Belhar Confession Hymns and Songs
Worship music inspired by the Belhar Confession
Confession, as a formal statement that declares and gives evidence of God, of believers, and of the church, becomes an essential part of our public worship. These Belhar Confession worship resources can be used to help you integrate the themes of the Belhar Confession in your worship services.
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Our Life With Autism Is Holy and Full of God’s Beauty
Our Life With Autism Is Holy and Full of God’s Beauty
Step Into the Light and Spiritual Intimacy as an Act of Self-Care
Step Into the Light and Spiritual Intimacy as an Act of Self-Care
Kids Books About Christian Women in Leadership
Kids Books About Christian Women in Leadership
How to Meet Anxiety, Fear, and Grief in the Midst of Ever-Changing Lives
How to Meet Anxiety, Fear, and Grief in the Midst of Ever-Changing Lives
How Difficult Stories Spur Me To Use My Gifts and Talents for God’s Mission
How Difficult Stories Spur Me To Use My Gifts and Talents for God’s Mission
A Look at Disconnected Spiritual Contentment in Grief | Excerpt from Navigating the Waves of Grief
A Look at Disconnected Spiritual Contentment in Grief | Excerpt from Navigating the Waves of Grief
Building Bridges of Christian Unity Through Peace and Understanding
Building Bridges of Christian Unity Through Peace and Understanding
Navigating Cultural Identity and Finding Home in Christ
Navigating Cultural Identity and Finding Home in Christ
Love Is A Little Bit Like Ice Cream. Here’s Why.
Love Is A Little Bit Like Ice Cream. Here’s Why.
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Bible Translation Recommendations and Resources for Engaging Scripture with Hospitality for God’s Diverse Family
Finding the Fullness of Joy in Unexpected Places
Finding the Fullness of Joy in Unexpected Places
The Peace of Christ Is Daily Manna, Not A Luxury Item
The Peace of Christ Is Daily Manna, Not A Luxury Item
Inspiring Ideas for Christmas Gifts that Give Back: 2025 Gift Guide
Inspiring Ideas for Christmas Gifts that Give Back: 2025 Gift Guide
Living in the “Not Yet” Requires Patience and Hope in God
Living in the “Not Yet” Requires Patience and Hope in God
How a Cross-Cultural Trip Brought Revelation 7:9 to Life
How a Cross-Cultural Trip Brought Revelation 7:9 to Life
How to Create Spaces of Welcome and Inclusion for Multiethnic Leadership in Church
How to Create Spaces of Welcome and Inclusion for Multiethnic Leadership in Church
How Outside Influences and Internal Components Contribute to Leadership Development
How Outside Influences and Internal Components Contribute to Leadership Development
Three Recommendations for Keeping Leaders Strong and Positive
Three Recommendations for Keeping Leaders Strong and Positive
Lessons in Church Leadership: Point People to God
Lessons in Church Leadership: Point People to God
How A Church Planting Retreat Is Changing Lives and Shaping Faith
How A Church Planting Retreat Is Changing Lives and Shaping Faith
How A Holistic Ministry Is Engaging Its Community and Living Out the Greatest Commandment
How A Holistic Ministry Is Engaging Its Community and Living Out the Greatest Commandment
We Each Have a Story | Excerpt from Dim Sum and Faith
We Each Have a Story | Excerpt from Dim Sum and Faith
Our Road to Digital Ministry: Sharing the Gospel in Turkish during the Era of AI
Our Road to Digital Ministry: Sharing the Gospel in Turkish during the Era of AI
Why Releasing a Young Leader Is Both Hard and Good
Why Releasing a Young Leader Is Both Hard and Good
How Technology Supports and Enhances Bible Translation Efforts
How Technology Supports and Enhances Bible Translation Efforts
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How I Became a Missionary and Why I Continue to Be One
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Never Did I Ever: A Story of Saying “Yes” to God’s Plan
Short-Term Mission Reveals the Unity We Have in Christ
Short-Term Mission Reveals the Unity We Have in Christ
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What is the Church’s Calling to Care for People on the Move?
How to Care for People in the Wake of Major and Irreversible Loss
How to Care for People in the Wake of Major and Irreversible Loss
How the Church Is Bridging Communities and Building Peace in South Sudan
How the Church Is Bridging Communities and Building Peace in South Sudan
Two Retired Pastors Embarked on Short-Term Mission and Experienced Profound Hospitality
Two Retired Pastors Embarked on Short-Term Mission and Experienced Profound Hospitality
Welcoming the Strangers in our Midst
Welcoming the Strangers in our Midst
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Stand With Immigrants and Refugees: Advocacy Resources
A Glimpse Into the Ministry of Chaplains | An Excerpt from Foundations of Chaplaincy by Alan Baker
A Glimpse Into the Ministry of Chaplains | An Excerpt from Foundations of Chaplaincy by Alan Baker
How Mentoring and Leadership Development Build God’s Church
How Mentoring and Leadership Development Build God’s Church
Resources to Foster Discipleship in Families and Kids
Resources to Foster Discipleship in Families and Kids
How Is a Healthy Church Similar to a Business?
How Is a Healthy Church Similar to a Business?
Use Every Member to Grow a Healthy Church
Use Every Member to Grow a Healthy Church
Change Is Vital in the Church
Change Is Vital in the Church
From Hurt and Helpless to Loved and Leading
From Hurt and Helpless to Loved and Leading
Holding the Hands of Curiosity and Hospitality
Holding the Hands of Curiosity and Hospitality
To Where Are Our Hearts Affixed?
To Where Are Our Hearts Affixed?
Ashes to Joy
Ashes to Joy
A Call To Be Active Christian Leaders of Transformation in the World Today
A Call To Be Active Christian Leaders of Transformation in the World Today
A Fresh Expression of Church: Something New that Reminds Us of Old
A Fresh Expression of Church: Something New that Reminds Us of Old
How the Church Can Take Something Bad and Make it Better
How the Church Can Take Something Bad and Make it Better
Women Follow God’s Call to Peru After Studying Phoebe in the Bible
Women Follow God’s Call to Peru After Studying Phoebe in the Bible
Working Toward Racial Reconciliation, Part 3: Words of Encouragement for Pastors of Color
Working Toward Racial Reconciliation, Part 3: Words of Encouragement for Pastors of Color
Working Toward Racial Reconciliation, Part 2: The Signs, Effects, and Next Steps
Working Toward Racial Reconciliation, Part 2: The Signs, Effects, and Next Steps
Working Toward Racial Reconciliation, Part 1: A Journey That Takes Time
Working Toward Racial Reconciliation, Part 1: A Journey That Takes Time
Leaning Into Gratitude and Gentle Companionship All Year Long
Leaning Into Gratitude and Gentle Companionship All Year Long
An Assurance of Comfort for the New Year
An Assurance of Comfort for the New Year
Azuki Beans and Mochi: A Japanese New Year Tradition
Azuki Beans and Mochi: A Japanese New Year Tradition
On Wonder
On Wonder
Finding Hope in a War-Torn World This Advent
Finding Hope in a War-Torn World This Advent
7 Ways Churches Can Increase Their Accessibility This Advent
7 Ways Churches Can Increase Their Accessibility This Advent
Heirs of the Promise: Our Church’s History Enlivens Its Future
Heirs of the Promise: Our Church’s History Enlivens Its Future
All Because of God: Our Journey of Church Growth
All Because of God: Our Journey of Church Growth
How Global Experiences and Mission Led Me to My Call
How Global Experiences and Mission Led Me to My Call
How A Collaborative Art Project Is Changing One Community
How A Collaborative Art Project Is Changing One Community
Congregational Transformation Is Underway at This Northern Michigan Church. Here’s How.
Congregational Transformation Is Underway at This Northern Michigan Church. Here’s How.
