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.

Hugh Halter: Adullam, Denver, Colorado

Hugh Halter is the pastor of a congregational network of incarnational communities called Adullam in Denver, Colo., and director of Missio, an apprenticing network...

Brad Powell: NorthRidge Church, Plymouth, Mich.

BRAD POWELL is senior pastor of NorthRidge Church in Plymouth, Mich. CONNECTION TO OUTREACH MAGAZINE: Brad is a contributing editor, whose question-and-answer column, "Leading Change,"...

Jim Tomberlin: MultiSite Solutions

Jim Tomberlin is founder, president and senior strategist for MultiSite Solutions, formerly Third Quarter Consulting. 2012 Multisite Trends » Jim Says: "Multisite has enriched church-planting strategy...

Ed Stetzer: LifeWay Research

Ed Stetzer is president and missiologist in residence of LifeWay Research and author of eight books, including Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and the...

Max Lucado: Oak Hills Church, San Antonio, Texas

The best-selling author and pastor talks about his personal bout with fear and preaching to nonbelievers at Easter

Miles McPherson: The Rock Church, San Diego

How a former NFL safety started a youth ministry and one of the Largest and Fastest-Growing Churches in America

Efrem Smith: Sanctuary Covenant Church, Minneapolis

The pastor of a multiethnic congregation shares his passion for racial reconciliation and where he thinks the Church is headed in that regard.

Dave Gibbons: Newsong Church, Irvine, Calif.

People saw who Jesus hung out with—the fringe—and they said, “Jesus is for us.”