A classic 1970s study on the demise of railroads concluded that they went out of business because they thought the business they were in was railroads. It wasn’t. The business they were in was ...

The upcoming winter issue of Leadership will wrestle with the meaning of a very popular word – missional. Tim Conder, pastor of Emmaus Way in Durham, North Carolina, says, “So many fellowships that ...

Reggie McNeal’s new book, Missional Renaissance, calls for a new alignment of evangelical Protestantism with Christ’s mission to restore creation. McNeal writes about how local churches should ...

The Kentucky Baptist Convention commissioned 18 church and missions organizations with a Sending Celebration on Monday at the annual REACH Evangelism and Missions Conference taking place ...

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- What's your strategy for being a blessing? Dr. Reggie McNeal, author of "Missional Renaissance: The Present Future," reminds Christians that the church does not exist for itself, but ...

Cooperation has long been a defining mark of Southern Baptist churches. Together, churches can accomplish far more than they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person walks past the church of Mission San Juan in San Antonio on Wednesday morning, Oct. 1, 2025. (Sam Owens/San Antonio ...

Barry E. Winders isn't advocating people quit going to church. But he is suggesting churches take a look at how and why they're trying to grow. In his recently published book, "Finding the Missional ...

The interior of the historic Mission Catholic Church in St. Ignatius. (Brenda Ahearn photos/Daily Inter Lake) the Exterior of the historic Mission Catholic Church in St. Ignatius, originally built in ...

The 2007 midwinter solstice illumination of the main altar tabernacle of Old Mission San Juan Bautista, California. Rubén G. Mendoza/Ancient Editions, CC BY-ND On Dec. 21, nations in the Northern ...