Why A Sacred Assembly?

Sacred Assemblies were occasions for God’s people collectively to worship Him, to repent of personal and corporate sin, to remember His special blessings on them, and to anticipate future blessings. They were times to renew the covenant relationship with the...

Christian Standard Magazine Celebrates 150 Years

With the publication of its April 2016 issue, Christian Standard magazine is celebrating its 150th anniversary. First published April 7, 1866, the magazine produced a new issue every week till August 26, 2012, except for one week in 1937 during the great flood in...

Study: Pastors Suffer in Silence Over Financial Challenges

Research released from the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) this week shows that the majority of evangelical pastors in the United States serve in small churches with significant personal financial challenges. Pastors also report that they are not familiar...

Healthy Student Ministries Are Character Transforming

This blog is an excerpt from Ben Trueblood’s book Student Ministry That Matters. He wrote the book to help student ministry leaders answer the question “Is my student ministry healthy?” I spent the first three years of college in the business school...