How Our Church Is Connecting with Our Neighbors Who Are Marginalized
How Our Church Is Connecting with Our Neighbors Who Are Marginalized
Three Life Lessons from the Harvest
Three Life Lessons from the Harvest
How a Deaf Congregation and a Hearing Congregation Come Together as One Church
How a Deaf Congregation and a Hearing Congregation Come Together as One Church
Best Practices in Disaster Response Ministry
Best Practices in Disaster Response Ministry
Familia and Frijoles Negros Cubanos (Cuban Black Beans)
Familia and Frijoles Negros Cubanos (Cuban Black Beans)
Political Difference and the Ministry of Reconciliation: Words of Hope for this Election Cycle
Political Difference and the Ministry of Reconciliation: Words of Hope for this Election Cycle
What an Old Testament Prophet Teaches Us About God’s Vision for Diversity and Inclusion
What an Old Testament Prophet Teaches Us About God’s Vision for Diversity and Inclusion
How Creativity and Music Can Be Like the Widow’s Great Offering
How Creativity and Music Can Be Like the Widow’s Great Offering
Noni’s Puerto Rican Rice
Noni’s Puerto Rican Rice
A Tale of Two Church Plants: Friendship and Shared Mission in Europe
A Tale of Two Church Plants: Friendship and Shared Mission in Europe
Christ Calls Us Out of “the Way It’s Supposed to Be” and Into New Life
Christ Calls Us Out of “the Way It’s Supposed to Be” and Into New Life
We Certainly Had Our Ups and Downs: A Reflection on 27 Years in Ministry
We Certainly Had Our Ups and Downs: A Reflection on 27 Years in Ministry
Why I Begin Every Week by Writing Notes to People
Why I Begin Every Week by Writing Notes to People
How a Small, Aging Congregation Is Making the Most of a Meager Budget
How a Small, Aging Congregation Is Making the Most of a Meager Budget
Advocating for Accessibility in the Church Means Caring for Caregivers, Too
Advocating for Accessibility in the Church Means Caring for Caregivers, Too
How One Church Came to See STEM as a Ministry
How One Church Came to See STEM as a Ministry
Q&A: How and Why Our Church Is Committed to Being an Ally for Racial Justice
Q&A: How and Why Our Church Is Committed to Being an Ally for Racial Justice
How Parents and Caregivers Can Help Kids Discern Their Giftings
How Parents and Caregivers Can Help Kids Discern Their Giftings
One Pastor and His New Church Hit It Off: The Story and the Tips
One Pastor and His New Church Hit It Off: The Story and the Tips
God Can Use Anyone: My Journey from Farm Boy to Full-Time Pastor
God Can Use Anyone: My Journey from Farm Boy to Full-Time Pastor
Four Takeaways from Leading in a Hard Season
Four Takeaways from Leading in a Hard Season
The Church Is Best As A Full Body With Every Life Stage Included
The Church Is Best As A Full Body With Every Life Stage Included
How Our Family Is Holding The Moments That Shape Us With Intentionality
How Our Family Is Holding The Moments That Shape Us With Intentionality
Six Churches Share Stories and Advice for Discerning the Will of God
Six Churches Share Stories and Advice for Discerning the Will of God
How We Discern and Dismantle Racism Through Prayer
How We Discern and Dismantle Racism Through Prayer
An Adventure Tale: One Church’s Journey of Following Jesus in Mission
An Adventure Tale: One Church’s Journey of Following Jesus in Mission
How the Good Samaritan’s Example Can Help Us Dismantle Racism
How the Good Samaritan’s Example Can Help Us Dismantle Racism
Our Church Started Settling then Caught a Vision for Hope
Our Church Started Settling then Caught a Vision for Hope
Parting to Pursue God: The Importance of Discernment In Times of Division
Parting to Pursue God: The Importance of Discernment In Times of Division
Knowing God’s Will in an Us/Them World
Knowing God’s Will in an Us/Them World
How a Unique Worship Arts Camp Is Impacting the Church Today
How a Unique Worship Arts Camp Is Impacting the Church Today
How Discernment Led to Service as a Deacon: A Calling in Retirement
How Discernment Led to Service as a Deacon: A Calling in Retirement
Four Valuable Lessons from the Global Church Today
Four Valuable Lessons from the Global Church Today
How To Be An Egalitarian Church: Four Steps in the Right Direction
How To Be An Egalitarian Church: Four Steps in the Right Direction
Holy Creatures Living with Other Holy Creatures in a World That Is Holy
Holy Creatures Living with Other Holy Creatures in a World That Is Holy
A Tale of Two Palm Sundays: My Journey Into Ministry
A Tale of Two Palm Sundays: My Journey Into Ministry
The Global Church and Mission: How We Can Connect Better
The Global Church and Mission: How We Can Connect Better
How Hearts and Attitudes Changed During Disagreement
How Hearts and Attitudes Changed During Disagreement
What Does the Bible Say About Racism?
What Does the Bible Say About Racism?
Questions to Build Christian Community
Questions to Build Christian Community
Discerning How To Be the Family of God
Discerning How To Be the Family of God
These Four Things Are Imperative for the North American Church Today
These Four Things Are Imperative for the North American Church Today
What I Discerned About My Calling During My Sabbatical
What I Discerned About My Calling During My Sabbatical
How You Can Give Hope Any Time of the Year
How You Can Give Hope Any Time of the Year
Corndogs and Christ’s Love: A Carnival for the Community
Corndogs and Christ’s Love: A Carnival for the Community
Address Racism One Step at a Time
Address Racism One Step at a Time
Growing A Healing Space Around Racial Trauma | An Excerpt from Trauma and Race: A Path to Wellbeing
Growing A Healing Space Around Racial Trauma | An Excerpt from Trauma and Race: A Path to Wellbeing
Three Lessons of Hospitality from the Magi
Three Lessons of Hospitality from the Magi
Sleep Tight Day with Pizza Dough Recipe
Sleep Tight Day with Pizza Dough Recipe
Christmas Traditions Around the World
Christmas Traditions Around the World
Christmas Eve in Nicaragua with Gallina Con Relleno
Christmas Eve in Nicaragua with Gallina Con Relleno
Innovation and the Past, Present, and Future Church
Innovation and the Past, Present, and Future Church
Innovation Moves the Church Forward
Innovation Moves the Church Forward
Justice and Culture Are Relevant to the Church Today
Justice and Culture Are Relevant to the Church Today
My Door Is Always Open: The Importance of Relationships in Ministry
My Door Is Always Open: The Importance of Relationships in Ministry
Why Church Leaders Need to Lead from Imagination, Not Memory
Why Church Leaders Need to Lead from Imagination, Not Memory
Why I Encourage Pastors and Church Leaders To Be Builders
Why I Encourage Pastors and Church Leaders To Be Builders
How My Experience of Not Quite Belonging Changes How I Act at Church Now
How My Experience of Not Quite Belonging Changes How I Act at Church Now
How God Has Provided For Us Through Bivocational Ministry
How God Has Provided For Us Through Bivocational Ministry
How My Unexpected Journey Through Seminary Led Me To Co-vocational Ministry
How My Unexpected Journey Through Seminary Led Me To Co-vocational Ministry
Revitalization On Our Farm Is About Embracing Beautiful Complexity
Revitalization On Our Farm Is About Embracing Beautiful Complexity
Encountering Grace at the Border and Finding a Home
Encountering Grace at the Border and Finding a Home
6 Myths About Church Health and Why They Aren’t True
6 Myths About Church Health and Why They Aren’t True
Three Things to Consider When You Want to Start Something New
Three Things to Consider When You Want to Start Something New
Repent, Repair, and Reorient to Restore Church and Neighborhood Relationship
Repent, Repair, and Reorient to Restore Church and Neighborhood Relationship
How a Church Can Love Its Neighborhood and Partner With Its Community
How a Church Can Love Its Neighborhood and Partner With Its Community
Myths That Get in the Way of Resting in God
Myths That Get in the Way of Resting in God
Benefits of Contemplative Practices for Churches and Leaders
Benefits of Contemplative Practices for Churches and Leaders
Why We Pause for Sabbath Rest Before Doing Justice Work
Why We Pause for Sabbath Rest Before Doing Justice Work
Why Centering Prayer? Biblical Grounding for Finding Rest in God
Why Centering Prayer? Biblical Grounding for Finding Rest in God
How Prayer in the Footsteps of Jesus Changed My Life
How Prayer in the Footsteps of Jesus Changed My Life
My Adult Gap Year: How Recovery from Cochlear Implant Surgery Changed My Plans, and What I’m Learning along the Way
My Adult Gap Year: How Recovery from Cochlear Implant Surgery Changed My Plans, and What I’m Learning along the Way
My Call to Ministry Terrified Me at First, But Now I’m Embracing It
My Call to Ministry Terrified Me at First, But Now I’m Embracing It
My Soul Finds Rest through Art: How an Unconventional Sabbath Practice Helps Me Connect with God
My Soul Finds Rest through Art: How an Unconventional Sabbath Practice Helps Me Connect with God
Interrupted Rest: Keeping the Sabbath in Real Life
Interrupted Rest: Keeping the Sabbath in Real Life
Pulling Back the Curtain on Clergy Well-Being
Pulling Back the Curtain on Clergy Well-Being
Balancing Work and Rest Sustains My Call as a Pastor
Balancing Work and Rest Sustains My Call as a Pastor
How Scripture Guides My Calling as an Army Airborne Chaplain
How Scripture Guides My Calling as an Army Airborne Chaplain
Seeking Justice Is Central to God’s Calling for Leaders
Seeking Justice Is Central to God’s Calling for Leaders
How the Church Can Do a Better Job Preparing People for Difficulty
How the Church Can Do a Better Job Preparing People for Difficulty
Diversity and Belonging: A Revelation 7:9 Vision for Today and the Future
Diversity and Belonging: A Revelation 7:9 Vision for Today and the Future
How You Can Love Your Neighbor as Yourself in Today’s World
How You Can Love Your Neighbor as Yourself in Today’s World
Getting to Know Autistic Jesus
Getting to Know Autistic Jesus
Two Churches, One Pastor: An Old Model for the Present and Future Church
Two Churches, One Pastor: An Old Model for the Present and Future Church
Four Lessons That Help Create an Accessible Future Now
Four Lessons That Help Create an Accessible Future Now
How I’ve Experienced the Beauty of Being Reformed and Always Reforming
How I’ve Experienced the Beauty of Being Reformed and Always Reforming
Three Ways Churches Can Be Hospitable in a Time of Deconstruction
Three Ways Churches Can Be Hospitable in a Time of Deconstruction
How I’ve Come to See the Church as a Warm Nest of Community and Belonging
How I’ve Come to See the Church as a Warm Nest of Community and Belonging
God’s Irrevocable Call to Me as a Woman in Ministry
God’s Irrevocable Call to Me as a Woman in Ministry
What Does the Bible Say About Evangelism?
