Tips On Delegation

Knowing what to delegate and what to do yourself can be tricky sometimes--especially for a pastor... Read more...

Easy Tech. Tips For Pastors

I'm 35...but I feel very old when I realize how far behind I am in understanding technology and how... Read more...

The Back-breaker

Well, we've put together a budget over the past couple of months, and we've looked at ways to keep... Read more...

Teaching the Bible to Emerging Adults--by Bob Hetzler

I wrote an article about key essentials in starting a college ministry, and one of those keys was... Read more...

Does Your Sermon Need Some Spice?

In order to connect to the hearts and minds of our media-driven culture, sometimes a relevant and... Read more...

What Were Jesus' Priorities?

This is a question I've contemplated much during recent times with God. I've been working my way through... Read more...

What I have Learned About Generation Y From USC Football Coach Pete Carroll

The other day a friend and I went to USC and watched the football team’s spring practice. I’ve been... Read more...

Why Bother With The Church?

Good question, don’t you think? I thought so.

Our pastor presented that question to us the... Read more...

What Are 20-Somethings Looking For In Church?

Some of the answers might surprise you. They did me. According to Jeff Baxter, a next... Read more...

Baby Dedications Made Special and Practical

Ed Lewis, Executive Director of CE National, was impressed with a number of comments from children's... Read more...

5 Habits Of Unorthodox Leaders

Jesus was orthodox in his beliefs- He is Truth! But, no one was more unorthodox in their leadership... Read more...

Understanding the YouTube Generation--by Bob Hetzler

In the year 2000, the largest American generation of high school students graduated. In the next... Read more...

Reaching The World Through Giving

Ed Lewis, Executive Director of CE National, was traveling in California recently and came back with... Read more...

Your Budget--Part II

If you'll remember at the close of the February finance article, we had pulled together (1) all your... Read more...

What Young Leaders Want--by Bob Hetzler

I came across an article written by Gary McIntosh of Biola University about what young adults want... Read more...

Creation and Evolution--Dr. DeYoung Teaches a National Institute Class

Dr. DeYoung, chair of the Physical Science Department of Grace College, taught... Read more...

Benefits of Sunday School

If Sunday School did not exist, would we reinvent it? Yes we would! Here are several reasons to... Read more...

Growing Stronger Through the Grieving Process

A resource guide to emotional needs at the time of the death of a friend or loved one.

In... Read more...

A Resource for Sharing Your Faith

The longer a person is a Christian, the fewer contacts he or she has with people who need to hear... Read more...

Tipping Sacred Cows--A Resource to Help Manage Change in a Church

Many of us love and lead churches where change must occur to prevent a slow and painful death. We... Read more...

Fresh Evangelism Resources

We all know that the mission of the church is to make disciples in our local communities and beyond.... Read more...

Eight Quick Tips for Starting a College Ministry--by Bob Hetzler

A few years back a pastor friend of mine asked me to help start a college ministry for their church.... Read more...

New Tax Law Aids Giving

For years, many of us have been saving pretax dollars in traditional and Roth IRAs for special purposes... Read more...

Top 20 components of an ABF

What's needed to run an effective adult Sunday School class? Here are 20 components that will help... Read more...

Growing Through Affliction

I've had my share of affliction. In the early 1960's my only sister was brutally murdered by... Read more...

Your Budget

At the conclusion of my January article (Starting 2007 Under Control, archived in the Estate Planning... Read more...

A Different View Of Vision

Vision is a common buzz word among leaders and a popular topic among writers and leaders of... Read more...

Tips To Keep Your Small Groups On Task For Making Disciples

The 20 Greatest Websites For Leaders I've Never Heard Of

I'm constantly reminded of how much I don't know. There is so much information and so many resources... Read more...

Ready-Made Church Policies

Policies are a necessary evil in a church. But they are difficult to create from scratch. www.BuildingChurchLeaders.com... Read more...

Starting The Year Under Control

How many times do we hear people say about their finances, "Man, I'm out of control!"

Why?... Read more...

It's Halftime, But How Will You Finish?

Art Bushen is coordinating CE National's Adults in Ministry Weekends (AIM) and wrote this article.

I’m... Read more...

