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by Leslie Parrott, adapted from Serving as a Church Greeter , recently collected in The Zondervan Practical Ministry Guides Collection: Complete 7-Volume Set . Here are some crucial ideas that can prove to be valuable for you and your church as you...

Do you or your small group want to know more about Jesus? Mark Strauss gives you everything you need to enhance your understanding of Jesus’ life and message. Get ready to deepen your understanding of Christ’s life and teaching

How many of God’s traits can you list in 30 seconds? Compare your answers to the list of 16 traits listed. Catholics and Protestants generally agree on the nature of the triune God, affirming the following divine attributes in accordance with God’s own revelation of himself

Representing Christ today requires three basic skills — knowledge, an accurately informed mind; wisdom, an artful method; and character, an attractive manner — to play a part in every effective involvement with a nonbeliever. Learn how to navigate through the minefields to gain a footing or an advantage in conversations. In short, you will be learning to be a better diplomat — an ambassador for Jesus Christ.

This resource will help you or your small group dive deeper into the New Testament. You will learn more about Jesus’ redemptive mission in the world through Paul's letters, better understand the beliefs and practices of the Christian church, and even grow in your personal relationship with God.

1. Do what’s before you with excellence. When you don’t know what your goals are or what your vision in life is, the last thing you should do is nothing. Instead, do what’s before you with excellence. That is often the path to identifying what you...

In 2011, I wrote a book titled I Never Thought I’d See the Day . In that book I discussed the changes occurring in America that, in my younger days, I never dreamed possible. Throughout the first half or more of my life, the principles of...

How important is it to you personally that your church continue to have positive impact for future generations? How confident do you feel that your church is effectively reaching (or will continue to effectively reach) the next generation—those who...

Your congregation has heard many Bible stories dozens of times. But are the people in your care missing key behind-the-scenes details into the biblical world that would deepen their understanding and appreciation of Scripture? The NIV Cultural...

“I am trying to reach out to a guy in my neighborhood, but I don’t have much in common with him. The truth is, I don’t really get along with him all that well.”I received this question during a session at an evangelism conference. As I listened to...

Can we be confident that Christianity or Islam is true? It took Nabeel Qureshi four years to answer these questions, and they remain so important to him that he has studied them for another decade beyond. No God but One is his brief answer. It’s perfect for independent study or group discussion.

Faithful biblical teaching should, and will, produce a response. And people’s response should, through the presence and work of the Holy Spirit, reflect the response that the biblical text itself was seeking to produce. We want people to think,...

We’re not just wanting to keep Christians happy and growing. We aren’t attempting to lure believers from other churches by having glitzier services and better programs. We’re starting with hard-core skeptics and trying to transform them into...

Editor’s Note: Just before the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics, ESPN shared a magazine article and video about Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps that chronicled his downward spiral following the Beijing Olympics and his subsequent recovery. A...

It’s about God. It is easy for us to focus our attention on the human characters of the Bible or on our own needs. Instead of looking to the Bible to give us tips for living or decision-making, our first line of interpretation should be to seek to...

Take this quiz at the beginning of a Bible study and again at the study’s end. The goal: assess change in your image of Jesus and yourself. Work quickly. There are no “correct” answers. Part 1: What Do You Think of Jesus? Please answer each...