What Does the Bible Say About Evangelism?
Why I Continue to Trust and Read the Bible
Why I Continue to Trust and Read the Bible
Dust and Ashes: A Confession of Faith for Job and Us
Dust and Ashes: A Confession of Faith for Job and Us
How Spiritual Disciplines Can Free the Body from Wounds of Trauma
How Spiritual Disciplines Can Free the Body from Wounds of Trauma
If the Bible Is So Valuable, Why Do We Take It for Granted?
If the Bible Is So Valuable, Why Do We Take It for Granted?
Bible Translation Isn’t Easy, But the Holistic Process is Key
Bible Translation Isn’t Easy, But the Holistic Process is Key
Lost and Found: How to Declutter Your Spiritual Life and Find What’s Missing
Lost and Found: How to Declutter Your Spiritual Life and Find What’s Missing
Three Ways to Honor Martin Luther King Jr. and Continue the Non-Violent Fight for Justice
Three Ways to Honor Martin Luther King Jr. and Continue the Non-Violent Fight for Justice
How You Can Better Understand and End Sexual Harassment and Abuse
How You Can Better Understand and End Sexual Harassment and Abuse
Faithward’s Most Loved Articles and Resources of 2022
Faithward’s Most Loved Articles and Resources of 2022
Best Bible Reading Plans for Beginners and Lifelong Readers Alike
Best Bible Reading Plans for Beginners and Lifelong Readers Alike
What Does It Mean to Be Spiritually Rooted in Christ in a Rootless Age?
What Does It Mean to Be Spiritually Rooted in Christ in a Rootless Age?
When Christmas Feels More Melancholy than Merry, These Carols Comfort Me
When Christmas Feels More Melancholy than Merry, These Carols Comfort Me
How the Longing of Advent Points Us Toward Creation Care
How the Longing of Advent Points Us Toward Creation Care
How to Tune Into the Work of the Holy Spirit
How to Tune Into the Work of the Holy Spirit
What Do Teens Really Need (and Want) from Youth Ministry Today?
What Do Teens Really Need (and Want) from Youth Ministry Today?
Christian Christmas Traditions and Activities for Families
Christian Christmas Traditions and Activities for Families
Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Will Be Also. Where’s Yours?
Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Will Be Also. Where’s Yours?
How to Make Jesse Tree Ornaments
How to Make Jesse Tree Ornaments
How to Make a Jesse Tree
How to Make a Jesse Tree
Building a Friendship: The Example of a Good Neighbour
Building a Friendship: The Example of a Good Neighbour
Ableism, Theology, and Me: Coming to See My Disability in a New Light
Ableism, Theology, and Me: Coming to See My Disability in a New Light
The Future of the Church in Europe and What the North American Church Can Learn from It
The Future of the Church in Europe and What the North American Church Can Learn from It
Ableism and Pity From the Pulpit Reveals Much Work To Be Done
Ableism and Pity From the Pulpit Reveals Much Work To Be Done
The Health of the Future Church Depends on Children’s Ministry Today
The Health of the Future Church Depends on Children’s Ministry Today
How My Church Became Accessible and Welcoming—and Yours Can, Too
How My Church Became Accessible and Welcoming—and Yours Can, Too
How Jesus Calls Us To Be Humble in Our Advocacy Efforts
How Jesus Calls Us To Be Humble in Our Advocacy Efforts
Why It’s Imperative That We Continue the Legacy of Faith
Why It’s Imperative That We Continue the Legacy of Faith
How Prioritizing the Needs of Your Community Increases Your Welcome
How Prioritizing the Needs of Your Community Increases Your Welcome
Why We Should Embrace the Difficult Conversations with Hope for a Brighter Financial Future
Why We Should Embrace the Difficult Conversations with Hope for a Brighter Financial Future
It’s Time To Act: Practice Creation Care and Good Neighbor-hood Everyday
It’s Time To Act: Practice Creation Care and Good Neighbor-hood Everyday
No One Is Called to Everything: Respecting Different Participation Levels
No One Is Called to Everything: Respecting Different Participation Levels
Understanding Power Dynamics in Equity-Based Hospitality
Understanding Power Dynamics in Equity-Based Hospitality
3 Unexpected Principles for Meaningful Get-Togethers
3 Unexpected Principles for Meaningful Get-Togethers
Servant Leadership is Context-Based Leadership
Servant Leadership is Context-Based Leadership
Why Building Trust in God and Each Other Is Crucial for Hospitality
Why Building Trust in God and Each Other Is Crucial for Hospitality
Sabbath Rest: How to Keep the Sabbath Holy
Sabbath Rest: How to Keep the Sabbath Holy
Why Mutual Respect Calls for Authenticity, Vulnerability, and Humility
Why Mutual Respect Calls for Authenticity, Vulnerability, and Humility
Why Intentional Diversity Matters and How to Pursue It in Your Church
Why Intentional Diversity Matters and How to Pursue It in Your Church
How Did People Practice Hospitality in the Bible, and What Does Hospitality Look Like Today?
How Did People Practice Hospitality in the Bible, and What Does Hospitality Look Like Today?
Faith-Based Summer Activities for Families
Faith-Based Summer Activities for Families
How to be a Good Guest on Short-term Mission Trips
How to be a Good Guest on Short-term Mission Trips
Low-Cost and No-Cost Ways to Show Hospitality in the Church
Low-Cost and No-Cost Ways to Show Hospitality in the Church
What Is Spiritual Direction, and How Can It Help You in Your Faith?
What Is Spiritual Direction, and How Can It Help You in Your Faith?
“For Yours Is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory” Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“For Yours Is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory” Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“But Rescue Us from the Evil One” (Matthew 6:13b) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“But Rescue Us from the Evil One” (Matthew 6:13b) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“Do Not Bring Us to the Time of Trial” (Matthew 6:13a) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“Do Not Bring Us to the Time of Trial” (Matthew 6:13a) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
Gluten-Free Communion Guidelines
Gluten-Free Communion Guidelines
Prayer for Transformation
Prayer for Transformation
30-Day Summer Bible Reading Plan for Kids and Families
30-Day Summer Bible Reading Plan for Kids and Families
“As We Also Have Forgiven Our Debtors” (Matthew 6:12b) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“As We Also Have Forgiven Our Debtors” (Matthew 6:12b) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
Why Pentecost Calls Upon Us to Talk About Creation Care
Why Pentecost Calls Upon Us to Talk About Creation Care
“Forgive Us Our Debts” (Matthew 6:12a) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“Forgive Us Our Debts” (Matthew 6:12a) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread” (Matthew 6:11) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread” (Matthew 6:11) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
Prayers for Mass Shootings and Violence
Prayers for Mass Shootings and Violence
“Your Will Be Done, On Earth As It Is In Heaven” (Matthew 6:10b) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“Your Will Be Done, On Earth As It Is In Heaven” (Matthew 6:10b) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“Your Kingdom Come” (Matthew 6:10a) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“Your Kingdom Come” (Matthew 6:10a) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
World Refugee Sunday Worship Toolkit
World Refugee Sunday Worship Toolkit
“Hallowed Be Your Name” (Matthew 6:9b) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“Hallowed Be Your Name” (Matthew 6:9b) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“Our Father in Heaven” (Matthew 6:9a) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
“Our Father in Heaven” (Matthew 6:9a) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion
Jill Sweet on the Power of Spiritual Direction and Spiritual Self-Care
Jill Sweet on the Power of Spiritual Direction and Spiritual Self-Care
7 Common Conversations That Mean Your Church Is Ready for Renewal
7 Common Conversations That Mean Your Church Is Ready for Renewal
Why Care for God’s Creation Matters: A Biblical Perspective
Why Care for God’s Creation Matters: A Biblical Perspective
The Triumph of Hope After a Walk Through the Valley of Death
The Triumph of Hope After a Walk Through the Valley of Death
How to Handle Pastoral Burnout in a COVID-Plus World
How to Handle Pastoral Burnout in a COVID-Plus World
Why Are So Many Pastors Burnt Out, And What Can We Do?
