Religion News Service reports that a new Gallup Poll found that Americans' self-reported church attendance has increased slightly since 2008. When asked, "How often do you attend church, synagogue or mosque?" 43.1 percent of Americans in 2010 said they attended church "at least once a week" or "almost every week." That's up from 42.8 percent in 2009 and 42.1 percent in 2008.

In an interview in the May 8, 2010, issue of World, Tim Keller (Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian in New York City) explains how his pastoral service in a small Virginia town helped shape his preaching: "In a small town your pastoring sets up your preaching. In a big town your preaching sets up your pastoring.

"Time overseas has opened my eyes to the global nature of God and His desire for His glory among all nations," pastor David Platt says. How is your life going to be a part of the global mission of God?

Pastor David Platt talks about the Biblical gospel versus the American gospel.

Israeli guides take Christian tourists to sites in Bethlehem.

"There is no one activity that a pastor does that can have a greater influence on the vitality of the congregation than preaching," Adam Hamilton wrote in his book Leading Beyond the Walls: Developing Congregations with a Heart for the Unchurched. Hamilton is profiled in the July-August 2003 issue of Good News magazine.