Read all about this year's conference that took place in Atlanta, February 25-27. Over 250 women attending the conference and Jerram Barrs from Covenant Seminary gave three messages on Ruth...

By Ken Sande The recent hit movie, The Blind Side, provides a surprisingly vivid illustration of how a well-trained shepherd can serve as a “left offensive tackle” to guard a church and its families from crippling conflict... As everyone in the congregation develops skills and confidence in resolving differences in a biblical manner, the church and its families are far less likely to be blindsided by conflict.

During lunch with a high school student recently, I asked why he thought so few of his peers were serious about their faith.  After a few mouthfuls of Mexican food, he responded by saying “some of my friends want to make a difference…it’s like we aren’t satisfied with what we see... I guess we don’t see Christianity making much difference.  We aren’t sure yet if it is a waste of time so we don’t get that excited about it.” 

Each learning style is asking a different question, and unless you as the teacher or preacher understand how to answer that question, you may not reach this learner. (These same learning styles characteristics are true of those sitting in the pews listening to sermons as well.  So pastors, listen up.)  The Imaginative learner is asking why – why do I need to know this?  Convince him or her that what you have to say is important and you will have a willing listener.

Over 100 people involved in children's ministry attended a conference sponsored by CEP and GCP, January 12-14 in Atlanta.  Continue to check this page as more content is posted after the conference.  Scroll down to see resources and news from the conference.

From the earliest days of the PCA, women cared for and supported our new denomination through the annual Women in the Church Love Gift Offering. To date, $2,759,829have been given as God has used women in the church to love and support the ministries of the PCA.

The 2010 WIC Love Gift goes to MNA's Special Needs Ministries. Click here to find out more about this year's Love Gift.

This article written by Hugh Whelchel, and recommended by Gary Yagel, lays the biblical foundation for work and explains why our current view of work has gotten off-track.

By Dwight Linton. Unity - based on sinful human beings’ desire to control their own destiny - was the goal of the builders of the tower of Babel in Genesis. Yet God saw that it would only result in manipulative uniformity, so He brought about the breakdown of communication by frustrating the project and causing the monolithic cultural group to split up and go their separate ways. This resulted in the development of the different cultural groups.  Read more...

“Emerging Adults” is a label used to describe the 18-30 year olds and in this particular study it will focus on the 18-24 segment of that group. Religious leaders, including pastors, youth workers, teachers, and especially parents, not to mention the academicians and cultural analysts will benefit significantly from this study. Young people themselves will also find this book unusually accurate and reliable in understanding themselves and their immediate peers.

Former CEP employees, Rev Robert G. Sweet and Dr. Dwight T. Linton, were both suddenly called to their eternal home this week.