Why Are So Many Pastors Burnt Out, And What Can We Do?
How Facing Death with Christian Hope Can Help Us Find New Life in Christ
How Facing Death with Christian Hope Can Help Us Find New Life in Christ
What Does the Bible Say about Life after Death and the Resurrection of the Body?
What Does the Bible Say about Life after Death and the Resurrection of the Body?
God Has Called Me to Listen, Trust, and Obey, Even When the Picture Is Unclear
God Has Called Me to Listen, Trust, and Obey, Even When the Picture Is Unclear
What Can Lent Teach Us About Creation Care?
What Can Lent Teach Us About Creation Care?
How I Came To Love Dahlias and God’s Vision for Me
How I Came To Love Dahlias and God’s Vision for Me
How God Taught Me that My Calling Wasn’t Over When My Job Ended
How God Taught Me that My Calling Wasn’t Over When My Job Ended
How God Called Me to Care for Others on the Same Road as Me
How God Called Me to Care for Others on the Same Road as Me
Prayers for God’s Mercy in Ukraine
Prayers for God’s Mercy in Ukraine
How to Navigate and Resolve Family Conflict in a Healthy Way: A Biblical Perspective
How to Navigate and Resolve Family Conflict in a Healthy Way: A Biblical Perspective
My Call to Bi-Vocational Work: Multiple Jobs to Support the Ministry
My Call to Bi-Vocational Work: Multiple Jobs to Support the Ministry
How God Called My Reluctant Self to Mission Work
How God Called My Reluctant Self to Mission Work
A Call to Ministry and to Many Nations
A Call to Ministry and to Many Nations
The Story of Fortune Game/Magee | An Excerpt from Fortune by Lisa Sharon Harper
The Story of Fortune Game/Magee | An Excerpt from Fortune by Lisa Sharon Harper
Jesus Goes to Church Online
Jesus Goes to Church Online
Called to Christ Through A Child
Called to Christ Through A Child
Holy and Mundane Moments: A Call to God’s People
Holy and Mundane Moments: A Call to God’s People
How to Choose a Children’s Bible that Will Form Faith for Life
How to Choose a Children’s Bible that Will Form Faith for Life
“For the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory Are Yours, Now and Forever” | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 6
“For the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory Are Yours, Now and Forever” | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 6
Guarding Our Children from Church Hurt: Why Our Actions Matter
Guarding Our Children from Church Hurt: Why Our Actions Matter
3 Essentials for Faith Formation the Church Can Give Every Parent and Caregiver
3 Essentials for Faith Formation the Church Can Give Every Parent and Caregiver
Does Your Church Need a Sabbatical?
Does Your Church Need a Sabbatical?
Lead Us Not into Temptation, but Deliver Us from Evil | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 5
Lead Us Not into Temptation, but Deliver Us from Evil | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 5
Hospitality and Hot Chocolate in Peru
Hospitality and Hot Chocolate in Peru
Christmas Chile
Christmas Chile
Christmas in Niger with Riz au Gras (Jollof Rice)
Christmas in Niger with Riz au Gras (Jollof Rice)
How to Say Goodbye to a Relationship: Ending Relationships Well
How to Say Goodbye to a Relationship: Ending Relationships Well
How Do You Know When It’s Time to End a Relationship?
How Do You Know When It’s Time to End a Relationship?
Cookies and Carols
Cookies and Carols
How to Heal Broken Relationships with Hope and Trust in God
How to Heal Broken Relationships with Hope and Trust in God
Forgive Us Our Sins, as We Forgive Those Who Sin Against Us | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 4
Forgive Us Our Sins, as We Forgive Those Who Sin Against Us | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 4
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 3
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 3
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Fun and Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Advent for Kids
Orphan Awareness Prayers
Orphan Awareness Prayers
Resilience Is My Reality as an Indigenous Woman
Resilience Is My Reality as an Indigenous Woman
“Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done, on Earth as in Heaven” | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 2
“Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done, on Earth as in Heaven” | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 2
How to Develop an Effective Social Media Strategy for Your Church
How to Develop an Effective Social Media Strategy for Your Church
Amazing Asian, Latin American, and Black Theologians Who Write About Reformed Theology
Amazing Asian, Latin American, and Black Theologians Who Write About Reformed Theology
“Our Father in Heaven, Hallowed Be Your Name” | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 1
“Our Father in Heaven, Hallowed Be Your Name” | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 1
What Is the Lord’s Prayer? | Breaking Down How Jesus Teaches Prayer
What Is the Lord’s Prayer? | Breaking Down How Jesus Teaches Prayer
How the Pandemic Has Revealed a Paradigm Shift in Our Approach to Giving
How the Pandemic Has Revealed a Paradigm Shift in Our Approach to Giving
How to Practice Biblical Equity-Based Hospitality
How to Practice Biblical Equity-Based Hospitality
Prayers from the Bible to Bolster the Body of Believers
Prayers from the Bible to Bolster the Body of Believers
Three Tips for When You Don’t Know What to Pray
Three Tips for When You Don’t Know What to Pray
Six Essentials Every Church Website Should Have
Six Essentials Every Church Website Should Have
How Mentoring Can Change Today’s Narrative of Young People and the Church
How Mentoring Can Change Today’s Narrative of Young People and the Church
Will the Need for Justice and Healing Ever End?
Will the Need for Justice and Healing Ever End?
How Immigration Court Challenged What I Thought I Knew about Justice
How Immigration Court Challenged What I Thought I Knew about Justice
Not Just a Moment for Mission, but Mission in Every Moment
Not Just a Moment for Mission, but Mission in Every Moment
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Why I Pursue Justice for the Marginalized in My Own Communities
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What Is the Mission of the Church Today?
Why Is There a Generation Missing from Church?
Why Is There a Generation Missing from Church?
How to Connect with Your Neighbors of Different Faiths
How to Connect with Your Neighbors of Different Faiths
What Mephibosheth Reveals about People with Disabilities in the Kingdom of God
What Mephibosheth Reveals about People with Disabilities in the Kingdom of God
How to Offer Everyone Access to God’s Community
How to Offer Everyone Access to God’s Community
How to Create a Sense of Belonging and Invite Everyone to Contribute Their Spiritual Gifts
How to Create a Sense of Belonging and Invite Everyone to Contribute Their Spiritual Gifts
What Church Is Like for Me as a Person with Schizophrenia
What Church Is Like for Me as a Person with Schizophrenia
How to Host a Community Meal (and Why This Biblical Practice Matters)
How to Host a Community Meal (and Why This Biblical Practice Matters)
How to Break the Stigma around Mental Health in the Church
How to Break the Stigma around Mental Health in the Church
People with Disabilities Have a Voice. Are You Listening for Us?
People with Disabilities Have a Voice. Are You Listening for Us?
Simple Outreach Ministry Ideas and Tips for Getting Started
Simple Outreach Ministry Ideas and Tips for Getting Started
The Hidden Impact of Abled Privilege in the Church
The Hidden Impact of Abled Privilege in the Church
“How Do We Help People with Disabilities?”
“How Do We Help People with Disabilities?”
