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Openhanded: Matters of the Heart and the Bank Account

There are so many things that seem to beg for our resources. So what kind of mindset must we have if we are to not only be generous, but joyfully generous?

When Speaking Truth in Love Isn’t Easy

Never deliver a difficult message fueled by emotion. Preparation, not emotion, is what will strengthen your courage and help you realize positive and productive results.

Lebanon Baptist Church: A Sweet Way to Serve

Churches seem to have an expectation that people need to come to us. We need to change that paradigm.

The Case for Church Membership

You are but one part of a greater whole, but your part is vital for the overall health of a church. Read again 1 Corinthians 12. Look specifically at verse 27: “Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it” (ESV).

Why Healthy Teams Don’t Immediately Kill ‘Bad’ Ideas

The value of letting ideas breathe

Michelle Sanchez: Chosen by God

It is because partnership is God’s chosen way that we now have the privilege of becoming “God’s fellow workers” (1 Cor. 3:9).

The Problem With Just Focusing on ‘Discipleship’

The rise of the nones and the mission of the church

Needing More Than a ‘Pick Me Up’

We tend to look for the Lord in the big events of life, and He is there. But He is always working behind the scenes in our lives, attentive to every detail.

When Fear Takes Hold of Your Leadership

If we constantly live with low level anxiety, our fight-flight centers are more sensitive so it takes less to push us into serious worry, anxiety, and fear.

Why Churches Without Broken People Are Broken

Are We Engaging People Outside Our ‘Group’?

God Knows Your Heart — And He Still Loves You

If God looks at the heart, then we are all laid bare before the Lord at any given moment. He knows the real us.