May. 24, 2019What the Spiritual Life Inventory Reveals about the Health of Our ChurchesWhat does the Spiritual Life Inventory reveal about the health of our churches–and how might your congregation compare?
Feb. 12, 2019Illuminating Stewardship in Today’s CultureStewardship is an act of practical theology. Accordingly, context matters deeply. In today’s post, pastor Larissa Kwong Abazia engages the contextual challenges of contemporary culture and the call to stewardship. Additionally, I invite you to check out the “Invitation for Groundbreaking Research Project Participation with Fundraisers of Color” announcement at the bottom of this post. Larissa, with an amazing team
Oct. 15, 2013Christian Camping in Light of Emerging Adult ResearchA blog post by Jake Sorenson Christian outdoor ministry is an incredibly understudied field. As scholarly attention increases in the fields of youth ministry and emerging adult ministry, camp is conspicuously absent from nearly every study. Evidence for camp’s effectiveness is left largely to anecdotal accounts that seem convincing to those of us who have had wonderful camp experiences but