By Jack Cunningham
When I was a teenager I went to work with Brother Billy Cole.  I told him that I wanted to be a preacher.  He told me to be ready, that during a Sunday night service he would introduce me to the church and announce my call to preach.
I prepared myself for the introduction by wearing my best suit and tie.  I memorized what I would say … I thought surely he would want me to say something since I am called to preach.
As was his custom … during …

By Jared Arango
We stand at this juncture of time with an unceasing urgency to follow through with the mandate and purpose of the church — the saving of a soul.
We are at a cross road in time that is reminding and redefining the reason for existence of the redeemed on the earth — reaching the lost.
With the phasing out of the old millennium and anticipating a new one, there is an electrifying urgency that cannot be neglected “to go ye into all the world.”
The lateness of the hour press the …

Some people in your community are more receptive to the gospel – and more likely to become a part of your church – than others. Good stewardship of a congregation’s limited resources calls us to invest those resources where we will see the greatest return (see Matt. 25:14ff.).
So how do you find people who “have ears to hear” the Good News and will respond?
One important principle of effective evangelism: Unchurched people are more likely to consider becoming Christians and church members during periods of transition. A life transition represents a …

Professor Steven Hawkings (Cambridge University), long considered the most intelligent man alive today, and who suffers with the disabling disease of ALS.  While appearing on Larry King Live (December 25, 1999), he was asked, “What keeps you going?”  His response:  “Curiosity.  I want to know the answers to life.”

BY DALE E. GALLOWAY
A Staff member’s spouse who doesn’t like you.
A board member who seems determined to oppose everything you propose.
An unchurched neighbor or relative who won’t give you the time of day.
Getting along with others is a lot easier to talk about than to do. I used to think it was simple. People were either good or bad, likable or dislikable. You got along with them or you didn’t.
As the years went by, I learned that the problem is with me, not them. God wants me to learn how …

Several outreaches have brought new life to a Wyoming church that almost closed its doors five years ago because only a few people attended the congregation. According to the Assemblies of God (AG) News, New Life Assembly of God in Buffalo, located in the north central part of Wyoming, now has a vibrant congregation of 90 who ministers to the community of almost 4,000 people.
“We encourage people to meet needs, and they’re doing that,” pastor Alan Schaberg said. To reach out to their community, the congregation started a bus ministry. …