by Craig Nash | Oct 30, 2025 | Opinion
When Kyle Lake waded into the waters of baptism, preparing our congregation to bear witness to the transforming power of Jesus in the life of one of our own, we didn’t know it would be a core moment in our lives, in his, and in the life of our church. He didn’t walk...
by Randall Balmer | Oct 27, 2025 | Opinion
The fiftieth anniversary of Willow Creek Community Church provides an occasion to consider the impact of megachurches on the landscape of American evangelicalism. In October 1975, Bill Hybels, a former youth pastor and graduate of now-defunct Trinity College in...
by Justin Cox | Oct 22, 2025 | Opinion
There are a few truths for a minister in congregational life: A bedside visitation will do more for you than a three-point sermon. If you encounter the demonic, it will likely come from a copy machine or a choir member. A casserole dish is more useful than a stole....
by Geneece Goertzen | Oct 22, 2025 | Opinion
As we approach the end of another Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I sincerely hope pastors, ministers, clergy members, chaplains, and other faith leaders—both paid and lay—have engaged with some form of abuse-awareness content. I also hope this is not just a...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Oct 14, 2025 | Opinion
With friends and family who are survivors of domestic violence, I know it is not easy for victims and their children to recover. It leaves deep trauma, emotional pain and long-term mental and physical scars. Domestic violence is not a thing of the past, but is...