How Shaming Holds People with Disabilities Back in the Church
How Shaming Holds People with Disabilities Back in the Church
12 Children’s Ministry Outreach Ideas for Churches and Families
12 Children’s Ministry Outreach Ideas for Churches and Families
How It Hurts When Churches Don’t Make Space for People with Autism
How It Hurts When Churches Don’t Make Space for People with Autism
Four Things Your Missionaries Wish You Knew
Four Things Your Missionaries Wish You Knew
Following a Pillar of Cloud: Exodus Sunday School Lesson
Following a Pillar of Cloud: Exodus Sunday School Lesson
Changing Attitudes toward People with Disabilities in the Church
Changing Attitudes toward People with Disabilities in the Church
Are Churches Actually Welcoming to People with Disabilities?
Are Churches Actually Welcoming to People with Disabilities?
How Jesus Heals and Why It’s Different than a Cure
How Jesus Heals and Why It’s Different than a Cure
Dementia and Identity: Who Are You If You Can’t Remember?
Dementia and Identity: Who Are You If You Can’t Remember?
Top Church Online Giving Platforms in 2021
Top Church Online Giving Platforms in 2021
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Tips for Sharing Your Faith Story
Pastoral Transition Survival Guide: How to Navigate a Pastoral Search and Transition
Pastoral Transition Survival Guide: How to Navigate a Pastoral Search and Transition
Mrs. Korver’s Famous Dutch Stroopwafel Recipe
Mrs. Korver’s Famous Dutch Stroopwafel Recipe
Bivocational Ministry Is On the Rise, and This Pastor Is Embracing It
Bivocational Ministry Is On the Rise, and This Pastor Is Embracing It
Justice and Reconciliation Prayer Service Order of Worship
Justice and Reconciliation Prayer Service Order of Worship
Fasting and Prayer Guide
Fasting and Prayer Guide
6 International Church Planters Talk Evangelism
6 International Church Planters Talk Evangelism
Shifting Points of View
Shifting Points of View
Three Lessons the “Snyder Cut” Can Teach Us about Digital Ministry
Three Lessons the “Snyder Cut” Can Teach Us about Digital Ministry
One Family’s Journey into Refugee Foster Care
One Family’s Journey into Refugee Foster Care
A Letter to My Fellow Asian Sisters and Brothers
A Letter to My Fellow Asian Sisters and Brothers
Reconciliation in a Divided World
Reconciliation in a Divided World
A Piece of the Pie
A Piece of the Pie
How to Plant Seeds of Faith by Gardening with Your Kids
How to Plant Seeds of Faith by Gardening with Your Kids
Why Plant Churches?
Why Plant Churches?
How Asperger Syndrome Makes Me Uniquely Gifted as a Missionary
How Asperger Syndrome Makes Me Uniquely Gifted as a Missionary
Experimenting on the Margins: My Journey in Adaptive Leadership
Experimenting on the Margins: My Journey in Adaptive Leadership
Passover: The Taste of Redemption
Passover: The Taste of Redemption
Saying “Yes” to Water Wells
Saying “Yes” to Water Wells
What Did Jesus Eat?
What Did Jesus Eat?
Rosemary Cheddar Irish Soda Bread
Rosemary Cheddar Irish Soda Bread
On Calling, Crossing Cultures, and Church Planting
On Calling, Crossing Cultures, and Church Planting
Five Inspiring Stories of People with an Abundance Mindset
Five Inspiring Stories of People with an Abundance Mindset
Mushroom Risotto Recipe
Mushroom Risotto Recipe
How to Teach Your Kids about Giving
How to Teach Your Kids about Giving
5 Strategies for Rethinking Your Church Budget
5 Strategies for Rethinking Your Church Budget
Here’s How Three Groups Stayed on Mission During COVID
Here’s How Three Groups Stayed on Mission During COVID
How One Church Loved Its Neighbors Through Groceries and Good Will
How One Church Loved Its Neighbors Through Groceries and Good Will
Why One Church Is Celebrating an Outbreak
Why One Church Is Celebrating an Outbreak
Double the Care
Double the Care
Six Chaplains Share the Highs and Lows of Their COVID-19 Experiences
Six Chaplains Share the Highs and Lows of Their COVID-19 Experiences
Going Vegetarian with the Whole Family for Lent
Going Vegetarian with the Whole Family for Lent
Praying Throughout the Day with the Divine Hours | Intro to Spiritual Practices
Praying Throughout the Day with the Divine Hours | Intro to Spiritual Practices
What Does the Bible Say about Sharing the Gospel?
What Does the Bible Say about Sharing the Gospel?
I Want to Immerse People in Hospitality and God’s Love
I Want to Immerse People in Hospitality and God’s Love
How Writing Can Strengthen Your Prayer and Faith Life | Intro to Spiritual Practices
How Writing Can Strengthen Your Prayer and Faith Life | Intro to Spiritual Practices
Prayer Walking | Intro to Spiritual Practices
Prayer Walking | Intro to Spiritual Practices
Climbing to New Heights: First a Gym, Now a Church
Climbing to New Heights: First a Gym, Now a Church
How to Frame Your Faith Story
How to Frame Your Faith Story
Be Strong and Courageous Enough to Forgive
Be Strong and Courageous Enough to Forgive
The Daily Examen: Prayer, Meditation, and Seeking God’s Direction | Intro to Spiritual Practices
The Daily Examen: Prayer, Meditation, and Seeking God’s Direction | Intro to Spiritual Practices
Lament in 2020
Lament in 2020
Where Do We Go From Here?
Where Do We Go From Here?
The Pathway to Reconciliation
The Pathway to Reconciliation
Reading the Bible Daily with the Lectionary | Intro to Spiritual Practices
Reading the Bible Daily with the Lectionary | Intro to Spiritual Practices
Silence in God’s Presence | Intro to Spiritual Practices
Silence in God’s Presence | Intro to Spiritual Practices
How a Multicultural Church Plant Emerged in the Bronx
How a Multicultural Church Plant Emerged in the Bronx
Restoring Hope and Dreams for a New Year
Restoring Hope and Dreams for a New Year
Why I Love Nativities: They Are Reminders of the Incarnation
Why I Love Nativities: They Are Reminders of the Incarnation
Celebrate Christmas at Home with One of These Global Traditions
Celebrate Christmas at Home with One of These Global Traditions
I Asked Santa for a Bicycle, but God Gave a Better Gift
I Asked Santa for a Bicycle, but God Gave a Better Gift
Six Ways to Think About Lament and How You Might Practice It
Six Ways to Think About Lament and How You Might Practice It
8 Ways to Connect with Your Community this Christmas Season
8 Ways to Connect with Your Community this Christmas Season
Tea Time: Building Cross-Cultural, Interfaith Relationships over Chai
Tea Time: Building Cross-Cultural, Interfaith Relationships over Chai
From Corn, Beans, and Poverty to Fruit, Health, and Big Dreams
From Corn, Beans, and Poverty to Fruit, Health, and Big Dreams
Four Ways That Online Discipleship Actually Works
Four Ways That Online Discipleship Actually Works
What It Means to Live in the Middle and Be a Peacebuilder
What It Means to Live in the Middle and Be a Peacebuilder
Pivoting: Discipleship in an Age of COVID-19
Pivoting: Discipleship in an Age of COVID-19
7 Important Books for Church Leaders in a Time of Racial Reckoning
7 Important Books for Church Leaders in a Time of Racial Reckoning
When Time Zones Take a Backseat to Discipleship
When Time Zones Take a Backseat to Discipleship
Snickerdoodles and Being Neighborly
Snickerdoodles and Being Neighborly
Confronting Racism and Its Ugly Past to Change the Future
Confronting Racism and Its Ugly Past to Change the Future
How a Gift of $242 Sparked Generosity in this Congregation
How a Gift of $242 Sparked Generosity in this Congregation
What Discipleship During COVID-19 Looks Like for Me
What Discipleship During COVID-19 Looks Like for Me
Why Finances Matter as We Follow Jesus
Why Finances Matter as We Follow Jesus
What Does It Look Like to Be a Disciple Maker?
What Does It Look Like to Be a Disciple Maker?
Let God Transform You
Let God Transform You
Advice for When You’re Struggling with Faith
Advice for When You’re Struggling with Faith
Richard Mouw on Disagreeing with Convicted Civility
Richard Mouw on Disagreeing with Convicted Civility
How One Group is Doing Digital Discipleship, and Why It’s Working
How One Group is Doing Digital Discipleship, and Why It’s Working
I’m Casting My First Vote as a U.S. Citizen. Here’s My Prayer.
I’m Casting My First Vote as a U.S. Citizen. Here’s My Prayer.
