theme articles
Ask The Superintendent — The Dilemma Of Ministers And Sexual Addictions
Interview with Thomas E. Trask
General Superintendent Thomas E. Trask presents a message of hope and healing for those bound by sexual sin.
By Patrick J. Carnes
By recognizing there is a pornography problem among the people they serve and among themselves, there is opportunity for pastors to help both their congregations and themselves.
Life After Addiction
By Marvin Smith
Read a personal account of one minister’s struggle with Internet pornography and his path to recovery.
By Harry W. Schaumburg
Beneath the anointed preaching and successful ministry pastors are becoming prisoners of their own evil desires.
In The Clutches Of Pornography — The Pathway Of Escape
By Steve Gallagher
Don’t look for gimmicks, superficial solutions, or pain-free alternatives for overcoming sexual addiction. Instead, consider these biblical principles that have worked for many ministers bound by sexual sin.
Prison Of Silence: Guidelines To Free Clergy From Sexual Sin
By Doug Boundinot
Faced with dramatic consequences, what should a minister do if he wants to disclose his struggle and get help? What barriers must he overcome to expose his secret sin?
By Marnie C. Ferree
The good news is the story does not end with the discovery of a minister’s addiction. There is hope for the wife of a sexually addicted minister.
Porn-Ravaged Hearts: Rebuilding Love Amidst The Ruins
By Brenda Stoeker
Standing in the rubble of her marriage, how can a minister’s wife rebuild love amidst the ruins?
Sexual Wholeness: A Biblical Understanding Of Healthy Sexuality
By Mark Laaser
Pastors will benefit from developing a model of healthy sexuality as they strive to make a difference in their church.
By Fred Stoeker
If pastors expect to have a sexually pure church, they must rethink their course.
Women And Porn: The Unthinkable Becomes Reality
By Kathy Gallagher
How to better protect the women in your church from becoming casualties of a sex-saturated culture.
By Shannon Ethridge
If teens cannot get rock-solid answers and biblical truth about sexuality from their church, where are they going to get it?
Keeping Home A Sex-Safe Place
By Richard and Renee Durfield
If ministers are to be “wise as serpents,” they cannot assume that God will protect their children in spite of their negligence. Here is some practical advice to keep your home a sex-safe place.
Breaking Pornography’s Grip On Your Community
Interview with Phil Burris, Jerry Kirk, Clyde Miller
How three men helped to take the “sin” out of Cincinnati and how your church can become an agent of change.
editorials
Ministry Matters
By Gary R. Allen
In Closing
By George O. Wood
columns
Postmodernism And The Church
By Stanley J. Grenz
Preaching That Connects
Pentecostal Preaching (Part 4) — The Heart of Annointed Preaching
By Craig Brian Larson
History Is His Story
By William P. Farley
Reaching Secular Universities
Sacramento State Student Catches Fire
By Rusty Wright
Technology And The Church
Our World is About to Change … Again
By Nick B. Nicholaou
Worship In The Church
By Stephen R. Phifer
Financial Concepts
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Rich Theology or Poor Theology (Part 1)
By Randall K. Barton
Growing Godly Men
Second-Step Success
By Andrew D. Templeton
departments
- Sermon Seeds
- Book Reviews
- News and Resources
- With Christ
- Marketplace
- Advertising Index