Blog

The Joy Filled Soul: a Digital Lab

Bethany Miller, wife of Eric Miller (director of ministry operations at CE National) sat down with Janine Lansing to discuss the topic of joy. Janine, wife of Tim Lansing (Urban Hope Los Angeles director), recently wrote and published a book entitled the Joy Filled Soul.  Janine said sometimes Christians believe the lie that we need a...

read more

Everyone Needs a Ministry Coach: a Digital Lab

How many coaches does the average NFL team have? The answer is 23! Why is that? Certainly professional football players know how to play the game. The answer is that everyone needs a coach for them to excel. Every pastor also needs a coach to be as effective as possible.Pastors work hard, but don’t always get the results they want to...

read more

Digital Labs for Ministry Wives

 I’m Bethany Miller, wife of Eric Miller who is the director of ministry operations for CE National. CE has been offering Digital Labs of recent and I had the distinct pleasure and privilege to host a Digital Lab for ministry wives. We got to chat with Carly Nicodemus and Meghan Johnson exploring the joys and challenges of this very...

read more

Helping Without Hurting: a Digital Lab

Often we see people in need. We’ll drive by the homeless person on the street and wonder what we could do. Should we give them money, a gift card, or buy them lunch? We’ll clean out a closet and feel good about dropping old clothes off at Goodwill, but does that really help? Eric Miller talks with Eric Lane and Bethany Miller about how...

read more

Respectable Sins: a Digital Lab

It seems we’ve created a sliding scale where gossip, jealousy, and selfishness comfortably exist within the church. How can we confront the sins we like to tolerate and how can we encourage our students to do the same? Eric Miller talks with Dr. Tiberius Rata, associate dean of the School of Ministry Studies and professor of Old...

read more

Ministry in a Small Church: a Digital Lab

Ministry in a small church can be frustrating and discouraging. You might even see churches down the road that are growing, but for some reason, your church isn’t. Eric Miller, director of ministry operations for CE National, talks with Tim Spankle and Shawn Kidder, two pastors who are seeing God do big things in their small churches....

read more

Helping Your Graduated Student Find A Good Church Home

There are many adjustments to make when a student moves from living at home to living on their own. Finding and getting involved in a good church home can make these adjustments easier. But how do you encourage your students to look for a church and how do they find one that will teach them solid, Christian doctrine? Eric Miller,...

read more

Your Sport, Your Ministry

Extracurricular activities are huge in a student's life. Friendships are forged during the many hours of practice these activities require. How can you help your students see these friendships as an opportunity to share Jesus and encourage fellow Christians in their faith? Eric Miller, director of ministry operations for CE National,...

read more

Politics and Government: When to Say Something

We have a King plus “Caesar”! “We have no king but Caesar!” is the original quote, a loud shout from the religious leaders to Pilate when he asked if he should crucify their king (John 19:15). But we do. As citizens of our country we have a double obligation, and at times must choose to deal with higher issues than political parties and...

read more

How To Help Your Students Overcome Doubt

"Deconstructing my faith" is a phrase that has been in the news recently as several celebrities have talked about their journey away from God. These stories usually start with unresolved doubt. Eric Miller, director of ministry operations for CE National, talked with Tim Sprankle, lead pastor of Grace Church in Leesburg, Indiana, about...

read more

Subscribe Now

  • This field is hidden when viewing the form
    Hidden Field to identify form