'Church Member' In The County Jail? - by John Boren

I have in recent articles shared the typical view of an inmate as being a hardened convict, rough... Read more...

Sharing Truth Boldly - by John Boren

Many who become involved in jail ministry do so because they feel compassion for those who have lost... Read more...

The Path to Ministry - By John Boren, Part 2

John Boren, Chaplain of the Kosciusko County Jail Ministry, partners with CE National to encourage... Read more...

The Path to Ministry - By John Boren, Part 1

John Boren, chaplain of the Kosciusko County Jail Ministry, is partnering with CE National to encourage... Read more...

All Outreach Events Are Not The Same; by Ed Lewis

As believers we could easily "settle." Settling is being lukewarm… just happy the way we are! Although... Read more...

Question and Answer Time With Church Bomar (audio)

Chuck Bomar, College Ministry Expert, is founder of College Leader,... Read more...

What’s Your Guidance System?

As we move deeper into 2010, I'm realizing how time moves along faster and faster. And... Read more...

Adult Bible Fellowship Summit

The first CE National Leadership Summit on Adult Bible Fellowships started Friday evening, Oct 30,... Read more...

Resources For Middle Adults

These middle adult resources are available from Seniorsresourcealliance.com Read more...

Books and Bible Studies For Young Adults

Books

Off Road Disciplines—by Earl Creps How can the Christian community... Read more...

Biblical Beliefs--Bible Studies

Biblical Beliefs are fill-in-the-blank workbooks that investigate what the Bible teaches about core... Read more...

Books And Other Resources For Senior Adults

Books

Amazing Grays—Unleashing the Power of Age in Your Congregation—Leona... Read more...

Websites For Young Adults

Adventures in Missions—AIM runs short-term missions trips to the US and International locations. AIM... Read more...

How to Know You’re Going to Heaven

Suppose you were to die and stand before God. If He asked, “Why should I let you into Heaven?”... Read more...

Suggestions for Adult Bible Fellowship names.

Suggestions for Adult Bible Fellowship names.

All for One
Ambassadors
Belayers
Berean
Beyond... Read more...

CGA: What's That?

In these days when every group, organization, and team has an acronym, you say, "What is CGA, and... Read more...

How's Your Will/Power? (Part I)

You're probably saying, "Hey, I have great will power! I don't eat what I'm not supposed to, I get... Read more...

Let's Put the POWER in Will/Power! (Part 2)

As I wrote last month, you will remember that we looked at

some of the contents and purposes... Read more...

So You Think You Have Your Estate in Order?

A couple of months ago, I advised that (1) you need a Will/Trust and (2), you need a Power of Attorney!
So... Read more...

College-Age & Beyond: Hurdles and Helps For the Church

Change. There’s a good word for you. Like when you go to the movies, you hand the girl $10 for a ticket,... Read more...

What Do The Ratings Mean?

In an email to his church, Timothy Clothier, Youth Director for Community Grace Brethren Church... Read more...

Jim Brown Teaches Spiritual Disciplines

Jim Brown, Senior Pastor of Grace Community Church in Goshen, Ind., teaches a TNI class on Spiritual... Read more...

'A Process of Learning and Growth'
An Ex-inmate Tells His Story

My name is Marvin. I was born and raised in a religious family, but to me, religion was... Read more...

What's The Difference Between 'Jail Ministry' and 'Prison Ministry'?

Article #1 in this series by John Boren.

By John Boren
For those of us not directly... Read more...

World View Versus Biblical View Of Inmates

Article #2 in the series by John Boren.

John Boren, Kosciusko County Jail Chaplain, has agreed... Read more...

Suggested Guidelines for Jail Ministry

John Boren is the chaplain of the Kosciusko County Jail Ministries, a member of Community Grace Brethren... Read more...

Dealing With The Topsy Turvy

Now there's a term or phrase you may not have heard for awhile. But today we are living in a topys... Read more...

Middle Adults Screaming For Change

This article was written by Art Bushen, staff member at CE National. Art has a burden for... Read more...

Keep older adults in the church

Ed Lewis writes about his concerns with how believers view older adults in the Church. Are they... Read more...

Mark Soto Teaches TNI Contemporary Issues Class

Mark Soto is guest speaker at the Contemporary Issues class of The... Read more...