The Power of Loving Your Neighbors through Food
The Power of Loving Your Neighbors through Food
Leading Like Jesus
Leading Like Jesus
Understanding Digital Culture Can Help the Church Disciple Young Millennials and Gen Z
Understanding Digital Culture Can Help the Church Disciple Young Millennials and Gen Z
Learning to Live and Love like Jesus
Learning to Live and Love like Jesus
Is Racism a Discipleship Issue? Joe Graham, a White Millennial Pastor, Thinks So.
Is Racism a Discipleship Issue? Joe Graham, a White Millennial Pastor, Thinks So.
1 Corinthians 13 Bible Study
1 Corinthians 13 Bible Study
Ed Stetzer: People Are Being Discipled by Their Cable News Choices
Ed Stetzer: People Are Being Discipled by Their Cable News Choices
How Adaptive Leadership Can Help Churches Embrace Mission in Uncharted Territory
How Adaptive Leadership Can Help Churches Embrace Mission in Uncharted Territory
Tod Bolsinger on Power, Privilege, and Adaptive Leadership in 2020
Tod Bolsinger on Power, Privilege, and Adaptive Leadership in 2020
Calling, Leadership, the Black Church, and Soul Care: A Conversation with Earl James and Peter Watts
Calling, Leadership, the Black Church, and Soul Care: A Conversation with Earl James and Peter Watts
Racism and Rediscovering Corporate Prayer of Confession
Racism and Rediscovering Corporate Prayer of Confession
How to Build a Virtual Prayer Walk
How to Build a Virtual Prayer Walk
Belhar Confession Hymns and Songs
Belhar Confession Hymns and Songs
How the Tamil Language Brought Me Home in the Middle of Iowa
How the Tamil Language Brought Me Home in the Middle of Iowa
What Does It Mean to Be a Denomination Today?
What Does It Mean to Be a Denomination Today?
Our Small Group Is Trying to Restore the World’s “Workability”
Our Small Group Is Trying to Restore the World’s “Workability”
A Call to Justice and Mercy
A Call to Justice and Mercy
Belhar Confession Litany
Belhar Confession Litany
Five Ways to Pray During a Crisis
Five Ways to Pray During a Crisis
During a Crisis, Pray for Eyes to See
During a Crisis, Pray for Eyes to See
Discipleship: A Command and a Culture
Discipleship: A Command and a Culture
Belhar Confession Call to Worship Ideas
Belhar Confession Call to Worship Ideas
Belhar Confession Affirmation Liturgies
Belhar Confession Affirmation Liturgies
Creeds and Professions of Faith Inspired by the Belhar Confession
Creeds and Professions of Faith Inspired by the Belhar Confession
Belhar Confession Prayers of Commitment
Belhar Confession Prayers of Commitment
How a Pastoral Sabbatical Helped Our Church Embrace the Priesthood of All Believers
How a Pastoral Sabbatical Helped Our Church Embrace the Priesthood of All Believers
How Jabez Helped Me Understand My Disability
How Jabez Helped Me Understand My Disability
Discipleship through Disability
Discipleship through Disability
Hardships Can’t Stop God’s Work on This Farm in Mozambique
Hardships Can’t Stop God’s Work on This Farm in Mozambique
What A Broken Shovel Taught Me About Discipleship
What A Broken Shovel Taught Me About Discipleship
Racism, Police Killings, and the Way Forward: A Pastoral Letter from a Black Man of Faith
Racism, Police Killings, and the Way Forward: A Pastoral Letter from a Black Man of Faith
Looking Inward to Reach Outward
Looking Inward to Reach Outward
We’re Experiencing Trauma. Here’s How to Cope
We’re Experiencing Trauma. Here’s How to Cope
Prayers for Racial Harmony
Prayers for Racial Harmony
6 Spiritual Practices that Point You to Jesus
6 Spiritual Practices that Point You to Jesus
Experiential Pentecost Worship Service
Experiential Pentecost Worship Service
How Your Church Can Engage and Support Your Community
How Your Church Can Engage and Support Your Community
Pentecost on the Prairie
Pentecost on the Prairie
Trinity Sunday Prayer and Liturgy Ideas
Trinity Sunday Prayer and Liturgy Ideas
Prayers for Times of National Tragedy
Prayers for Times of National Tragedy
Pentecost Sunday Prayer and Liturgy Ideas
Pentecost Sunday Prayer and Liturgy Ideas
How to Create Welcoming Spaces for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
How to Create Welcoming Spaces for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
From Mentoring to Weekend Meals
From Mentoring to Weekend Meals
What Does Hip Hop Have to do with Lament?
What Does Hip Hop Have to do with Lament?
Scott Cormode on Biblical Lament | Faithward Podcast
Scott Cormode on Biblical Lament | Faithward Podcast
Lectio Divina: An Ancient Contemplative Spiritual Practice
Lectio Divina: An Ancient Contemplative Spiritual Practice
Praying for the World Is a Mission Practice
Praying for the World Is a Mission Practice
What Is Faith?
What Is Faith?
Who Is God?
Who Is God?
A New Approach to Outreach
A New Approach to Outreach
Worship Resources for Celebrating Women in Ministry Sunday
Worship Resources for Celebrating Women in Ministry Sunday
How Much Is Enough?
How Much Is Enough?
A Great Multitude from Many Nations
A Great Multitude from Many Nations
Walking Backward into the Future
Walking Backward into the Future
Prayer Walking During a Pandemic
Prayer Walking During a Pandemic
How a Transcontinental Partnership Embodies the Family of God
How a Transcontinental Partnership Embodies the Family of God
Ground Yourself in Faith Using Positive Psychology as a Tool
Ground Yourself in Faith Using Positive Psychology as a Tool
You Don’t Have to Be Big to Plant
You Don’t Have to Be Big to Plant
Prayers for Peace and Reconciliation
Prayers for Peace and Reconciliation
Stressed? Get Grounded
Stressed? Get Grounded
Why Are Church Plants Better at Reaching the Unreached?
Why Are Church Plants Better at Reaching the Unreached?
A Child in the Kingdom Family
A Child in the Kingdom Family
Good Friday Worship Practices
Good Friday Worship Practices
Easter Activities for Sharing the Resurrection Story with Kids
Easter Activities for Sharing the Resurrection Story with Kids
What Can the Seder Supper Teach Us about the Lord’s Supper?
What Can the Seder Supper Teach Us about the Lord’s Supper?
Easter Worship Ideas
Easter Worship Ideas
How Six Churches are Loving Their Neighbors
How Six Churches are Loving Their Neighbors
6 Ways to Stay #OnMission When You Have to Cancel Your Mission Trip
6 Ways to Stay #OnMission When You Have to Cancel Your Mission Trip
DIY Resurrection Eggs for Holy Week
DIY Resurrection Eggs for Holy Week
5 Ways to Talk to Your Church about Online Giving
5 Ways to Talk to Your Church about Online Giving
Making Lent Pretzels: What Pretzels Remind Us during Lent
Making Lent Pretzels: What Pretzels Remind Us during Lent
Managing Your Fear and Anxiety So You Can Respond in Faith
Managing Your Fear and Anxiety So You Can Respond in Faith
Prayer of Confession Collection
Prayer of Confession Collection
The Super Basic, Low-Budget Guide to Livestreaming for Churches
The Super Basic, Low-Budget Guide to Livestreaming for Churches
What God Has Strengthened Me To Do
What God Has Strengthened Me To Do
What Will Be Required of Me?
What Will Be Required of Me?
How Churches Can Respond to Coronavirus
How Churches Can Respond to Coronavirus
Stations of the Cross Tenebrae Service for Holy Week
Stations of the Cross Tenebrae Service for Holy Week
How to Apply Micah 6:8 to Your Life
How to Apply Micah 6:8 to Your Life
How to Minister to the Whole Person
How to Minister to the Whole Person
God Can Use the Enneagram to Make You Holy
God Can Use the Enneagram to Make You Holy
What You Need to Know about Meaningful Community Ministry
What You Need to Know about Meaningful Community Ministry
Six Lent Prayer of Confession Ideas
Six Lent Prayer of Confession Ideas
What I’ve Learned from the Waters
What I’ve Learned from the Waters
Ash Wednesday Worship Service Ideas
Ash Wednesday Worship Service Ideas
Why the Enneagram Isn’t Just Another Personality Quiz
Why the Enneagram Isn’t Just Another Personality Quiz
Conflict Is Part of Our Witness to the World
Conflict Is Part of Our Witness to the World
What Is Maundy Thursday and How Is It Observed?
What Is Maundy Thursday and How Is It Observed?
