I am very visible to my neighbours. Every time they stop to wave at my daughter, I find out a little bit more about them, and they about me.
Repentance gives us fresh stories to share about the gospel at work in our hearts Christians who have known Christ for a while sometimes struggle with their testimony. “My story is boring.” “I got saved so long ago, I can’t even remember it all.” I was saved at age five—it
Phrases like disciple-making can carry a lot of baggage. Everybody has an opinion or an idea of what it means to disciple someone and what it looks like in practice. Sometimes it leads people to say “Disciple-making? Oh, I could never do that” or “It's not my role to
We've all felt it: that sad feeling that everyone is in a conversation but me, everyone was invited but me, everyone has someone sitting next to them except me...
Pre-written studies have a place in growth group leading, but they work best when we use them to teach the Bible well rather than just to save time.
Foundational training for group leaders. (5 studies)
In Isaiah 62, God says he is on the move: “I will not keep silent because of Zion, and I will not keep still because of Jerusalem...” * He is going to do something big. A nation that is “deserted” and “desolate” will soon “be called My Delight is in
From the author of The Trellis and the Vine comes an opportunity to pause and take stock of our lives, and to discover the life-changing purpose that God has for each one of us.
In this incisive piece, Peter Tong explores how sin in a minister’s private life can affect his or her ministry, and what can be done about it.