Looking for Ways to Increase Sunday School Discipleship?
If you are looking for ways to increase Sunday school discipleship in your church, here are some suggestions! -Plan united prayer by the whole church for the growth of your Sunday school. -Maintain an active NDI responsibility list. -Equip every Sunday school worker and small group leader to engage in the Great Commission. -Engage the […]
Passover: Israel’s Legacy in Africa
One of the main celebrations of the Christ’s Church around the world is Easter. Christians around the world celebrate in unison the vicarious death of our Savior and his resurrection. However, this celebration traces back to the Old Testament, when the people of Israel were enslaved in Egypt and cried out for deliverance. It was, […]
Disability Ministry in 2025
Individuals with disabilities are the largest minority population in the United States. Still, they are invisible in data because disability is considered a negative medical outcome. According to the Christian Council for Persons with Disabilities (2019), 80 percent of families who have a loved one with special needs are unchurched. Disability Ministry is not meant […]
Journey Highlights from the 2025 NDI General Board Report
Walking by the sea, Jesus invited some fisherman to join him saying, “…follow me” (Matthew 4:19). These words of Jesus foreshadowed a ministry built around discipleship. Near the conclusion of Jesus’ earthly ministry, on the mountain, he said to his followers, “…go and make disciples” (Matthew 28:19). Discipleship “bookended” Jesus’ ministry with everything he did […]
Vacation Bible School Is Not Just for a Church Setting
As we are thinking about spring and summer and warmer months, what is more cheerful than a neighborhood block party? How about a neighborhood block party with a chance to share Jesus with your friends and neighbors? Find a neighborhood park, backyard, or even a driveway, and we can supply all the ideas for Bible […]
A Journey with Passion
It was the most unusual audience. I had recently retired from the University of Houston. My husband and I decided to take a trip to missions fields in Poland that we had supported, cruise around Italy, and take a side trip to Bulgaria to visit some friends. While we were in Bulgaria, I was invited […]
God’s Concern for the Lost
When I was five years old, my parents sent me to Sunday school with a six-year-old neighbor girl. One set of parents took us to Sunday school, and the other set picked us up. One Sunday, there was a mix-up. No one picked us up. The six-year-old, sensing her maturity, was sure she could lead […]
Keeping In Step with Jesus
I have never lived on a farm—never milked a cow, never plowed a field, never waited for the harvest. I am a city boy. This puts me at a disadvantage, at times, when I read the parables and illustrations of Jesus in the New Testament. Many of his images in preaching came from a context […]
Keeping In Step with Jesus
I have never lived on a farm—never milked a cow, never plowed a field, never waited for the harvest. I am a city boy. This puts me at a disadvantage, at times, when I read the parables and illustrations of Jesus in the New Testament. Many of his images in preaching came from a context […]
What We’re Here For
Have you ever found yourself asking, “What am I doing here?” I hope I’m not the only one! I asked that question when I was in the Army every time I was about to jump out of a perfectly good airplane – “What am I doing?!” There were a few days when I was doing […]