Authors Note: Our two-year research project involved asking unchurched men and women numerous questions. One primary issue we sought to discern was the level of receptivity to the gospel of these we interviewed.

We classified their receptivity on a scale from one to five. U1, or unchurched 1, represented the most receptive group to the gospel. U5, or unchurched 5, were the least receptive. In this ...

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going"

Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where ...

Jeanne Guyon was a Frenchwoman born in the seventeenth century. Unhappily married at a young age and later imprisoned for her religious beliefs, she sought happiness in God. Her simple, yet fresh instructions on seeing the face of God are excerpted from Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ. (Christian Books Publishing, 1999).

Pray the Scripture

Praying the Scripture involves both reading and prayer. ...

If the economy sinks in the midst of your church's capital campaign, you'll need to reconsider your expansion plans. But a rough economy doesn't necessarily doom your plans.

The Cost of Uncertainty "Uncertainty is the biggest obstacle to raising money during hard economic times," says Matthew Carter, vice president of Impac Services. "You don't know if you'll have your job, and even the value of your ...

Seldom is there a more important time for a pastor to demonstrate the tender love and care of Christ than at funerals. By the very nature of their unexpectedness, funerals demand the pastor trust God for words and actions that truly minister to the bereaved and honor the deceased. The resources here can give you a starting point—Scriptures, prayers, advice, and structures for funeral services.