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- 1. Heretics @ Home?
- Are house churches really more vulnerable to false doctrine? Let's remember our roots in the Reformation. My "favorite" argument against the house church movement popped up (again) in an article ...
- Created on 30 June 2009
- 2. The [New] House Churches
- Many Christians today have left traditional churches to meet in homes. Is this a healthy trend? Since pollster George Barna released Revolution in 2005, discussion on the topic of house churches ...
- Created on 30 April 2007
- 3. The Ministry Report
- From D.Min.s to M.B.A.s In the '80s and '90s, many pastors were taking their cues from the helping professions, earning counseling degrees and melding psychology with theology. These days, you'd be ...
- Created on 28 February 2007
- 4. What We Lost
- Reinventing accountability, discipline and restoration in a world of superstar leaders. November 2006 may have been the toughest month in 20 years for American evangelicals. One of our brightest stars ...
- Created on 31 December 2006
- 5. When Discipline Works
- News, Reviews & Commentary As many of you know, Tedd Haggard served as senior editorial adviser to Ministry Today and wrote a column in each issue of the magazine until this last May, when his increasing ...
- Created on 31 December 2006
- 6. The Ministry Report
- When We Get What We Want For years evangelicals have been praying for influence in Tinseltown, and now it looks as though we have some. (Or, at least they've figured out that we spend money on more ...
- Created on 31 October 2006
- 7. News, Reviews & Commentary
- Plugged In They used to say your effectiveness in ministry could be judged by the number of cigarette butts (or BMWs) in your church parking lot. Now it's measured by the number of Simpsons/Matrix/Coldplay ...
- Created on 30 June 2006
- 8. Introducing Ministry Today
- A sneak peak at major changes to Ministries Today. For nearly 23 years, Ministries Today has been the foremost journal for charismatic and Pentecostal pastors and church leaders. So why change now? ...
- Created on 30 April 2006
- 9. Megachurch Myths
- A groundbreaking study on U.S. megachurches shatters every myth we had about America’s 1,200 largest congregations. In 1960 there were 16 churches in America with attendance of more than 2,000. Now, ...
- Created on 30 April 2006
- 10. The Ministry Report
- "The Da Vinci Code can only gain traction in a nation where sound biblical teaching has been exchanged for motivational speeches". Attack of the Comparisites Our cover story on "Megachurch Myths" is ...
- Created on 30 April 2006
- 11. Good Housekeeping
- How evangelicals are reclaiming the environmental agenda on a biblical foundation. A group of 86 prominent evangelical leaders stirred up controversy earlier this year when it backed a major initiative ...
- Created on 30 April 2006
- 12. Bishop Butler Goes to Washington
- A Detroit pastor shares what it took to make the leap to the political primaries. Keith Butler is quick to point out that he is not the first minister in American history to seek public office. From Bible ...
- Created on 30 April 2006
- 13. Downward Mobility
- Why God doesn't give up on declining congregations Can God work through declining congregations in economically-depressed areas? Absolutely, Ruth Tucker argues in her new book, Left Behind in a Megachurch ...
- Created on 30 April 2006
- 14. Introducing Ministry Today
- Beginning with the May/June issue, Ministries Today will be relaunched under a new name: Ministry Today. For nearly 23 years, Ministries Today has been the foremost journal for charismatic and Pentecostal ...
- Created on 28 February 2006
- 15. Africa’s Paradox
- In spite of its depressing social and political realities, Africa has become the new epicenter of the global church. Although it's been nearly 15 years, I remember the first time I visited Africa as ...
- Created on 31 December 2005
- 16. God's Ambassador
- From a Baltimore ghetto to Capitol Hill, Senate Chaplain Barry Black now serves as pastor to 100 of America's most powerful elected officials. He's paid with your tax dollars and authorized by the Constitution ...
- Created on 31 October 2005
- 17. Birth Pangs
- Global disasters offer us the opportunity—and the responsibility—to proclaim hope in the face of chaos. Recently, a pastor friend told me the story of someone in his congregation who corrected him ...
- Created on 31 October 2005
- 18. The Denomination Debate
- Whether independent or denominational, today's church leaders are learning--sometimes the hard way--that reform doesn't come easy. Houston Miles had his feet firmly planted in the Assemblies of God ...
- Created on 31 August 2005
- 19. Missing Links
- "History is littered with institutions that lost sight of their reason for being and embraced the goal of self-preservation." When denominations can no longer provide authentic connections of accountability ...
- Created on 31 August 2005
- 20. A Twist of Faith
- When it comes to talking with my friends in the Word-Faith movement, I'll take dialogue over diatribe any day. I admire a pastor who consistently teaches his flock, stands firm in his commitment to ...
- Created on 30 June 2005