First person: How do you know when it’s time to leave your ministry assignment?

May 2, 2026

How do you know when it is time to leave one ministry assignment for another?

Being a pastor: ministry challenges and treating others ‘Jesus-like’

May 1, 2026

Dale Huff, retired director of the Alabama State Board of Missions office of LeaderCare and church administration, speaks to a group at the Intentional Leader event April 21.

Big Oak Ranch, Kingdom Racing offer VIP experience for young women

April 30, 2026

Since 1974, Big Oak Ranch — a “Christian home for children needing a chance” — has been serving children who have had a hard time with life and need a stable family.

Pastor Connections: Gen Z women and the Church; finding ‘real and lasting’ growth among men; mixed view of AI and its use

April 29, 2026

A few tips and more for pastors and church leaders.

First person: Escalating level of negative stress provides obvious opportunity to fill the gap

April 28, 2026

As we wrap up Stress Awareness Month (April) and head into Mental Health Awareness Month (May), I’m curious what our congregations might consider as ways to fill in the gaps for families struggling with overload, exhaustion and confusion.

‘Stranger in their world’: Continuing the work in Central Asia

April 27, 2026

When Russ and Olivia Hooper joined the International Mission Board’s Macedonia Program, they signed up for a four-year adventure that blended hands-on church planting with seminary study.

School safety: $12.2M to flow through initiative as award criteria evolve

April 27, 2026

As Alabama prepares to channel $12.2 million from its Roblox settlement through the state’s Safe Schools Initiative, Attorney General Steve Marshall said the money will help fill gaps in school safety efforts across Alabama.