Better together: Creating interdenominational relationships

By Rebecca Ninke May 9, 2019

When I was on internship, I had a sermon to push out during the Week of Christian Unity. I glanced..

Encouraging families to connect with each other at church

By Linda Tibbitts May 6, 2019

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and..

Mom guilt vs. pastor guilt

By Rebecca Ninke May 2, 2019

The phone rang in the middle of the night.  It was the local hospital, and someone was dying.

The..

Youth Ministry Mission Trips: Part One

By Erik Ullestad April 30, 2019

I used to run the mile in track. Four laps around in a circle. My coach used to talk about the..

Spring has sprung: 5 ministry resources to check out

By Sparkhouse April 26, 2019

Spring has finally arrived! For many of us that means some much-needed spring cleaning, for others..

Resurrect the season with a call to serve

By Sparkhouse April 25, 2019

We’re rarely in better form than on Easter morning, proclaiming the Good News that “Christ has..

Summer youth ministry ideas

By Bryan Bliss April 24, 2019

Summer will always be a challenging time of year for youth workers. On one hand, the summer months..

Sunday School Curriculum: What kind of curriculum do I want?

By Sparkhouse April 23, 2019

What hopes do you have for your ministry? What physical and technological capabilities exist?..

Building an Intentional Church Nursery

By Sparkhouse April 22, 2019

Throughout the Bible, Jesus calls us to love one another. When disciples try to keep children out..

Finding your own way

By Rebecca Ninke April 19, 2019

When asked to write a blog post on devotions, I immediately thought “no way!” It felt like writing..

Search

Recent Posts

Posts by Topic

see all

Subscribe to Blog