HOPE for Mental Health Studies show that when people are struggling with mental illness, the first place they call is the church. Let's be ready. The Hope Circle "Your greatest ministry will flow out of your greatest pain."— Pastor Rick Warren ...
In this book, Steve applies the revolutionary insights of the Purpose Driven Church to children’s ministry and leads readers on a journey of discovery, showing them how to develop an intentional ministry process that moves children toward spiritual health while building a healthy ministry environment...
It’s been my least favorite activity on the refugee resettlement team of our church. The appointments are three hours long (for the dental students’ learning), and even with books, phone, and hallways to do steps, I bristled at times at the servitude of this activity. After reading ...
Community Gives New Purpose to Old Church Ministry Hosts Range of ProgramsFor eight years, a vacant Methodist church stood in the center ofBellevue, blackened by a...Miller, Jane
The important question for us as Christians is generally, who is baptized, not so much how. I think the thing that protects the shape of the church is that it is believers who are each a member of the church. We are the ones who've been baptized and come to the Lord's table regula...
When I came across this prayer written by Jonathan & Wynter Pitts for the ministryFor Girls Like You, I just had to share.This prayer is an answer to the daily burden I carry. I read this prayer aloud before bed each night inan act of intentional surrenderto a God who will grow my ...
In this course, I was rattled by the realization that the Bible had “fashioned and filled” the world around me, my church, the underpinnings of ideas and systems I came in contact with daily, and, perhaps most alarming, the morals and values I had inherited and chosen, without my ...
The mission of the church, or the way the purpose is carried out, is identified in Acts 2:42-47 as evangelism, discipleship, worship, ministry, prayer, and fellowship. Since the 1920s, southern Baptists have primarily utilized a program-driven model to accomplish the purpose and mission of...
Our journey has not only involved overcoming mental health challenges and financial challenges but also weathering multiple attempts to end our marriage. By God's grace and with the support of our Church, we've grown stronger and are united in our mission to help those struggling with mental he...
*This S.H.A.P.E. portion of this website is based on Saddleback Church’s S.H.A.P.E. Assessment.Click HERE to find more S.H.A.P.E. Resources*The Personality Test is based on Gary Smalley’s Personality Test.Click HERE to find more Gary Smalley Resources...