How your church can minister to those with special needs
8:00PM EDT 10/31/2008

Connecting kids (and communities) to Jesus with ... science!

1:00AM EDT 9/1/2008

Are we dreaming dreams for our young people?
8:00PM EDT 8/31/2008

How you can help children through the pain of parents' separation or divorce.
1:00AM EDT 7/1/2008

Are you leading people into praise that extends beyond this earth?
8:00PM EDT 6/30/2008

Twenty or 30 years ago, the average church youth ministry consisted of monthly pizza-and-movie nights, sadly, many churches are still using the same approach to minister to young people and (not surprisingly) seeing minimal results. 8:00PM EDT 6/30/2008

As a pastor, you set the tone for true corporate worship.

Every pastor wants to raise up a group of people who God considers true worshipers. Jesus defined these people in John 4:23 as those who "worship the Father in spirit and truth." He even added that these are the ones after whom the Father seeks.

We have the chance to cultivate these kinds of worshipers every Sunday in our services by how we lead. Whether you are a senior pastor or a worship leader, you serve as a model for true worship. You play a key role in creating an environment that is conducive to the moving of God's Spirit. To excel at both of these requires some understanding of what I believe are fundamental principles of congregational worship.

• "Worship time" is not a setup for the sermon. If we're not careful we can develop a dangerous mind-set that believes the praise and worship part of a service functions merely to prepare the congregation for the preaching. Though preparing people for the message can certainly be one benefit of a good "worship time" (and I use that term begrudgingly), it must not be its primary purpose.

1:00AM EDT 5/1/2008

Create attraction through your community outreach events.
8:00PM EDT 4/30/2008

Three secrets to developing—and keeping—remarkable children’s ministry leaders
7:00PM EST 2/29/2008

How to build your children's ministry for lasting results.
12:00AM EST 1/1/2008

These churches ditched traditional kid’s ministry—and are seeing God move 12:00AM EST 1/1/2008

Five trends every children's pastor needs to know about.

Mom, you're going to that?"

12:00AM EST 1/1/2008

George Barna explains why children should be your church’s No. 1 priority
7:00PM EST 12/31/2007

The emphasis placed on the church's role in raising children may currently be at an all-time high—enough to elicit talk of this being a movement. 7:00PM EST 12/31/2007

The Hispanic community is growing in America, but what about in the church?
8:00PM EDT 8/31/2007

The ethnic church is leading a reformation that is reconciling Catholics, diversifying worship and reclaiming biblical orthodoxy.

1:00AM EDT 7/1/2007

Why African-American and Hispanic churches must work together for urban renewal.

12:00AM EST 3/1/2007

Why is the emerging ethnic church so open to charismatic/Pentecostal expression?
12:00AM EST 1/1/2007

How an ancient parable challenges a MySpace vision of ministry.
12:00AM EST 11/1/2006

Compromise or cooperation? How black-led and white-led churches must unite.

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1:00AM EDT 9/1/2006