Interviews

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.

Mark Sayers: The False Promise of Platforms

A platform society equates visibility with influence. But it doesn’t really align with the kingdom of God mentality.

David Kinnaman: And Now for Some Good News

The inevitability, the inexorable decline of Christianity, is not a done deal. It’s not as though there’s been a complete turnaround and everyone’s a Christian, but there’s a real moment of spiritual openness that is translating now into this resurgence of interest in Jesus. It’s a big deal.

Peyton Jones: The Lost Art of Mission—Part 1

“The church has neutered itself by trying to do ministry behind four walls. The lost art is doing what the apostles and Jesus did.”

Peyton Jones: The Lost Art of Mission—Part 2

"What they want is what the church isn’t offering: mission. If we will lead the way, they will follow."

Kay Warren: Sacred Privilege, Crucial Partnership—Part 1

“The best thing pastors can do is to get off the pedestal so their family can get off it as well.”

Kay Warren: Sacred Privilege, Crucial Partnership—Part 2

"Pastors’ wives wish their husbands understood how painful it is when pastors treat the church as their mistress."

Kyle Idleman: Grace Is Greater—Part 1

“Grace often gets put on the opposite side of sanctification, but that’s not biblically true. In Scripture it’s all about grace.”

Kyle Idleman: Grace Is Greater—Part 2

“In the church we want grace to be the motivation for our godliness, to be what inspires how we treat other people.”

Krish Kandiah: A Faithful Enigma—Part 1

"Preaching and proclamation cannot be separated from lived-out mission, especially in a ‘post-truth’ world.”

Krish Kandiah: A Faithful Enigma—Part 2

"God is so transcendent. Rather than being fearful of that, or worried, we should turn to face it, look directly at it in Scripture.”