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Article Church Life & Ministry

3 Ways to Appreciate Your Pastor

These easy ideas will help you honor your church elders during pastoral appreciation month and year-round.
Oct 4, 2022
Article Church Life & Ministry

Pastors: Now Is the Time to Double Down With Missions

An open letter to pastors in a world in crisis: your missionaries need you.
Sep 23, 2022
Feature Church Life & Ministry

Can a Missionary Switch Sending Churches?

There are good and bad reasons missionaries may consider parting ways with their home church.
Sep 16, 2022
Podcast Church Life & Ministry

The Beauty of International Churches

Missiologist Michael Crane shares the challenges and joys of doing multiethnic church on the mission field.
Sep 12, 2022
Article Church Life & Ministry

Why I Am Anti-‘House Church’

Defining churches by their size or form distracts from their true nature and responsibilities.
Sep 6, 2022
Podcast Missionary Life

When a Sending Church Un-Sends a Missionary

What should missionaries do if a sending church withdraws their support?
Sep 5, 2022
Article Church Life & Ministry

How Movements Can Undermine Churches and Hurt Their Own Cause

For long-term success, pastors and missionaries need a vision for local church ministry rather than independent evangelistic revivals.
Jul 7, 2022
Article Missionary Life

How Should Missionaries Relate to Local Churches Overseas?

Worshipping with other believers is a crucial part of the Christian life—especially for missionaries.
Jun 14, 2022
Article Field Stories

Trusting God for Breath

A Peruvian pastor and his family celebrate God’s provision during the COVID-19 crisis.
May 20, 2022
Podcast Church Planting

Watch: Zane Pratt on Missions Methods and Defining ‘Church’

In this interview recorded at the Together for the Gospel conference, missions leader Zane Pratt defines the missionary task.
May 2, 2022
Podcast Church Life & Ministry

Doing Missions Committees Right: Paul Davis Shares

Why do some church teams fail while others succeed? Paul Davis offers biblical and practical answers.
Apr 4, 2022
Article Church Life & Ministry

Dear Local Church: Send Your Best to the Mission Field

It’s frighteningly easy to see missions as a second-class ministry—but it isn’t.
Mar 23, 2022

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