In the Book of Revelation, we get to peer through the curtain into the New Creation just behind the veil. In that coming soon future we see, “After this I looked, and there… read more

We drove for miles along old US Route 301 through the sprawling tangled underbrush, swamps, and forests of the North Florida heartland. It felt like the space had been… read more

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them” Matthew 18:20  At Wildwood UMC the core values are described as the three… read more

At Ministry Matters, we seek to provide practical and timely resources that help local churches “serve the present age.” We asked Michael Adam Beck, a leading expert… read more

“But I’m in a rural context—can fresh expressions work?” Throughout a decade of leading fresh expressions trainings, this is a frequently raised question… read more

Should preachers spend less time writing sermons?  I know this is a dangerous question. I was trained up under the adage, “sweat in the study, fire in the… read more