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.

Ray Johnston on ‘Jesus Called—He Wants His Church Back’

Ray Johnston: What Christians and the American Church Are Missing

Louie Giglio: Passion for a Generation—Part 1

“God is saying, ‘This isn’t going to be a story of your adequacy. This is going to be a story of my sufficiency.’"

Louie Giglio: Passion for a Generation—Part 2

“In time present necessity becomes future vacancy. We have to invest in people who can’t invest in us.”

Greg Laurie: Tell Someone!—Part 2

“If a pastor possesses a burden for evangelism, the people will get that burden. But if there is a mist in the pulpit, there will be a fog in the pew.”

Greg Laurie: Tell Someone!—Part 1

"My coming to Christ was a process of elimination. I knew what the answer wasn’t, but still didn’t know what it was.”

Os Guinness: The Art of Christian Persuasion—Part 2

“Jesus never spoke to two people in the same way. So let’s drop all the simplistic, cookie-cutter methods of evangelism.”

Os Guinness: The Art of Christian Persuasion—Part 1

“Sadly, I have now seen countless churches who seem to have lost their first love for reaching out with the gospel.”

J.D. Greear: Gaining by Losing—Part 1

"Churches ought to measure their success not by how many they bring in, but how many they raise up and send out."