By Abbie Craig Each fall Indiana Ministries sponsors a student convention.  The event provides an opportunity for students from around Indiana to gather in worship, to be challenged to begin a walk with Christ and/or to take a big step in that walk, and to grow in relationship with others in their youth group and

The 2019 Indiana Ministries Annual Meeting was very well attended. Many expressed their appreciation for the Ted Talks on Shame, Pornography, and White Privilege and for the work that Indiana Ministries is engaged in. Thank you for the incredible support! Several have asked for links to the talks. This article includes a couple of key

By Jeff Matas W. Edwards Deming was a revered prophetic guru in the manufacturing world. An American academic, he rose to fame after World War II, teaching and preaching quality control. At first, his admonition on the importance of quality control systems was ignored by American companies. After all, who cares about quality when most

By Amanda Daniel  “How is the church doing?” This is a question I receive a lot from friends, family, and fellow ministers. This is the hardest question to answer because I never know to what depth they want an answer. Do they want to know numbers? Money? Leadership potential? Vision accomplishment? Recently, I sat with

Throughout any given year, I have multiple conversations with pastors and church staff members who are weary, burning (or burned) out, and struggling to get through the day. Some of these conversations are prompted by a phone call from a spouse or parishioner because pastors don’t like to admit they are struggling. I’ve had 4-5

By Jeff Matas I first met Al Conner as Carla and I were planning to move to Philadelphia. I had just been accepted to the graduate program at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. Other than the acceptance letter, Carla and I had no idea how we were going to pull this thing off.  Neither of us had ever been

By Carla Mobley Faith Community Church in Huntington has been refocusing on the mission of reaching people for Jesus and discipling them. In partnership with Indiana Ministries, Pastor Micah, along with wife Carla and their family, became pastor in June 2017. Since then, Pastor Micah and Carla have been modeling what it looks like to

By Doug Talley Life is demanding. That feels truer today than ever. I suspect every generation has said that. With each generation, the pace probably quickens, the demands mount, the stresses increase, and the capacity to recharge seems to decrease. Pastors feel this, too – at least as much as others. Maybe more. Pastors do