Interviews

Tanita Maddox: Showing Up for Gen Z

There are just so many things that are compelling about the triune God and the way that triune God has enacted redemption for us and continues to sanctify us after we follow him. We just have to pull the contextualization out for our young people so they can see it on their terms.

Megan Fate Marshman: Everyday Grace

While influence tends to want to go upwards and grow to the right, I am fighting to go down to the left, and it takes a lot of intentionality.

Nirup Alphonse: It Starts With Hospitality

The point of hospitality is not to entertain; it is to tell a better story and invite people into the story of God. That's what people need. That's what they're longing for. They want to be a part of that story. And that story is transforming. That story is eternal. That story is enduring. That story is faithful.

Tim Keller: A Vision to Reach the City

“Per capita, the cities are really underchurched, and they’re getting more underchurched all the time.”

Max Lucado: The Biggest Mistake People Make About Grace

The definition of grace, the pitfalls of legalism, and cultivating environments of grace in our ministries.

Jo Saxton: Launching Women Into Missional Leadership

“For women who feel called to ministry in the context of church, I want to be sure we are giving them an opportunity to grow and try and fail and succeed.”

Andy Stanley: Catalyst for Growth

“You do the right thing, and you trust God with the consequences. Period. It’s just that simple.”

Justin Davis: My First Affair Was with the Church

Church planters Justin and Trisha Davis talk about the near death and resurrection of their marriage—and ministry.

Dave Ferguson: A Vision for Reproducing Churches

“Reproducing is about leader readiness, not about size. If the Holy Spirit’s prompting you to move to this place or do this thing, let’s do it.”

Samuel Rodriguez: The Latino Challenge

“Any outreach to the Hispanic community must be intentional and institutionalized. It can’t be tokenistic.”

Chris Hodges: Great Commission Leadership

“[God] is not trying to build a large institution on earth; He’s trying to rescue people for eternity’s sake.”