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Why Leaders Lead With Prayer

Imagine attempting to lead without strength, without guidance, and without defense. Personally, I would consider it both terrifying and utterly futile.

Loving and Listening to Doubters

Over the past decade of setting tables where skeptics and churchgoers sit side by side, I’ve gathered a few hard-earned insights about the art of loving those who see the world differently.

5 Innovative Ministries Shaping the Future Church

The following ministry snapshots are just a few of the examples of innovative ministries that are working well. Whether you’re a pastor, church leader or an everyday disciple looking to reach your neighborhood, we hope their stories will inspire you to innovate in your own ways.

Are You Ready to Be Healed?

Being Healed Often Means Letting Go of Something

When Ministry Becomes Life-Draining

Everyday church ministry demands that we sooth someone’s hurt feelings, solve a ministry problem, seek new ways to grow our churches, or satisfy what seems to be some church members’ increasing expectations.

Climbing Out of a Funk

I needed to feel the pressure - the good pressure of necessity.

Servant Leadership in a Nutshell

Insights from Max De Pree on 4 essential characteristics of an effective leader

Your Emotional Life and Spiritual Life Are Connected

The truth is that emotions never die. They are only buried alive. They always resurface, leaking into other parts of our lives and relationships.

Ed Stetzer: What to Make of AI

It’s one thing to ask AI to help with sermon title ideas; it’s another to replace the study of God’s Word, and the work of the Holy Spirit, with ideas pulled together by AI.

7 Steps to Leading Through Change

How to become a more agile leader

Giving, the Gift of Happiness

Sure, receiving a gift is great, and our hearts should be full of praise to God for what he has given us—first and foremost his Son, but also thousands of other smaller gifts we seldom think about.