Interviews

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.

Nirup Alphonse: It Starts With Hospitality

The point of hospitality is not to entertain; it is to tell a better story and invite people into the story of God. That's what people need. That's what they're longing for. They want to be a part of that story. And that story is transforming. That story is eternal. That story is enduring. That story is faithful.

Gene Appel: Do Less Ministry; Reach More People

None of the programs at our church were bad in and of themselves. The volume of it just prevented us from being focused on building relationships with those who are far from God. So, we had to do less ministry to reach more people. It sounds funny, but people had to be trained in how to do life with nonbelievers or people spiritually disinterested.

Ed Stetzer: Reflections on the Megachurch

For all churches, large or small, my exhortation is to think biblically about how the church might make much of Jesus.

Jaime Loya: Building Bridges—Part 1

“I was determined to give myself to this call until I succeeded. I had no desire for a Plan B.”

Jaime Loya: Preparing for Revival—Part 2

"We might not all share the same background, color or language, but we are all sinners in need of a Savior.”

Gene Appel: The Freedom of Focus—Part 1

“I felt an overwhelming pull—if I'd entrust my life to God, he'd use me to help people get ready for their last day on this planet.”

Gene Appel: Leading Through Change—Part 2

“When you simplify and clarify your focus, you can bring the entire power of the church to bear on each thing you do.”

Louie Giglio: Becoming a Self-Aware Leader

"Leading yourself requires humility, and humility comes from being with Jesus."

Alan Briggs: Unleashing Your Creative Genius

“Evangelism happens most naturally when we’re doing what comes most naturally to us.“

Alan Briggs: Redefining Creativity for the Sake of the World

"Our culture is waiting and watching for a group of people who are living for a mission bigger than themselves."