Inspiring Ministry & Church Development Articles

Creation: The Beginning of God’s Restoration

The Bible does not begin at Genesis 3; it begins at Genesis 1. This may seem a relatively bland statement, but the implications are as extensive as the universe. When we understand the scope of the Bible’s narr...

How to Make Sermon Illustrations Memorable

Scott Maze

Most pastors and Bible teachers immediately recognize the power of a well-told illustration. It engages the heart of those listening and allows the mind’s eye to see truth through the application of something f...

My Funeral Fumble: A Pastor’s Nightmare Comes True

Wyman Richardson

It remains the most humiliating moment of my pastoral life. I can now laugh about it a little these few years after the incident, but I still wake up with a start sometimes and feel the cold chill of disbelief ...

Faith for When Life Falls Apart

Nate Pyle

It's only a matter of time before life falls apart. The loss of a job, a diagnosis of cancer, an unfaithful spouse, abuse from a leader, the betrayal of a dear friend. It doesn’t matter how suburban our lives a...

How Can I Keep My Preaching from Getting Stale?

Bryan Chapell

Those who study denominations such as the one in which I serve (evangelical, largely Anglo, suburban and middle-class) say that the sermons of our preachers most commonly address the “3M” concerns of our church...

Display Bible Verses on Your Website: NEW Tool From Crossway

Cory Mansfield

A Free Tool for Your Blog or Website Today, we’re pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved ESV CrossReference Tool—a free resource created to make it easy to feature the text of the ESV Bible on ...

5 Myths Regarding the Song of Songs

Crossway

Myth #1: The Song of Songs is just a human love story. I do not intend to treat the Song of Songs like an allegory, in which everything in the book stands for something else, and in which we start coming up wi...

Scripture Journals – A Great Way to Engage with God’s Word

Cory Mansfield

We all love engaging with the Word of God. They are His Words to us, preserved for thousands of years. They are "living and active" (Hebrews 4:12), "breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof,...

What if Every Sunday Were Advent?

Landon Reynolds

Something we like to say in the church is: “Every Sunday is Easter!” The implications of this statement are absolutely filled with hope and promise, as the church proclaims every time that she gathers to worshi...

Be Inspired. Anywhere. WaterProof Bible!

Cory Mansfield

The Bible is the Bible. The Words of God preserved for us through the ages to give us all things necessary for salvation and living a life of faith that is pleasing to God. How the Scripture is printed, bound, ...