Interviews

Nicole Martin: A Different Kind of Leadership

When I go to a great restaurant and it’s really good, no one ever has to tell me, “Could you let other people know?” I cannot wait to tell other people, first of all, that I've been, and second of all, how good the food is. I think we have lived our Christian lives on the periphery of God's grace and goodness and favor for so long that we don't know how good the food is for ourselves.

Tanita Maddox: Showing Up for Gen Z

There are just so many things that are compelling about the triune God and the way that triune God has enacted redemption for us and continues to sanctify us after we follow him. We just have to pull the contextualization out for our young people so they can see it on their terms.

Megan Fate Marshman: Everyday Grace

While influence tends to want to go upwards and grow to the right, I am fighting to go down to the left, and it takes a lot of intentionality.

Kevin Geer: Help People Experience Jesus

"When leading in a time of change and uncertainty when everyone is trying to understand what the new reality is, it’s important to draw people's attention to what is not changing."

Michael Fletcher: Leverage Small Groups

"People need content, but they also need connection. Disciples are made in small groups."

Jeff Bogue: Pray for Your 3

"We strongly believe that the relational tie is the tie that will help to bring about healing and start to make a long-term difference in our community."

Dean Fulks: Learning to Communicate Better

"We streamlined our communication process so that it became more consistent. We knew that we had to be abundantly clear about the hearer’s best next step."

Mike Baker: Partner With Community Organizations

"We’ve been thinking through the lens of Jesus’ teaching on new wineskins and trying to identify what that will mean for this new wine."

Rufus Smith: Work for Unity and Justice

"We are one example of how the church of Jesus Christ can leverage its platform, trust and credibility to be the conscience and compassionate arm of the gospel."

Karen Swallow Prior: The Truth and The Cross—Part 1

The apostle Paul wrote, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Rom. 12:2)....

Karen Swallow Prior: Engaging Culture With Truth and Love—Part 2

We need to redeem the ways we interact with each other.