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.

The Busy Preacher’s (Essential) Guide to Ethnicity and Culture

For busy pastors everywhere: Here are some great ways to get a quick but effective understanding of issues of culture and ethnicity.

The Worlds of the Preacher

Scott Gibson: Navigating Biblical, Cultural and Personal Contexts

Vintage Saints and Sinners

Karen Wright Marsh: 25 Christians Who Transformed My Faith

Flannery O’Connor: Knowing God Through Mystery

Flannery O'Connor was drawn to mystery. She believed that in order to know God you have to "get down under things to find where he is."

Becoming an Unhurried Spiritual Leader

"Spiritual leadership is not so much about managing something for God as much as it is expressing the life of God in the unique situation we find ourselves in."

An Unhurried Leader

Alan Fadling: The Lasting Fruit of Daily Influence

Developing Emotionally Mature Leaders

Aubrey Malphurs: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help Transform Your Ministry

Why Emotional Intelligence Matters

We tend to distrust our emotions, but being attuned to our emotions and those of our team is an essential component of leadership.