Every day but Sunday, people come to Mission Arlington for assistance, both physical and spiritual. Photo courtesy of Mission Arlington
Tillie Burgin never envisioned creating a multimillion-dollar social services nonprofit when, 27 years ago, she started a Bible class in a low-rent apartment complex in Arlington, Texas.
The South Sudanese culture of storytelling taught an American pastor how to use Bible stories to teach and to delight.
The Korean Peninsula is a divided land, long torn by hostility and enmity. But Christianity is a life-giving religion that can help write a new history even there, says the noted Korean-American church leader.
Missionaries have often tried to recreate their version of church abroad. But for Christianity to flourish in another land, it must adapt in its own way, says a scholar on Christianity in China.
A pastor from Japan, where Christians are less than 1 percent of the population, says numbers are not important. What is important is to obey and to follow Jesus, honestly and faithfully.
Many of the nation’s veterans are in desperate need of community, and the church should welcome and help them, says a Navy chaplain.
Deconstructing a house on a mission trip to Honduras teaches a lesson in how Christian leaders should respond when God overhauls their plans.
Loving one’s neighbor means understanding -- and even advocating on behalf of -- immigrants, says a training specialist with World Relief.
A “Sesame Street” character designed to draw attention to hunger among American children inspires a pastor to think about the message of the Sermon on the Mount.
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A faith-based program in Charlotte, N.C., uses trained mentors to help keep African Americans out of prison.