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Gene Appel: Do Less Ministry; Reach More People

Jonathan Sprowl -
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.
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Mark Sayers: The False Promise of Platforms

Jessica Hanewinckel -
A platform society equates visibility with influence. But it doesn’t really align with the kingdom of God mentality.
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David Kinnaman: And Now for Some Good News

Jonathan Sprowl -
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.
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Intentionality Is Key

Heather Schnese -
We’re very intentional about being welcoming and friendly. I tell people on Sunday mornings at the end of the services, “If you’re our guest, I’d like to meet you.” And so I go to the hospitality room and meet people every week.
Features

Rick and Randy Bezet: God’s Unlikely Call into Ministry — Part 2

Rob Wilkins -
“Fewer people treat the Word of God as inerrant. They see it as viewpoint, which means we have to do a better job of teaching the Word of God as truth.”—Randy Bezet
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Rick and Randy Bezet: God’s Unlikely Call into Ministry — Part 1

Rob Wilkins -
“It’s been a time of such division. The church started getting angry at the world, and the world angry at the church, and then the church at the church.”—Rick Bezet
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Claude R. Alexander Jr.: Obligation, Calling and Purpose

Jessica Hanewinckel -
If I understand faith as something I get, then it’s a matter of how I use it. But if I understand that God has me, then the matter becomes how God chooses to use me, not how I choose to use God.
Church Planting

Myron Pierce: Hope Multiplier

Paul J. Pastor -
“We have to hone in on some of these disciplines that can be helpful to engage people, advance the kingdom and multiply churches.”
Features

Bryan Loritts: Building Bridges—Part 2

Paul J. Pastor -
“Our sanctuaries reflect our dinner tables. So if you want a diverse sanctuary, then you have to have hundreds of diverse dinner tables.”
Features

Bryan Loritts: Diversity Is Not a Fringe Issue—Part 1

Paul J. Pastor -
“You have to construct a philosophy of ministry where you show people that diversity and reconciliation aren’t fringe issues, but that they’re tethered to the gospel.”
Features

Jason Strand: Stepping Into and Leading a Whirlwind—Part 2

Paul J. Pastor -
“I want people to know that I'm a real person just like them, that I’m not up here, and they're down there.”
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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.

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