"People are hungry for food, clean water, health, medicine, freedom, a home, and a whole family – the loved ones they buried and the living they cling to."

Pastor John Gray of Relentless Church is the subject of controversy again after more rumors have surfaced involving another inappropriate relationship the pastor pursued.

While it is admittedly difficult to project trends in typical times, it is exceedingly difficult to do so in a time of pandemic headed for, hopefully, a post-quarantine era. Because we hear from so many church leaders and church members, allow me to venture where local churches will be in one year.

Biblical peace is none of these things. Rather, biblical peace is something that we make by engaging in healthy, redemptive, life-giving conflict when necessary—especially with those whose actions and patterns are hurting us, other people, and/or them.

We thought about The Amazing Race! Could we actually pull that off? Yes! This can be done a number of ways, but here is how we did it.

A preacher is healed while he is speaking of God's ability and willingness to heal—in our modern age.

Unlike the power-hungry ways of the world, “leadership” in the church is always framed in terms of servanthood or building others up.

It’s important to know what we can and cannot do in a Small Group.