' (IVP) by Tod Bolsinger, this piece explores how leaders can develop effective leadership through stress.
Pursue the Common Good
Exploring what it means to be a peacemaker by pursuing the common good.
The Love and Truth of Gospel Political Decisions
Excerpted FromCompassion & ConvictionBy Justin Giboney, Michael Wear and Chris Butler No one makes political decisions from a neutral position. To make a policy decision is to choose certain values and goods over others. Political decisions are inevitably informed by a certain worldview or outlook. When Christians arent applying biblical principles to their political opinions, the gospel political decisions framework is crucial, […]
The Mystery of Our Salvation and Kenosis Self-Emptying
Excerpted FromThe Way Up Is DownBy Marlena Graves If I want to be full, open to receiving abundant gracemore human, selflessfirst I must be emptied. He must increase, and I must decrease (John 3:30). The word I discovered is kenosis. Oh, its not that I never heard the word. On the contrary, Im quite familiar with the concept of kenosis self-emptying […]
Reaching and Keeping Young Adults in Faith
Excerpted FromNot Done YetBy Beth Seversen The small percent of young adults growing in their faith stand out in a culture of indifference and disillusionment. And this has led me to uncover a new script being written in certain churches scattered across North America. When researching my own denomination, the Evangelical Covenant Church, I discovered […]
The Magic of Paying Attention to What God’s Already Doing
Excerpted FromEverywhere You LookBy Tim Soerens From a landscape view of much of the church, at least the church in North America, we can make a case that we are just as much communities with a savior’s complex as we are communities confessing the need for a Savior. But before we beat ourselves up too … Continued
