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

Lee Strobel: What’s Trending in Apologetics Today?

"So many people who are not Christians are only one question away from faith."

Todd Renner: The Choice to Change

“We work hard, and we play hard—and it's amazing when those two overlap!”

What I’m Learning: Rest and Restoration

"I’m starting to believe that the life of God isn’t formed in us until we really trust him with the loving commandment to rest. Really rest."

Jerry Harris: Broader Horizons

“While our attendance and decision numbers are important to us, the more meaningful measurements are numbers of small group leaders, groups and apprentices.”

Mindy Caliguire: From Striving to Abiding

"Do we want a story of smart, hard-working people that burn themselves into the ground for the sake of the Kingdom? Or do we want a different story?"

Matt Carter: Becoming a Church for the City

"We win not simply by how much and how well we can gather people, but by how much and how well we can release people into the city.”

What I'm Learning: Don't Quit!

Chuck Warnock: "If you’re thinking, “Well, he doesn’t know how bad things are”—believe me, I do."

Harvey Turner: Disciples Make Disciples

"If we grow in weekend numbers but we don't in other areas, we don't consider that to be a win."