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 Do You Prepare to Share Jesus?

Prepare your heart by preparing your mind, body and soul. Read the Word, remember the Word, recite the Word, and live out the Word.

Suffer Differently

Hope—the future state of time that our minds long to occupy—must begin with a relationally grounded, material experience with Jesus mediated through the Spirit, the Scriptures, and, often most powerfully, his body.

Prosperity Gospel Beliefs on the Rise, Survey Says

As people interact with the world around them, their beliefs about the world and their place in it stem from their understanding (or misunderstanding) of the character of God. And most churchgoers believe God wants them to prosper financially.

Lessons From Two Sisters

Refrain from allowing the distractions of ministry to overwhelm your sense of servanthood by sometimes being served by others.

The Power of 2G (Gratitude & Generosity)

The next time your heart struggles to recognize God’s gifts in your life, take a moment to consider three areas of God’s generosity: relational, physical, and spiritual.

Jennifer Holberg on the Power of Story

We can probably all think of examples of people who get “stuck” because they can’t imagine living out a different storyline.

A Place to Grow

Today’s children are the future of the church, both in America and worldwide. Investing more resources into children’s programs and ministry spaces is truly investing in the global church’s future.

Surrounded Leadership

Sometimes big change masquerades as small change. We go to the meetings as we are directed by our electronic calendars, but we increasingly see these commitments and our to-do lists as God’s call on our time as we develop these priorities in prayer.