Resources

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.

Grover Park Baptist Church: A Thread of Hope

At auction, the quilts go for hundreds or even thousands of dollars that directly help women and children in need, providing funds for baby and maternity items at the pregnancy resource center.

10 Ways to Safeguard Your Church in the Digital Age

In an increasingly digital world, faith-based organizations and ministries of all sizes must prioritize cybersecurity to safeguard sensitive data, financial records and personal information.

The Process of Becoming a Multicultural Church

Excerpted From ‘Hearing in Technicolor’

How Women Rise

Am I willing to get uncomfortable, to be corrected, to make mistakes? If not, my rising is only for me, and not for all women.

How a Group’s Culture Affects Your Leadership

Excerpted from 'Big Results Leadership' (B&H Books)

Is Your Online Church IRS Compliant?

Like your physical church, what your ministry does online is held accountable to the IRS.

The Value of a Small Church

Landon DeCrastos: In an age when so many pastors spend much of their time looking for the next new thing, it seemed foreign to encounter a ministry that didn’t try to fix something that wasn’t broken simply to put more rumps in the seats. There was something intensely spiritual about the experience.

The Model Minority Myth and the Church

Terence Lester: The church must seek out opportunities to speak out against dismissive and dehumanizing ways of categorizing people and cultures. The church professes a Savior with brown skin who was marginalized, labeled, categorized and questioned.

4 Easy Ways to Create Joyful Engagement

Jim Wilder and Marcus Warner: There are at least four practical ways leaders can create joyful engagement in the people they lead. We know we have succeeded in this task when we hear people say things like, “I sure like this team and what we do.” To build this kind of engagement we need to practice the four Ps.

Pastorpedia: Weak Spots for Pastors

The weaknesses pastors can easily slide into if they're not careful