Pastoral care is the help Christians offer to people in need, whether the need is physical, emotional, mental or spiritual.
Parachurch organizations have often been controversial in the larger life of the church. This is because they raise basic questions about the nature of the church and its mission.
For most Christians choosing a church home is one of the most difficult decisions they feel called upon to make.
The active promotion of the concept of friendship might lead us to the conclusion that it is widely experienced.
Each culture has its own customs of greeting.
There was a time, not so long ago, when if asked the question, What is your religion? people would respond by giving the name of their denomination.
The word community is on many people’s lips today and is used in many different ways.
Baptism is the sacrament of Christian initiation; the Lord’s Supper (also called Communion or the Eucharist) is the sacrament of Christian growth and development. Both are vital.
Committees intersect with two social phenomena: leadership and group or meeting dynamics. Christian hesitations about the appropriateness of committees arise from both spheres.
