Christians Can Give Church the "Tourist Treatment"

A number of years ago, my husband and I had the wonderful opportunity to vacation in Europe. In about three and a half weeks we visited thirteen different ...

Four Distorted Images of the Church

The following list contains four distorted images of the church:

• The church as a gas station. For some people today, the church is a place where you fill up your spiritual gas tank when you're running low. Get a good sermon, and it will keep you going for the week.

Vulnerable Girls in Ethiopia Run to the Church for Safety

While Paul Knight, a pastor from Grand Forks, North Dakota, was visiting Fiche, Ethiopia, he had the chance to meet the little girl his family had been ...

A Church Building Gets 'Converted' into a Luxurious Home

It was an online description of a real estate listing in Dallas. The headline just said, "Converted church." Once it had been a church, now it was somebody's ...

Church Central to Town

In the opening chapters of his autobiographical classic The Seven Storey Mountain, Thomas Merton offers a unique look at the church's place in society. ...

Transitioning America

More than a century ago, churches dotted rural North Dakota, providing hope for Norwegian, German, Icelandic and Ukrainian settlers. Today, churches are ...

The Power of an Invitation

A recent survey done in England offers insights into the minds of those who do not attend church and ideas for reaching the seemingly unreachable.

Most ...

Designer Is a Leadership Role

Imagine that your organization is an ocean liner, and that you are "the leader." What is your role? I have asked this question of groups of managers many ...

"The Second Chance": The True Church

The movie The Second Chance follows the intersection of two very different pastors. Ethan Jenkins (Michael W. Smith) is white, wealthy, and comfortable ...

Church Gives Away Money as a Fundraiser

In December of 2005, Reverend Michael Eden threw out a challenge to the congregation of St. Peter and St. Mary's Church in Stowmarket, England. Repairs ...