As Christians, how we communicate (or miscommunicate) with others is a gospel issue. Our ability to hear and speak clearly affects how we teach, disciple, gather, and evangelize. It's vital!

Learning to speak the truth in love requires we know how to speak and to whom we're speaking. So I have one simple question to help.

The Lord had to teach me these three ministry realities of replanting that aren’t commonly discussed. For the prospective replanter or sending church, these realities are vital to your long-term success as God calls to the difficult work of revitalization.

If you are transitioning out of a ministry role—or considering doing so, it might be helpful to think through a few things. I recently resigned from a church that we planted in 1995 and that I pastored for 25 years. It was a huge decision and while knowing some things going into it, I also learned some things from it. These brief thoughts might be helpful to you.

UBA Church Consultant and Pastor of Higher Expectations Church Bryant Lee recently spoke in the Resilient Church Leaders webinar to help church leaders find footing in a wavering world. Watch the video or read a few excerpts here.

UBA Executive Director Josh Ellis explains the vision of the Union Baptist Association and the initiatives that help us advance the gospel together.

After spending time in an international context, Chris Hall realized the need for those inside a community to help when there are language differences. He explains how you can get involved in ESL ministry at Houston's Northwest Church or start one of your own.

COVID-19 has been a curveball for churches and missionaries alike. For our church, all of our trips were canceled. I am sure your church is in a similar place. The question facing all of us is the same: How do we do missions when we can’t go anywhere?

You go virtual!

L.T. Chuong explains why he loves the unified diversity and the supportive relationships he’s seen in the Union Baptist Association.

What does it mean to rethink planning? What kind of planning process would be appropriate when we’re still in a pandemic and the future seems so uncertain? A fresh way to engage in planning in this season will be based on these six things.

I have always been an avid collector of nativities, picking one up as a souvenir for each of my travels near and far. So, I was incredibly surprised to find that the reality of the nativity is hardly depicted in most of my little scenes.

With some insight from Kenneth Bailey's Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes, I've learned a lot about Middle Eastern culture and how things would have actually happened in the Christmas story. Here are some of the things I've gleaned.