Interviews

Ryan Kwon: Nothing to Prove

“We’re so accustomed to the church being a noun. I want our bias to be action-oriented, and a movement that goes outward.”

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.

Terry W. Brooks: Building Ministry Around Needs—Part 1

“Service puts into practice what we learn when discipleship is integrated into worship.”

Terry W. Brooks: Creativity and Community—Part 2

“We want to prepare people to live a better life, the life that Jesus described as abundant.”

Mark Batterson: Dwelling in Possibility

Through civility, service and innovation the church faces one of its greatest opportunities.

Peyton Jones: Reimagining Church Planting—Part 1

“I had mistaken church starting for church planting. And that distinction made all the difference.”

Peyton Jones: Empowering Every Believer—Part 2

“If ministry really became about discipleship, that would transform everything about how we truly plant.”

Christine Caine: What Keeps You Anchored?

"As leaders we’re always out there in the deep trying to rescue everybody else, and if we’re drifting ourselves, we’re no good to anybody."

Jimmy Dodd & Renaut van der Riet: Avoiding Pastoral Burnout

A Successful Ministry Life Is About the Backstage

Makoto Fujimura: Behold the Fragments—Part 1

"Could our broken places become part of our signature that will remain, turned to precious beauty on the other side of our own resurrection?"