Interviews

Arthur C. Brooks: Real Happiness

A lot of Christians feel guilty about enjoying their life because they think that enjoyment and pleasure are the same thing, and they’re not.

Glenn Packiam: Rhythms of Resilience

Resilience is not that you never get dysregulated or you never get disoriented or you never get discouraged. Resilience means that even when you get disrupted or discouraged, there is an ability, by God’s grace, to recover.

David Uth: Loving People One at a Time

“The more central the gospel becomes in your ministry, the more you can fly above all of that division because the gospel transcends it.” -Pastor David Uth

Josh Mauney: Release People Well

“We have to be satisfied with leading people into very small steps repeated over a long time.”

Steve Poe: Clarity Is Key

“People need to be clear where you are taking them and why.”

Robert Riedy: Don’t Live for Others’ Approval

“Don’t ignore your family for the applause of people.”

Jeff Simmons: Stay in the Center of God’s Will

“We can love people whether we agree on life issues or not.”

Vern Streeter: Empower Your Volunteers and Staff

“We are a better church without my hands in everything.”

Chris Stephens: Be Intentional About Apprenticeship

“Culture changes while truth does not.”

Steve Stroope (and Josh Howerton): Stoke the Fires of Evangelism

“Stop asking lost people to act like Christians.”

Mark Zweifel: Take the High Road

“I don't know as much as I need to, but I can if I stay on my knees and open my ears.”