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Open Secrets: When I First Understood the Bible

And what has God freely given us? Open secrets about his way for us to live.

Is Burnout Killing Your Leadership?

What causes burnout and how can we recover?

Why Rachel Held Evans Mattered

Reflecting on the influence and reach of Rachel Held Evans.

I Was Leading a Church, and I was Foolish

I isolated myself too much from staff and people in the church. I didn’t make myself visible enough.

God Calls Us to Find Happiness in Him

You may not be accustomed to thinking that God commands us to be happy. But it’s a fact. And I’m betting it’s a command most of us would like to obey!

7 Unwritten Rules That Shape Your Team’s Culture

Why the unwritten rules are often more powerful than the written ones

God’s Will: How Others Have Found It

Don’t lean only on a spiritual gifts inventory. No inventory is enough to help us know how God wants to use us. It’s only one tool among many others to determine God’s will.

Beyond Numerical Growth

Thriving evangelistic churches simplify what it looks like to live on mission.

The Bible in Evangelism

How the Bible fuels evangelism

How to Welcome Guests, Without Going Overboard

No two visitors agree on how a faithful church should welcome guests.

A Compassionate Response to Church Hurt

Our call is the same as it always has been: Be like Jesus, who, in every interaction with the vulnerable and abused—in every interaction with those who were undignified and commodified and objectified—Jesus offered compassion, dignity and new destiny.