Resources

Avoid the ‘Fixing Trap’

Jesus didn’t come to fix us from afar. He came to walk with us.

How the Church Can Take the Lead in Suicide Prevention

"The church is for the broken. A church without the broken is a broken church."

2025 Outreach Resources of the Year

The best Christian resources of 2026, hand-picked across every ministry category.

Navigating Injustice: A Closer Look at Race, Faith and Mental Health

Young BIPOC are slightly more religious than their White peers, with 37% reporting that they are moderately or very religious compared to 34% of White young people. Black young people report the highest rates of religiosity, with 46% indicating they are moderately or very religious. This article delves into the intersection of race, faith and mental health.

God Can Use a Small Church Ministry of Any Size

According to a recent Lifeway Research survey, the average evangelical church in North America has an average of 65 worshipers each Sunday. Of that, 7 out of 10 worshipers attend a church with fewer than 100 worshipers each Sunday, proving small church ministry is common.

Doing Contextualization at Home

Below is a very basic contextualization approach that I believe will prove helpful for conducting a fresh inspection of the cultures that our home churches inhabit. Let me briefly explain the three steps before considering three overarching ways to prepare ourselves as individuals and as churches to do this work in our local settings. Step […]

Pastors Encourage Racial Reconciliation Amid Churchgoers’ Desire for More Ethnic Diversity in the Church

Compared to a 2016 Lifeway Research study, more pastors are socializing with neighbors of other ethnicities (70% v. 57%), discussing the issue with church leaders (63% v. 51%), meeting regularly with pastors of other ethnicities (46% v. 40%), and investing church funds in changing local economic inequalities (44% v. 31%), indicating a growing trend toward ethnic diversity in church.

10 Ways to Spark Revival

God promises to show up and do a new work inside your heart that will make a lasting contribution to the community of believers you witness weekly, igniting a spark revival in church.

Born Again: Finding God’s Love

Tim found the God of love who revealed himself in Jesus Christ and his Word, discovering the joy of finding God's love. No longer would he presume to judge God. Now he would follow the God who is just and at the same time is the one who justifies sinners.

Collin Hansen

This is the story of the people, the books, the lectures, and ultimately the God who formed Timothy Keller.

Watch Yourself: A Lesson on Forgiveness

We should assume that we are more resentful and less forgiving and more controlled by what people have done to us than we think we are; this is a key aspect of the watch yourself forgiveness lesson.