Charis Journal

Charis Journal provides thought-provoking articles on topics related to theology, ministry, family, and more. Written by the Fellowship, for the Fellowship.

Making Disciples: Creativity as a Recipe to Share the Gospel

There are regions where spreading the Gospel faces formidable challenges—legal restrictions, cultural barriers, and ...

The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts

A clever book in the 1980s titled All I Really Need to Know I ...

Restoring the Role of Churches in Our Communities

“If your church closed its doors, would anyone in the community care?” That’s a ...

Your Labor is Not in Vain

“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, ...

More than Teacups and Doilies

The first recollection I have of women’s ministry is mother-daughter banquets. They were always ...

Prophetically Speaking

The Legacy of Tom Julien (1931–2023) Tom Julien was a prophet. Not in the ...

The Joy of Christmas

“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good ...

The Love of Christmas

“But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because ...

The Peace of Christmas

“Gentlemen may cry, ‘peace, peace’; but there is no peace. The war has actually ...

The Hope of Christmas

“She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His ...

Lack No Good Thing

My kids don’t all like to eat the same things and I don’t love ...

Reflections on Charis Alliance Conference 2023

As I sit in my office each week, working on all that pastoral ministry ...