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.

Robert Morris: ‘Church Is Not About Competition’

"As I shepherd his sheep, I must lead as he’s called me to lead. I have an audience of one—and that’s God."

John Van Pay: The Simplicity of America’s Fastest-Growing Church—Part 1

"If you can stay the course, you see the lives of people change and that changes everything in the church.”

John Van Pay: The Simplicity of America’s Fastest-Growing Church—Part 2

“The simplicity of our model trusts that kingdom work happens best when our small groups are unleashed and not managed.”

J.D. Greear: ‘I See Many Churches Failing to Play Their Part’

"Our Enemy wants nothing more than to use good things to distract us from the one essential thing: our focus on the gospel."

Steve Stroope: ‘An Amazing Crop of Young Leaders’

"I am having more fun pastoring today than I have ever had before."

Derwin Gray: Leading Toward Diversity—Part 1

“Here’s the thing that still blows me away: I knew that I was loved, and that love wasn’t based upon how I performed.”

Derwin Gray: Leading Toward Diversity—Part 2

“If I’m always the smartest person in the room, then the room I'm in is too small or I'm too insecure.”

Shawn Johnson: ‘Our No. 1 Priority Is Reaching Spiritually Lost People’

"If I’m not careful, I can let the positive or the negative words about me begin to define me."