Megan Fate Marshman: Everyday Grace
While influence tends to want to go upwards and grow to the right, I am fighting to go down to the left, and it takes a lot of intentionality.
Interviews
Nirup Alphonse: It Starts With Hospitality
The point of hospitality is not to entertain; it is to tell a better story and invite people into the story of God. That's what people need. That's what they're longing for. They want to be a part of that story. And that story is transforming. That story is eternal. That story is enduring. That story is faithful.
Gene Appel: Do Less Ministry; Reach More People
None of the programs at our church were bad in and of themselves. The volume of it just prevented us from being focused on building relationships with those who are far from God. So, we had to do less ministry to reach more people. It sounds funny, but people had to be trained in how to do life with nonbelievers or people spiritually disinterested.
Mark Sayers: The False Promise of Platforms
A platform society equates visibility with influence. But it doesn’t really align with the kingdom of God mentality.
David Kinnaman: And Now for Some Good News
The inevitability, the inexorable decline of Christianity, is not a done deal. It’s not as though there’s been a complete turnaround and everyone’s a Christian, but there’s a real moment of spiritual openness that is translating now into this resurgence of interest in Jesus. It’s a big deal.
Robby Gallaty: Lost and Found
This is the No. 1 attribute of being a disciple: You have to remain teachable. You have got to remain a perpetual beginner in life, in ministry and in your walk with the Lord.
Mike Sharrow: Get Business Leaders in the Game
The church is one giant sleeper cell that periodically worships and reviews playbooks on Sundays. How do we begin to activate them Monday through Friday to live and work that out?
Aubrey Sampson: The Beauty of Lament
"Those we shepherd will see that it is in our honest crying out to God in our pain that our worship grows more authentic." ~Aubrey Sampson
Patrick Miller and Keith Simon: Outside Influence
The church has thrived throughout history and around the world when we don’t have power.
Hosanna Wong: The Witness of Withness
In this interview, discover The Witness of Withness—the idea that true impact comes from being with others and walking with God.