By Doug Talley Notice:  The following article is longer than usual. Hopefully, it will be helpful enough that you’ll be glad it is. “So, how are you feeling?”  I think I’ve asked pastors that a thousand times over the last nine weeks.  I’m starting to hear more and more pastors say they are feeling blah, unmotivated, fatigued, low

By Doug Talley I’m tired of the COVID-19 crisis!  I’m tired of hearing about people I know (or friends and family of people I know) catching the virus, struggling for their lives, and even dying.  I’m tired of friends and family members having to say goodbye to loved ones from a distance.  I’m tired of my new routine

By Tom Planck The story that is unfolding in our world today was unimaginable a few short months ago. None of us were prepared for the disruption we have been forced to embrace. We find ourselves in a historical moment that is reshaping our world. Andy Crouch released a fascinating article on March 20th, 2020. If you

By Doug Talley The COVID-19 crisis has met its limit for causing disruption.  It can’t touch the resurrection of Jesus!  And I for one am so thankful that it cannot.  In some ways it is appropriate for Easter to fall during the lockdown and shelter-at-home order as it reminds us of God’s power and involvement in our world

By Tom Planck In 2012, the Church of God state ministries of Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana and Healthy Growing Churches (HGC), an organization with the mission and vision to see healthy leaders grow and multiply churches, began a conversation. This conversation, based on how to accelerate church multiplication, lead to a partnership between the four

By Jeff Matas The world of 1918 was vastly different from the world today. Nearly a century ago, there were no antibiotics, modern hospitals, intensive care units; instant communication didn’t exist; most people lived in rural areas and not in major metropolitan areas; and travel across continents took weeks, not hours. Now the world’s population