Resources

Faith Rising: Gen Z and Millennials Lead a Comeback for Jesus

We need to encourage faith sharing not through pressure or guilt, but by inviting people to see that their neighbors may be far more open than they assume.

Food for Thought

Shepherding the church has been and always will be theological at root.

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

A Gift for the City

The campus is now busy seven days a week. On nice days, families come to play at the outdoor playground; when the weather is bad, they go to the indoor playground instead.

Finding Family: Jamie Finn’s Top 5 Books on the Church and Foster Care

The gospel message—that God sent his Son to forgive, transform and restore what sin has broken—is the hope for the people and families entangled in the broken foster care system.

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.