The “Status of Christianity, 2026” statistics reveals three interesting points: First, Christianity remains the biggest world religion. Second, most Christians outside Catholicism are classified as Pentecostals/Charismatics. This movement is predicted to grow substantially in number for the next 50 years. Third, most Christians are located in the Global South, and numbers are predicted to increase…
This book deals with how curses are perceived and combatted from the perspective of African Christians. It is very well researched and highly informative. The African worldview is that everything that happens must have a cause because nothing happens naturally without a spiritual force behind it. This force is often seen as a curse, especially…
The subtitle “Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City” provides a very fitting summary of this book. Finding a well thought-through balance between different alternatives runs like a thread through the entire work. Should a pastor be judged by achieved success or by the mere fact that (s)he has been faithful? The metaphor of fruitful…
This is the best book on the church that I have read in a long time. It is brilliantly penned and succinctly portrays what the hallmarks of any church should be. Although composed from an Anglican perspective, it has global relevance due to the universally valid principles laid out. Therefore, I have included this book…
What do you think of when you read or hear the words “Great Commission”? In all likelihood, it is “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you” (Matthew…
Thousands of young people, who sing enthusiastically and dance as they worship God. Dozens of teenagers, who follow the altar call and entrust their lives to Jesus. A concert hall full of youngsters, who are not glued to their cell phones but instead pray and expect Jesus to touch their lives mightily. This is what…
You are at church on a Sunday morning. After some worship, announcements and the reading it’s time for the center piece of the service—the sermon. The pastor stays glued to the pulpit and delivers a three-point sermon with many theological explanations that go straight over your head. You find it difficult to follow the talk…
In Christian circles, calling usually refers to a divine selection for ministry, typically being a pastor, missionary, evangelist, prophet, or apostle. Christians, who are not called to ministry, often speak of a vocational calling, which typically refers to caring or community-focused jobs, such as doctors, nurses, midwives, carers, teachers, charity workers, etc. It has become…
