Taking the church bus on a road trip is an altogether difference experience with the folks at Lightrider, a mobile retreat ministry that uses a 40-foot double-decker motor coach equipped with seats and bunk beds.

The landscaping around my house is a long way from achieving yard of the month status. Some trees and plants need to be removed or pruned and new ones should be planted. My yard also requires a lot more water than a rain-starved region will allow.

Excitement and joy abound as the group leaves the church parking lot. It should be a rewarding, uplifting week.

Bookstores have long since been a tool for churches to use in order to further their members’ spiritual education and encourage outreach.

Bus ministries are vital outreach extensions for today’s churches. These ministries provide a way for children and adults to attend Sunday school and services that they might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend.

Is it time for new choir robes? Robes can represent a large investment, and you want to make the most of it.

Many of us first began to grasp the idea of a world much larger than ourselves as youngsters.