Leadership Essentials
In the Sept/Oct 2014 issue: Developing World-Changing Leaders; Succeeding at Succession; Becoming a Millennial Leader; The Changing American Seminary; and the Outreach Interview with Judah Smith
Author: James P. Long
Erwin McManus: The Soul as Art
"When I became a person of faith, to be perfectly frank, all the models for discipleship were suffocating to me."
Idea Starter: Tend Your Garden
Make your church as attractive and welcoming as possible by keeping a tidy, well-manicured outdoor space
Redefining Church Success: Dave Gibbons’ Journey of Pain, Power and the “Misfit” Church
After building one of America’s fastest-growing churches, Dave Gibbons realized that traditional success often ignores the reality of human suffering. Inspired by his own mother’s story, he reimagined ministry as a "Flow" focused on developing people rather than scaling numbers.
Idea Starter: Bring the Gym to Your Church
Let attendees who get antsy sitting still too long burn some energy post-sermon
Into the Neighborhood: Randy Frazee and Oak Hills Church
Community is a conduit of life: you live in community. If you starve yourself of community, you die.
Small Church America
In the July/August 2014 issue: Small Church Profiles (Suburban, Rural and Urban); Think Like a Church Planter; Small Church and Church Planting Resources; Matt Chandler on a Passion for Church Planting and the Outreach Interview with David Fitch