Resources

Fastest-Growing Churches: Lessons From the Front Lines

“People see “big C” church as judgy, legalistic rules. If we can work together and show the opposite of that, I feel like that’s our role: to rewrite the narrative of church based on serving.” —Meghan Smith, Trace Church

When You Don’t Want to Read the Bible

You were ultimately made to respond to God’s heart. You were made to know the voice of the Good Shepherd, to lean on his care, to depend on his provisions, to trust in his protection. You were made to come running when your Father calls you home to sit at his table!

Angulus Wilson: Evangelism Is the Heart of God

When the church taps into the mission and the heart of God, she gets mobilized, she can get revived. We can see growth and new initiative.

How the Church Can Support Survivors of Domestic Violence

The first step to ending domestic abuse is educating yourself and others around you.

Centering Our Lives on Scripture

When we tell the biblical stories, we need to show that they still make sense in our society, and we need to do so in a way that reaches the heart of the next generation.

When Projects Take Precedence in Ministry

God has not forsaken your local church and ministry. He has given you the tools to 'get it done' in a season of distraction from real ministry.

Permission to Wrestle

There can be logical answers to your questions about what God allows and why some people seem protected from things while others don’t. The logic won’t always soothe your heart; however, an answer doesn’t need to be emotionally gratifying to be true.

Lisa Victoria Fields

You don’t have to run when it gets complicated; you can lean into the questions. God will meet you there.

Engaging the Whole Body of Christ in Interpretation

There are no perfect cultures. Every culture and people is challenged and made into the best version of itself through an encounter with the living God.

Evangelicals View AI with Cautious Optimism, New Study Reveals

The vast majority of evangelicals believe artificial intelligence is simply a tool, and like any tool, it can be used for good or for evil.

Does a Church Have to Die?

If the local church is going to prepare the way forward, established church leaders must draw their people back to prayer. I am not talking about just two to three minutes per service. I mean a dedicated prayer time, at least bi-weekly, if not weekly.