Every year on June 20th, we celebrate World Refugee Day. It's a time to remember vulnerable refugees across the world and right next door. How does the plight of the refugee motivate us as followers of Christ? What can and should we do about it?

Imagine an older man, in his final days, gathering his children around him so that he could give them his final words. What is the one thing he would remind them? What would you say?

En tiempo de elecciones los candidatos prometen cambiar el país. Lo que intentan cambiar es el sistema, ignorando que son los individuos los que usan el sistema para abusar de otros. Jesús habla de un sistema que requiere cambio del individuo por ello decía: “Arrepentíos porque el Reino de los cielos se ha acercado.”  

We have all seen the pictures of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano eruption on Sunday and the damage to both human life and properties. According to the Associated Press, as of Wednesday, June 6, at least 99 people are dead and 197 are still missing following the eruption. We have an opportunity to help provide relief.

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Any Sunday School leader worth his or her salt knows Bible studies requires juggling multiple jobs on multiple levels. But what is the one job that requires our focused attention, and what practical tips can help us get there?

You may or may not be aware of the minister’s housing allowance, but its existence (or lack thereof) might greatly impact your church budget. Why might it go away, and what can you do to prepare?

You might not have thought about missions as an area subject to trends, but it is. Fortunately, these trends show us how God’s is on the move across the globe— and right next door. It’s something worth getting excited about.

UBA loves churches. Large or small, choir robes or tattoos, 10am Sunday School or Tuesday night small groups, the UBA team wants to help you be the best that you can be. So, our church consultant, Sally Hinzie, offers some helpful tips to those leading Bible study groups, no matter what that may look like.

Una iglesia que tiene conflictos no es lo mismo que una iglesia que vive en conflictos. Las iglesias conflictivas, buscan conflictos para dividirse; ¿Ha oído la historia de la iglesia que se dividió, porque nunca se pusieron de acuerdo sobe que color pintar el salón de clase?

Over the coming months and years, UBA is going to focus intensely on what it means to play as a team. We believe that churches are better together, and we’re going to put that in practice in ways we haven’t in the past. This is why.