Interviews

Collin Outerbridge: Building a Multicultural, Multigenerational Church

There's something about a unifying vision that is greater than our preferences, that is focused on serving our community, that I think has led to a strong sense of connectivity that's allowed our church to grow and to impact people right here where we live.

Dave Ferguson: Multiplying Leaders

Every leader needs to have an apprentice. Even the lead pastor, as you're thinking about what's next, you need to have an apprentice so you can put that person in that role and you can commission them to go.

Nicole Martin: A Different Kind of Leadership

When I go to a great restaurant and it’s really good, no one ever has to tell me, “Could you let other people know?” I cannot wait to tell other people, first of all, that I've been, and second of all, how good the food is. I think we have lived our Christian lives on the periphery of God's grace and goodness and favor for so long that we don't know how good the food is for ourselves.

Jimmy Dodd & Renaut van der Riet: Avoiding Pastoral Burnout

A Successful Ministry Life Is About the Backstage

Makoto Fujimura: Behold the Fragments—Part 1

"Could our broken places become part of our signature that will remain, turned to precious beauty on the other side of our own resurrection?"

Makoto Fujimura: Broken and Made New—Part 2

“Our faith is not about winning culture wars, but is about sharing vulnerabilities and our experiences in a world that is in desperate need of healing.”

Richard Stearns: The Case for Values-Driven Leadership

"Most of the things you are likely to achieve in your career are not going to be impressive to God. God is impressed with your character, with your faithfulness."

Doug Paul: Championing Kingdom Innovation—Part 1

Restoring the church’s pioneering spirit

Doug Paul: Overcoming Obstacles to Innovation—Part 2

The challenge of charting a new course in a new normal

Efrem Smith: An Outpost for the Kingdom—Part 1

“We cannot surrender the outposts of God’s kingdom to the ways of our nation. We are here to transform. To make disciples.”

Efrem Smith: An Outpost for the Kingdom—Part 2

“Outside influences have shaped the allegiance of God’s people more than the kingdom of God or the authentic Jesus."