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Stir Revival in Your Community

Download a free kit that includes Christmas downloads from our partners, including The Chosen, to help your church plan a powerful, compelling Christmas service.

Food for Thought

Shepherding the church has been and always will be theological at root.

Derwin Gray: Choose Growth

Growing as a leader is not optional—it’s your responsibility. It’s your yes to the call God placed on your life.

When ‘More’ Doesn’t Cut It

We can’t have some churches saving lives and some churches ruining lives. More is not enough. We need more and better.

The Strengths of Smaller Healthy Churches

Small churches can create a family environment for disconnected people if they lean into the built-in intimacy they already have.

Making a Difference in Montana

This Montana church began to visit people in their homes and deliver food and supplies monthly. Today, the ministry takes a holistic approach to serving Native American communities.

Simple Yet Stellar

Microchurches are not just a passing trend—they’re a growing and sustainable movement that is changing the way we think about church.

A Sanctifying Space

The local church does not simply occupy space. Rather, it makes place.

Merry and Bright Family Golf Night Attracts a Crowd

Sunday school classes and other groups “adopted” a hole and decorated it for Christmas, and with average Sunday attendance at around 260 at the church, there was a good pool of potential volunteers to staff the event.

Jimmy Dodd: The Counter to ‘Me First’ Culture

Ubuntu finds good in individual uniqueness and difference, but always in the context of togetherness and community.

Sandra Peoples: Is Your Church Accessible to Families With Disabilities?

“The way a pastor treats families that have a member with a disability, the way he preaches, the way he talks about suffering, all of that matters.” -Sandra Peoples