How Church Leaders Can Lead Through Change and Transformation
Church leaders face constant disruption and resistance to change. Tod Bolsinger explains how pastors can lead transformation while protecting the values at the heart of the church.
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Pastor Burnout: 3 Steps to Lead From a Healthy Soul
Burnout isn't the price of working hard — it's the slow erosion of a soul disconnected from Jesus. Here are three rhythms that help ministry leaders flourish instead of fade.
Holy Restlessness: What Nehemiah Teaches Leaders About Rest
Nehemiah 13 reveals a leader wrestling with holy restlessness—and finding rest not in finished work, but in a faithful God.
Church Community Outreach: Practical Ways to Share the Gospel
Churches can build bridges to their communities by meeting practical needs, building relationships and demonstrating the gospel. Efrem Smith shares how churches can engage culture and reach people with the good news of Jesus.
How Churches Can Measure What Really Matters
Church attendance and activity tell only part of the story. Learn how churches can measure discipleship and create a scoreboard focused on developing and sending disciple-makers.
Ed Stetzer: Is Revival Here?
New research points to growing spiritual interest in the U.K. and U.S. But Ed Stetzer explains why increased religious openness isn’t necessarily a spiritual revival—and what church leaders should do with the moment.
Rise of Hispanic Church Plants
In 2025, Lifeway Research worked with 16 denominations or similar groups tosurvey leaders at almost 300 new Protestant Hispanic churches to gain insight into what these new ministries look like. Here are some of the findings.
Bible Study Evangelism
Sharonda Cooper shares practical ways to use Bible study as an evangelism tool, build bridges with nonbelievers and point people to Jesus through Scripture.
Recovering Moral Authority
As churches trade prophetic guidance for affirmation, moral authority has quietly vanished from the pulpit—only to be filled by influencers, podcasts and cultural drift. Here's a biblical case for reclaiming it as a work of formation, not enforcement.
The Hospitality of Questions
From childhood, J.R. Briggs has been fascinated by the power of a well-asked question. Now the founder of Kairos Partnerships and author of The Art of Asking Better Questions explains why Jesus asked over 300 questions but answered only a handful directly—and what that means for how we lead, disciple, and share our faith today.