Issues in Church Life

Spiritual formation: Why It's  the Next ‘Wave’ in the American Church 
        Kathy Bence
What does spiritual (Christian) formation offer that’s missing from typical western culture?

Shifting the Church into the Future Tense
    Tom and Christine Sine
What will the church (and potentially your church) look like fifty or one hundred years from how? What are the global, national, and local trends that likely will challenge the church in the Third Millennium? You could pretend that you're still in Kansas, or you can seek to become the church God can best use to minister to the people he loves.

Adding Life to Your Church's Adult Education Program
        Phil Bence
You have figured out that a Sunday School model from the fifties no longer bring adults under the age of fifty. You could concede defeat, or you can explore some fresh insights that will help your church take its adults deeper in their walk with Christ.