The survey, released March 27, asked respondents if religion is an important part of their daily life, and asked them if they attend religious services every week or almost every week. Southern states were the most religious, while the Northeast and Northwest states the least religiou

Today’s program interviewed Randy Gehring, pastor of Bethesda Lutheran Church in Ames, Iowa.  The program aired on Saturday, March 31th at 12:00pm on KTIA 99.3 FM.   To listen to the program click on the link below, each segment is around 12 minutes: On Mission with Tim Lub

Road-trip was a fun ride across the country, exploring ways that churches are expanding their ministries by adding more centers of ministry. By sharing the same vision, budget, staff, and governing board; multi-site churches have found they can leverage their resources to reach more p

Short-term volunteer projects have the best long-term local impact through one or both of these activities: 1) Finding and connecting seekers to local believers, 2) Encouraging and strengthening existing believers and churches. Finding and Connecting Seekers: The best volunteer teams

Should I get a job with a church or a mission sending agency and be sent as a missionary? Or should I get a job and contribute to the ministry through it? Going through a sending agency has its advantages, but getting a job or starting a business overseas provides a natural and unders

People Migration to Larger Churches by Thom Rainer One of the most significant trends in American churches the past 25 years has been the migration of people from smaller churches to larger churches. Less than one-half of one percent of these churches report an average worship attenda

The key article in lesson 10, How Shall They Hear? is Understanding Culture by Lloyd E. Kwast. I’ve included all the articles from the lesson here: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, Lesson 10 A summary and discussion questions are below: When missionaries enter a new

Today’s program interviewed David Staff, pastor of First Evangelical Free Church in Ames, Iowa.  The program aired on Saturday, March 24th at 12:00pm on KTIA 99.3 FM.   To listen to the program click on the link below, each segment is around 12 minutes: On Mission with Tim

For anyone who’s part of a governing board for an organization started a generation or more ago, this is the book for you. The authors give expression to the obvious: organizations which have huge representative boards to please a broad client base with an untenable menu of serv

The purpose of a short-term mission trip is to contribute to the expansion of God’s kingdom in another place. Regardless of the project, every volunteer should prepare before going by refining some basic ministry skills before the trip begins. 1. Every volunteer should be ready

China’s University Cities-Sustainable Church, click here An American church partner shares his vision of a sustainable Chinese Church — one that can thrive and grow beyond the borders of the campus. Chinese students are trained to pass along the Christ-filled life to others arou

Do I need a seminary degree before becoming a missionary? The answer is that most sending agencies do not require a seminary degree; but instead of asking about the minimum standard, we should ask, “What academic preparation would really be helpful for me for to be an effective

The key article in lesson 9, The Task Remaining is Finishing the Task by Ralph D. Winter and Bruce A. Koch A summary and discussion questions are below: Significant Progress in the Task of World Evangelization… It took 18 centuries for dedicated believers to grow from 0% of the 

Today’s program introduced Home For Awhile, a ministry to give temporary housing to those vulnerable to homelessness in our community. The interview is with Jack Owens who is leading the ministry. The program aired on Saturday, March 17th at 12:00pm on KTIA 99.3 FM. For more inf

Jim Putman in Real-Life Discipleship has taken the discipleship methodology popularized by Dawson Trotman and the Navigators and masterfully brings it into his church, Real-Life Ministries, as its main organizing principle. The book explains the disciple-making system that Real-Life u