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Evangel Church: Never Stop Serving

Last year, Evangel started a church two hours away inside the largest women’s prison in New York. A pastor and a team go every Thursday to share a message, preach and lead worship for the prisoners.

David Kinnaman: Start the Conversation

Church leaders must recognize that what feels hidden is actually hurting people, and that discipleship includes helping people break free from destructive patterns.

Hills Church: New Name, Same Mission

Hills Church has grown, in part, due to Marksman—a strategy for men focused on reaching and discipling other men that includes a 6-week Bible study boot camp.

Aubrey Sampson: The Beauty of Lament

"Those we shepherd will see that it is in our honest crying out to God in our pain that our worship grows more authentic." ~Aubrey Sampson

Arianna Molloy: When Calling Consumes

When burnout happens from a calling, it’s not simply, "I don’t like what I am doing anymore," which is a terrible problem. It’s, "I don’t know who I am anymore."

Patrick Miller and Keith Simon: Outside Influence

The church has thrived throughout history and around the world when we don’t have power.

Set Up for Success

If you want to see sustained growth you must build an intentional long-term leadership culture in your church or ministry.

Hosanna Wong: The Witness of Withness

We need to know the words and ways of God, but we also have to know the words and ways of the people around us. What are their real questions? God has real answers to people’s real questions.

Just Ask: A Simple Solution to the Church Planter Shortage

Over 93% of churches in the United States are not involved in reproducing another church. To put this into perspective, imagine the devastating impact if 93% of adults never had children.

Derwin Gray: Everyday Misisonaries

Confrontational evangelism is not wrong; it is just that very few believers are effective at it. But we can all build relationships with people and share the gospel.

Making Disciple Makers

The most enduring results of evangelism happen when people make their decision to follow Jesus in the context of a local church.