Interviews

Collin Outerbridge: Building a Multicultural, Multigenerational Church

There's something about a unifying vision that is greater than our preferences, that is focused on serving our community, that I think has led to a strong sense of connectivity that's allowed our church to grow and to impact people right here where we live.

Dave Ferguson: Multiplying Leaders

Every leader needs to have an apprentice. Even the lead pastor, as you're thinking about what's next, you need to have an apprentice so you can put that person in that role and you can commission them to go.

Nicole Martin: A Different Kind of Leadership

When I go to a great restaurant and it’s really good, no one ever has to tell me, “Could you let other people know?” I cannot wait to tell other people, first of all, that I've been, and second of all, how good the food is. I think we have lived our Christian lives on the periphery of God's grace and goodness and favor for so long that we don't know how good the food is for ourselves.

What I'm Learning: My Best Advice on Soul-Care

Larry Osborne: "The best advice I’ve ever received was that I had nothing to prove and no one to impress."

Jackie White: Beyond the Pulpit, Outside the Walls

"We do a poor job representing Christ when all we do is preach."

Lee Powell: When God Is at Work

“Is there real, genuine community happening in life groups? Are the baptisms real conversions? You have to keep asking all those questions.”

Perry Noble: What Grace Begins …

“Bill Hybels coined a phrase years ago that is true of me: The rate at which I was doing the work of God was destroying the work of God in me."

David Kinnan: Finding the Divine Agenda

"I made the promise that I would never run the church based on my own agenda or opinions or wants or desires, that I would simply listen to him."

Derwin Gray: Limitless Strength

"My most important work habit is learning daily to not work IN my limited strength, but to work FROM Jesus' unlimited strength."

Chuck Booher: Leading Toward Passionate Commitment

“As a result of our 24/7 movement, the passion to know God deeper is sky high!”

Ray Johnston: Faithful in the Tough Times

“The only way to experience God’s blessings over a long period of time is to stay faithful during tough times.”