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 to Attract Young People to Your Church: Be Neighborly

"The church’s primary focus at the festival was not to promote its Sunday service but to make its city a better place."

In Church Leadership, the Mission Trumps All

"In a healthy Christian ministry, the mission wins every argument."

Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Unhindered Gospel

"Luke penned the word unhindered—for he saw the bigger picture, as should we. The gospel is unstoppable."

Entering into the Ultimate Partnership With God

"We’re invited to partner with God and with each other in bringing God’s kingdom on earth as in heaven."

Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?

"Ultimately, when we understand the Trinity, we realize that this doctrine is not just a theological curiosity."

When Two Lesbians Come to Your Church

"Most LGBT people didn’t leave the church because their behavior wasn’t affirmed, but because their humanity wasn’t affirmed."

3 Vital Signs of a Spiritually Mature Christian

"Here are practical and observable benchmarks that indicate a person is growing into Christlikeness."

The Silence of God and the Question of Suffering

"It is tempting to create a cause-and-effect analysis, playing the role of diviner to 'understand' calamity."