By Faith
In hope, the Millersville (Pa.) BIC Church made the decision to press ahead to full recovery—and people pledged to be active partners in...
In Hope
After an extended season of growth, Millersville (Pa.) Brethren in Christ Church encountered a series of demoralizing setbacks and...
Hard Questions
A flourishing church in southern Lancaster County (Pa.) hit a rough patch. In quick succession, the church lost three pastors, each time...
A Time to Heal
The Preacher in Ecclesiastes wrote: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: . . . [such as] a time...
Setting Direction IV
Greg Starr, pastor of New Life Church of Hershey (Pa.), customized an approach to setting direction that fits New Life. With his...
A Fruitful Tree
After 180 years, Washington Boro (Pa.) Church of God is like an old apple tree. The church has matured over the decades. It is deeply...
Micro-mission
Montoursville (Pa.) BIC wants to serve broken and neglected people. As a smaller church, they excel in caring for one another. But how,...
Setbacks to New Strength
After an extended season of growth, Millersville (Pa.) Brethren in Christ Church encountered a series of setbacks, coming in quick...
New Trail
In 2007, New Trail Fellowship near Abilene (Ks.) was launched to serve the western heritage community of the Smoky Valley Region by...
Transition
One way to ease the stress of transition is to prepare in advance (Mt.16:21; Jn. 14-17). After 23 years, the pastor of Highland Park...
Evaluation
For better or worse, your church is being evaluated every Sunday. On the way home, someone will ask, “What did you think of the sermon?”...
Churches Helping Churches
The phrase “one another” is used 100 times in the New Testament. Yet mutual assistance among churches can be a rare occurrence in a North...
Fit to Size
In formatting documents, text and images can be resized to fit available space. Similarly, daunting tasks can be “fit to size” for...
