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The Integration of Christianity and Psychology: A guest post by Sarah Rainer...
Sarah Rainer, Doctor of Psychology, explains how psychology and Christianity relate to each other. | Ed Stetzer The following is a guest post by Sarah Rainer, PsyD. This week, LifeWay Research...
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What is Contextualization? Presenting the Gospel in Culturally Relevant Ways...
Contextualization involves an attempt to present the Gospel in a culturally relevant way. | Ed Stetzer The topic of contextualization arises frequently in contemporary discussions on missiology and...
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Why Do These Pentecostals Keep Growing? | The Exchange | Ed Stetzer
Many evangelical churches and denominations are in a state of plateau or decline. Why aren’t Pentecostals? | Ed Stetzer There are parts of the globe where the greatest church growth is happening...
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A Letter to My Worship Leaders (Part 1) | The Exchange | Ed Stetzer
Worship leaders have one of the most important roles in the church, here is my letter to mine. | Ed Stetzer I love pastors and church leaders. A great deal of my time is spent teaching, encouraging,...
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A Letter to My Worship Leaders (Part 2) | The Exchange | Ed Stetzer
Silence, flow, and theology all play important parts in the work of a worship leader. | Ed Stetzer This is a continuation of Part 1 of “A Letter to My Worship Pastors,” which I posted yesterday....
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A Decision in Ferguson: How Should Evangelicals Respond? | The Exchange | Ed...
The grand jury has made a decision in Ferguson, now we have to make ours. How will we respond? | Ed Stetzer In light of the grand jury decision handed down tonight in in the wake of Michael Brown’s...
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Fight Over Ferguson or Focus on Solutions: How Should Evangelicals Respond? |...
Battle lines are being drawn among evangelicals regarding how to properly interpret and consequently communicate the happenings at Ferguson, within the context of a biblical-kingdom worldview. One side...
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I Don’t Understand the Evangelical Response to Ferguson | SBC Today
Dr. Randy White | Pastor First Baptist Church, Katy, TX **This article was previously posted by Dr. Randy White on his website http://www.randywhiteministries.org and is used by permission. Ferguson,...
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The Church and Mental Illness Part 1: Aspirations v. Reality | The Exchange |...
A significant percentage of pastors aspire to address mental illness, but how many actually do? | Ed Stetzer Mental health has been a hot topic of conversation lately, and rightly so, because the...
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The Church and Mental Illness Part 2: Medicine and Therapy | The Exchange |...
How do pastors feel about mental illness medication and therapy? | Ed Stetzer In my last post, I began discussing the results of some recent research conducted by LifeWay Research on the church and...
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The Church and Mental Illness Part 2: Medicine and Therapy | The Exchange |...
How do pastors feel about mental illness medication and therapy? | Ed Stetzer In my last post, I began discussing the results of some recent research conducted by LifeWay Research on the church and...
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Time Is Now for Gospel Transformation in Race Relations | TGC | The Gospel...
One message rang clear from a two-hour dialogue of Christian leaders gathered Tuesday night in Memphis at the historic Lorraine Motel and National Civil Rights Museum: American evangelicals have far to...
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The Church and Mental Illness Part 3: Pastors’ Struggles and Churches’...
In our final part of this series, we look at pastors’ struggles with mental illness and the supportiveness of churches. | Ed Stetzer In my first post, I began discussing the results of some recent...
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A Time to Speak | TGC | Trevin Wax
I’m encouraged and challenged by “A Time to Speak” – two panel discussions held Tuesday at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. The event included Bryan Loritts, John Piper, Voddie Baucham, Thabiti...
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Race relations panelists: Learn ‘each other’s story’| Baptist Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (BP) — Four decades after Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis, a diverse group of pastors gathered at the historic Lorraine Hotel — now the site of the National Civil Rights...
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Race in America: A First Person Report from #ATimeToSpeak | The Exchange | Ed...
A brief summary of #ATimeToSpeak at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. | Bob Smietana The following post is by Bob Smietana, senior writer for Facts & Trends. This article originally appeared on...
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The Spiritual Openness of the Younger Unchurched | The Exchange | Ed Stetzer
What’s the status of the church and how might we share the gospel in this time? | Ed Stetzer There’s an idea that Christianity in America is dying. No serious researcher—not one—thinks that. However, I...
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A Letter to My Worship Leaders (Part 3) | The Exchange | Ed Stetzer
A few final thoughts for worship leaders | Ed Stetzer Back in November, I posted Part 1 and Part 2 of my letter to my worship leaders. After a couple of months of delay, here is Part 3 of my letter....
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Do Small Churches Need Self-Assessment? | The Exchange | Ed Stetzer
Numbers don’t determine a church’s health in-and-of themselves, but facts are our friends. | Ed Stetzer This column originally appeared in Outreach magazine. Be sure to check out Outreach and consider...
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Thursday is for Thinkers: How to Love a Loved One with Mental Illness | The...
Heather Palacios and her husband Raul share about mental illness in their marriage and how Raul has loved Heather faithfully throughout their marriage. | Ed Stetzer The following is a guest post by...
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