James P. Long

James P. Long was formerly the editor of Outreach magazine and the author of a number of books, including Why Is God Silent When We Need Him the Most?

If I Could Do One Thing Differently …

And other words of hard-earned wisdom from Outreach 100 pastors

Resources of the Year

In the March/April issue: The year's best books and media, the story of the BIble, rediscovering discipleship, and the Outreach interview: Francis Chan and David Platt

The Outreach Interview: David Platt and Francis Chan

In this exclusive online edition, Platt engages Chan on discipleship shifts, life-on-life training and taking Christianity to a new level.

10th Anniversary Issue

In the Jan/Feb 2013 issue: Enduring Ideas From 10 Years of Outreach, Emerging Leaders, Turnaround Churches, The Outreach Interview: Rick Warren, and more

Field of Dreams: What It Means to Plant the Church

Risks, regrets and revelations: Veteran church planters talk about starting a new church from scratch.

Evangelism and Culture

In the Nov/Dec 2012 Outreach: What Ever Happened to Evangelism? Staying on Message (Larry Osborne), The Question of Evangelism, Compassionate Evangelism (Francis Chan), A Vision for the City (Tim Keller), Influencing Culture (Mark Batterson), and more

The 2012 Outreach 100

The Outreach Magazine/LifeWay Research Special Report on the Largest and Fastest-Growing Churches in America, 2012 edition

Jud Wilhite on the Right (and Wrong) Way to Measure Ministry Success

"If you can’t find contentment ministering to 50, you’re probably not going to be content doing it for 20,000."