Insights from in and around the association
UBA Voices
3 Reasons Your Church Should Submit an Annual Church Profile
We want to know more about your church, how you’re doing, and how we can be better together. Filling out your ACP is a great way to reach out and tell us a little bit more about your congregation.
3 Ways to Share the Gospel with Children
What do we miss when most of our evangelism training is geared toward adults?
Want to Help Ukrainian Children in Crisis? Here's How
In this season of generosity, consider how your church or small group could join the effort to support Ukrainian families in need. Contact Sally Hinzie if you’re interested in helping.
One Thing Not to Say to Foster Parents
Foster care is hard work, and the goal is not to remain unaffected by children. Instead, we must all ourselves how we might serve kids in hard situations.
A Lasting Union: Buckner International and UBA
So, if your church or you as an individual are looking for a meaningful way to show the love of Christ by engaging in the lives of children, families, or senior adults, Buckner International offers many ways for you to do so.
Considering Children as More Important Than Yourself
The question remains: How are we seeking to serve our children who have experienced their own trauma throughout this year?
No Child Should Sleep on the Floor
As you go to sleep tonight, think about the value of a comfortable and safe place to sleep. Sleep is not only a necessity, but it's also a vulnerable state. The last thing a child should have to think about is where they have to sleep. If you would like to help sponsor, build, and/or deliver beds for children who currently have no bed to sleep in, NW Houston's chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace will have an open build day Saturday. Sign up now!
Outreach When the "Going" Gets Hard
It feels like another life since I was a missionary in West Africa. Now as a work-from-home mom of two under two, going to the post office seems nearly impossible—nonetheless going to the nations. I wonder how I'm supposed to invest in people outside our home when just keeping everyone alive feels hard enough. But that's where the things I learned in West Africa come back into play. Turns out, these skills are valuable for all seasons of life.
Building Faith in Children and Youth
Our children and teens are pulled in many different directions. They have school responsibilities, extracurricular activities, social events—the list could go on and on. With so many different influences and things vying for their attention, it is easy for our students to lose focus of their spiritual growth and development. That's where Christian parents and community come in.