What Campus Ministries Has Taught Me About Interfaith Dialogue
What Campus Ministries Has Taught Me About Interfaith Dialogue
Palm Sunday Prayer and Call to Worship Ideas
Palm Sunday Prayer and Call to Worship Ideas
“They Called Me Crazy”: Rito’s Story
“They Called Me Crazy”: Rito’s Story
Lunar New Year Festival
Lunar New Year Festival
How Service Trips Transformed Me
How Service Trips Transformed Me
Five Ways to Embrace Mission and Revitalize the Church
Five Ways to Embrace Mission and Revitalize the Church
What We’re Missing on Mission Trips
What We’re Missing on Mission Trips
Symbols in Worship
Symbols in Worship
How can elders provide better pastoral care for their congregations?
How can elders provide better pastoral care for their congregations?
How can elders minister to the pastor?
How can elders minister to the pastor?
How can elders minister to people who are sick or dying?
How can elders minister to people who are sick or dying?
How Centering Prayer Helps You Find Rest in God
How Centering Prayer Helps You Find Rest in God
Epiphany Celebration Ideas for Families and Churches
Epiphany Celebration Ideas for Families and Churches
Don’t Avoid Suffering. There’s Glory in It.
Don’t Avoid Suffering. There’s Glory in It.
Boxing Day
Boxing Day
Don’t Let the Doorway Effect Make You Forget Christmas
Don’t Let the Doorway Effect Make You Forget Christmas
God’s Light Breaks Us Open
God’s Light Breaks Us Open
Making the Most of Holiday Breaks with Former Students
Making the Most of Holiday Breaks with Former Students
What Millennials Can Teach the Church About Generosity
What Millennials Can Teach the Church About Generosity
It’s Sacred to Hear the Stories of Refugees Like Jesus
It’s Sacred to Hear the Stories of Refugees Like Jesus
8 Ways for Churches to Welcome Newcomers in Advent
8 Ways for Churches to Welcome Newcomers in Advent
Learning about Hospitality and Justice from the Nativity Story
Learning about Hospitality and Justice from the Nativity Story
Family Ideas for Advent
Family Ideas for Advent
St. Nicholas Day
St. Nicholas Day
The Second Coming of Jesus Makes Me Uneasy
The Second Coming of Jesus Makes Me Uneasy
What If My Heart Is Too Frazzled to Prepare Him Room?
What If My Heart Is Too Frazzled to Prepare Him Room?
Advent Candle Lighting Readings
Advent Candle Lighting Readings
Congregational Ideas For Advent, Christmas, And Epiphany
Congregational Ideas For Advent, Christmas, And Epiphany
Christmas Pageant
Christmas Pageant
Biblical Hospitality: Inviting Outsiders to be Family
Biblical Hospitality: Inviting Outsiders to be Family
12 Ideas for Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas
12 Ideas for Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas
How to Get Unstuck in Your Faith
How to Get Unstuck in Your Faith
As You Did to the Least of These, You Did to Me
As You Did to the Least of These, You Did to Me
Not Just in the Community, But for It
Not Just in the Community, But for It
Thanksgiving Litany
Thanksgiving Litany
How to Avoid Pastor Burnout
How to Avoid Pastor Burnout
Keeping a Capital Campaign Alive Long-Term
Keeping a Capital Campaign Alive Long-Term
How (and Why) I Learned to Love Puzzles
How (and Why) I Learned to Love Puzzles
When Preachers Talk, It’s God Who Speaks
When Preachers Talk, It’s God Who Speaks
I Learned to Listen to God at a School for the Deaf
I Learned to Listen to God at a School for the Deaf
How to Revitalize Your Church by Embracing Innovation
How to Revitalize Your Church by Embracing Innovation
Why Are Churches Dying And What Can You Do about It?
Why Are Churches Dying And What Can You Do about It?
Six Non-Traditional Ways of Following God’s Call to Ministry
Six Non-Traditional Ways of Following God’s Call to Ministry
It’s Simple: God Just Wants Us to Know Him
It’s Simple: God Just Wants Us to Know Him
A Light to My Path: Interpreting Scripture as Reformed Christians – A three-part video series
A Light to My Path: Interpreting Scripture as Reformed Christians – A three-part video series
When Sports Is What You Know, It’s What You Use
When Sports Is What You Know, It’s What You Use
How Did Jesus Deal with Conflict?
How Did Jesus Deal with Conflict?
One Pastor’s Method of Mentoring? Ping Pong.
One Pastor’s Method of Mentoring? Ping Pong.
Laity Sunday Worship Ideas
Laity Sunday Worship Ideas
I’m Giving Thanks for the People Who Built My Spiritual Foundation
I’m Giving Thanks for the People Who Built My Spiritual Foundation
This Church Takes Learning to Another Level
This Church Takes Learning to Another Level
I Experienced the Amazing Power of Sharing Stories. Here’s What Happened.
I Experienced the Amazing Power of Sharing Stories. Here’s What Happened.
God’s Grace Gets You Through Hard Times
God’s Grace Gets You Through Hard Times
Small but Powerful Ways Churches Are Caring for the Earth
Small but Powerful Ways Churches Are Caring for the Earth
Yes, We Actually Trust Our Young People to Lead
Yes, We Actually Trust Our Young People to Lead
How Rosy Tamayo Found Her Calling
How Rosy Tamayo Found Her Calling
This Ministry Is Exchanging “Mission to” for “Cooperation with”
This Ministry Is Exchanging “Mission to” for “Cooperation with”
When Niccie Kliegl Listened to God, Crazy Things Started Happening
When Niccie Kliegl Listened to God, Crazy Things Started Happening
How to Use the Offering to Grow Generosity in Your Church
How to Use the Offering to Grow Generosity in Your Church
Witnessing the Gospel Is Our Call as Christians
Witnessing the Gospel Is Our Call as Christians
How To Make Pastoral Visits Without Being A Pastor
How To Make Pastoral Visits Without Being A Pastor
How a Green Team Can Help Your Church Care for Creation
How a Green Team Can Help Your Church Care for Creation
Have a Vision? Here’s How to Share It.
Have a Vision? Here’s How to Share It.
Why the Heidelberg Catechism is Still Relevant, in Life and in Death
Why the Heidelberg Catechism is Still Relevant, in Life and in Death
In Defense of the Children’s Message
In Defense of the Children’s Message
Giving Metrics That Tell a Church’s Generosity Story
Giving Metrics That Tell a Church’s Generosity Story
When the Church Gets Stuck in the Mud
When the Church Gets Stuck in the Mud
Evangelism for Introverts
Evangelism for Introverts
How Doubt Made My Faith Strong
How Doubt Made My Faith Strong
Cuando El Liderazgo Comienza Siguiendo
Cuando El Liderazgo Comienza Siguiendo
God Used My Words to Encourage South Sudanese Christians
God Used My Words to Encourage South Sudanese Christians
Accommodations of the Heart Matter More
Accommodations of the Heart Matter More
Does God Ever Abandon Us?
Does God Ever Abandon Us?
Myths About Millennials and Giving
Myths About Millennials and Giving
Obeying What You Hear from God Can Be Really Hard. But Also, Worth It.
Obeying What You Hear from God Can Be Really Hard. But Also, Worth It.
My Childhood Quest for Turtles Showed Me How to Approach God
My Childhood Quest for Turtles Showed Me How to Approach God
Canons of Dort Devotions
Canons of Dort Devotions
Six Church Planters Talk Shop
Six Church Planters Talk Shop
What Happens When Loving Others Conflicts with Our Convictions?
What Happens When Loving Others Conflicts with Our Convictions?
Real Mission Is All About Relationships
Real Mission Is All About Relationships
5 Ways to Up Your Church’s Discipleship Game
5 Ways to Up Your Church’s Discipleship Game
Listening Prayer Helps You Hear God More Clearly. Here’s How.
Listening Prayer Helps You Hear God More Clearly. Here’s How.
It Looks Like Chaos, but There’s Holiness in Here
It Looks Like Chaos, but There’s Holiness in Here
Teaching Children about Communion Workshop
Teaching Children about Communion Workshop
Brush Up on Your Gospel Basics
Brush Up on Your Gospel Basics
How to Raise Money without Feeling Like a Salesman
How to Raise Money without Feeling Like a Salesman
What I Learned about Jesus by Teaching English to Refugees
What I Learned about Jesus by Teaching English to Refugees
10 Ways Your Church Can Include People with Disabilities
10 Ways Your Church Can Include People with Disabilities
Is the Church the Only Hope for Returning Citizens?
