Leadership

Is Gen Z Coming Back to Church?

When people born between 1997 and 2007 go to church, they attend, on average, about 23 services per year.

David Uth: Loving People One at a Time

“The more central the gospel becomes in your ministry, the more you can fly above all of that division because the gospel transcends it.” -Pastor David Uth

David Kinnaman: Start the Conversation

Church leaders must recognize that what feels hidden is actually hurting people, and that discipleship includes helping people break free from destructive patterns.

How to Prepare for Leadership in the Post-COVID Season

What will leadership look like when the pandemic restrictions are lifted?

Why Many Pastors Are Ready to Quit

Six reasons that pastors are burning out.

Leaders, It’s Time for a New Message

Midway through the pandemic, it’s time to pivot our messaging.

What Churches Are Learning as They Begin to Regather

Reopening church in light of COVID-19 has brought 9 things into sharper focus.

How 5 Types of Church Leaders Will Fare in the Future

The future belongs to the innovators.

Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus

RACE & THE GOSPEL When you think of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, what immediately comes to mind? Perhaps costly discipleship, German prophet or Confessing Church. Only rarely...

Why ‘Church Adoption’ and ‘Church Fostering’ Are Essential

When Sam Rainer coined the word “adoption” two years ago as a descriptor of one church acquiring another, I knew he was on to...

How One Church and Its City Are Partnering to Provide Housing for the Homeless

Grove Community Church and the local government of Riverside, California, team up for change.