Discipleship

3 Steps to Helping Someone Overcome Shame

As a pastor or ministry leader, you can play a vital role in healing shame. Use these 3 practical, gospel-centered steps to restore identity and hope.

4 Principles for Caring for the Poor

Rick Warren explores 4 biblical principles for caring for the poor and and reflecting Christ’s heart for those in need.

The Church Inside: A Look at Prison Ministry in America

This prison ministry movement equips prisoners as leaders and plants church campuses inside U.S. prisons to spread hope, discipleship, and gospel transformation.

8 Insights About Marriage and Ministry

Ed Stetzer: "Allow me to share a few things that Donna and I have seen after almost 30 years of a ministry marriage."

10 Signs You Don’t Handle Change Well

"To bear long-term fruit for Christ, we need to recognize that some things must die so something new can grow."

Christlike Discipline: No More Mr. Nice Guy

"In some cases the only authentic expression of true love is that of tough love. Anything else isn’t really love at all."

The Mingling of Souls and the Meaning of Love

Matt Chandler: "We’re people who say, 'No, I won’t bail. I’ve given myself for better or for worse to this person.'"

My No. 1 Mistake as a Leader

"Growing in love was not my number one aim. I focused on bigger, better and faster— like most of the leaders around me."

5 Marriage Landmines to Avoid When Change Comes

William Vanderbloemen: "Avoid these five landmines, and your pastoral transition is guaranteed to go as smoothly as possible."

Should Christians Be Encouraged to Arm Themselves?

John Piper: Why carrying concealed weapons works against the counter-cultural, self-sacrificing, soul-saving cause of Christ.

Discipleship: Are We Hosts or Producers?

Bobby Gruenewald: “The tension isn’t as much between evangelism or discipleship, but how actively we participate in both."