Is the Church the Only Hope for Returning Citizens?
We Are Speaking Sunday Sample Worship Service
We Are Speaking Sunday Sample Worship Service
Does Your Church Smell Like Rain?
Does Your Church Smell Like Rain?
Mission Trip Advice for Lasting Spiritual Growth
Mission Trip Advice for Lasting Spiritual Growth
Jesus Wants Us to Be More Like Children
Jesus Wants Us to Be More Like Children
This Afterschool Group Saved One Teenager’s Life
This Afterschool Group Saved One Teenager’s Life
Supporting Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Violence in Your Church
Supporting Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Violence in Your Church
Addressing Sexual Abuse and Violence in Worship Resources
Addressing Sexual Abuse and Violence in Worship Resources
Confess Your Sins, and Not Just to God
Confess Your Sins, and Not Just to God
When a Church Feels Growing Pains
When a Church Feels Growing Pains
Six Ways to Engage Older Adults in Worship
Six Ways to Engage Older Adults in Worship
Eight Spiritual Disciplines for Everyday Life
Eight Spiritual Disciplines for Everyday Life
Small Churches Are Worth Celebrating
Small Churches Are Worth Celebrating
Remembering the Last Supper
Remembering the Last Supper
I’m Sitting in the Lap of Darkness
I’m Sitting in the Lap of Darkness
God’s the One Persevering, Not the Saints
God’s the One Persevering, Not the Saints
Our Salvation Is Entirely God’s Work
Our Salvation Is Entirely God’s Work
Don’t Set Limits on Christ’s Atoning Work
Don’t Set Limits on Christ’s Atoning Work
It’s Not About Who’s Out and Who’s In
It’s Not About Who’s Out and Who’s In
JoyCamp Shares Jesus’s Love in Queens
JoyCamp Shares Jesus’s Love in Queens
What Keeping Fish Taught Me about Free Grace
What Keeping Fish Taught Me about Free Grace
Faith, Little Miracles, And Why Stories Matter
Faith, Little Miracles, And Why Stories Matter
What My Grandpa Taught Me About Grace
What My Grandpa Taught Me About Grace
Who Makes Us Part of the Church?
Who Makes Us Part of the Church?
How We Found Family and Adventure
How We Found Family and Adventure
Faith Five Families: Nurturing the Spiritual Life of Children
Faith Five Families: Nurturing the Spiritual Life of Children
Spiritual Practice of Simplicity
Spiritual Practice of Simplicity
Psalm 23 Prayer Walk with Communion
Psalm 23 Prayer Walk with Communion
Prayer for Crops and Industry
Prayer for Crops and Industry
Lent Worship Practices Inspired by the Early Church
Lent Worship Practices Inspired by the Early Church
Church is Beautiful and Messy—But Really, It’s Beautiful
Church is Beautiful and Messy—But Really, It’s Beautiful
How Cancer Gave Me a New Mission
How Cancer Gave Me a New Mission
Church Means Home, Even When It’s Hard
Church Means Home, Even When It’s Hard
Does Your Church Have a Discipleship Strategy?
Does Your Church Have a Discipleship Strategy?
Riffing on Sunday Night Worship with Jazz Vespers
Riffing on Sunday Night Worship with Jazz Vespers
Day Camp Shares Hopes with Kids in Syracuse
Day Camp Shares Hopes with Kids in Syracuse
Jesus Invites Us to Come
Jesus Invites Us to Come
It Has Taken Me Years to See God as Good
It Has Taken Me Years to See God as Good
Why I Love the Church Most on Ash Wednesday
Why I Love the Church Most on Ash Wednesday
Heeding God’s Call to Cuba
Heeding God’s Call to Cuba
What My Church and I Learned About Loss and Change
What My Church and I Learned About Loss and Change
A Mothers’ Prayer Meeting
A Mothers’ Prayer Meeting
Quiet …For Now
Quiet …For Now
Violence of Silence
Violence of Silence
Spiritual Gifts Aren’t Just for Church Anymore
Spiritual Gifts Aren’t Just for Church Anymore
Is Your Church Sending People Out?
Is Your Church Sending People Out?
What Are We Really Thirsty For?
What Are We Really Thirsty For?
Being Church to Those Impacted by Mass Incarceration
Being Church to Those Impacted by Mass Incarceration
There Are Three Kinds of Churches: Which Is Yours?
There Are Three Kinds of Churches: Which Is Yours?
Ministering Both on the Job and from the Pulpit
Ministering Both on the Job and from the Pulpit
I Was in Prison and You Visited Me
I Was in Prison and You Visited Me
How a Simple Act of Love Changed My Mother’s Life
How a Simple Act of Love Changed My Mother’s Life
Why We’re Studying a 500-year-old Doctrine
Why We’re Studying a 500-year-old Doctrine
How a Health Clinic Will Help Share the Gospel
How a Health Clinic Will Help Share the Gospel
Church Planting Is Different in Hungary
Church Planting Is Different in Hungary
The Power of Presence in a Community
The Power of Presence in a Community
How Counseling Helped My Faith
How Counseling Helped My Faith
Worshiping in a Refugee Camp Stunned Me
Worshiping in a Refugee Camp Stunned Me
The Theology and Place of Music in Worship
The Theology and Place of Music in Worship
How One Church Connects Its Members with Their Japanese Roots
How One Church Connects Its Members with Their Japanese Roots
This Church is Helping Prevent Domestic Violence, Not Just Reacting to It
This Church is Helping Prevent Domestic Violence, Not Just Reacting to It
A Circle of Friends
A Circle of Friends
The Courage of Esther
The Courage of Esther
Rahab the Faithful
Rahab the Faithful
Justice for Tamar
Justice for Tamar
December 25: Jesus Is Born
December 25: Jesus Is Born
December 24: Journey to Bethlehem
December 24: Journey to Bethlehem
December 23: Joseph’s Honor
December 23: Joseph’s Honor
December 22: Mary’s Unexpected Gift
December 22: Mary’s Unexpected Gift
December 21: John the Baptist
December 21: John the Baptist
December 20: Zechariah’s Gift of Silence
December 20: Zechariah’s Gift of Silence
December 19: Born in Bethlehem
December 19: Born in Bethlehem
Sharing Life in a Small Town
Sharing Life in a Small Town
December 18: Into the Lions’ Den
December 18: Into the Lions’ Den
December 17: Jonah and the…Sackcloth?
December 17: Jonah and the…Sackcloth?
December 16: The Wolf and Lamb
December 16: The Wolf and Lamb
December 15: The Promise of Light
December 15: The Promise of Light
December 14: Esther’s Bold Faith
December 14: Esther’s Bold Faith
December 13: God’s Triumph over Baal
December 13: God’s Triumph over Baal
December 12: More Than a Temple
December 12: More Than a Temple
December 11: Shepherd to King
December 11: Shepherd to King
December 10: David, An Unlikely King
December 10: David, An Unlikely King
December 9: Ruth and Boaz
December 9: Ruth and Boaz
December 8: Rahab
December 8: Rahab
December 7: The 10 Commandments
December 7: The 10 Commandments
December 6: The Story of Joseph
December 6: The Story of Joseph
December 5: Jacob’s Dream
December 5: Jacob’s Dream
December 4: Sacrificing Isaac
December 4: Sacrificing Isaac
December 3: God’s Promise to Abraham
December 3: God’s Promise to Abraham
December 2: The Promised Land
December 2: The Promised Land
December 1: Noah’s Ark
December 1: Noah’s Ark
November 30: The Fall
November 30: The Fall
November 29: Adam and Eve
November 29: Adam and Eve
November 28: Habakkuk and the Watch Tower
November 28: Habakkuk and the Watch Tower
November 27: The Jesse Tree
November 27: The Jesse Tree
Service of Lament Liturgy
Service of Lament Liturgy
Senior Pastor’s Unique Role in Building Culture of Generosity
Senior Pastor’s Unique Role in Building Culture of Generosity
A Prayer for Refugees
A Prayer for Refugees
Belhar Confession Call to Worship Ideas
Belhar Confession Call to Worship Ideas
Call to worship ideas based on the Belhar Confession
Belhar Confession Prayers of Commitment
Belhar Confession Prayers of Commitment
Commit in prayer to unity, reconciliation, and justice
Belhar Confession Affirmation Liturgies
Belhar Confession Affirmation Liturgies
Affirm the Belhar Confession in worship
Creeds and Professions of Faith Inspired by the Belhar Confession
Creeds and Professions of Faith Inspired by the Belhar Confession
Profess your faith in Christ's reconciling love