What Comes Before the Gospel?
"If the gospel is the hope of the world, and if the message is blocked until there is good will, where do we go from here?"
Leadership
7 Keys to Effective Youth Ministry Every Leader Should Know
What does it take to be effective in youth ministry? It starts with defining the win—and living out seven key traits that help leaders reach students with lasting impact.
4 Traits of Leaders Who Encourage
"Encouragement isn’t something that you can just tack on to your daily checklist. It’s a way of life for a leader."
How to Make Your Sermon Stick Past Sunday
"The good news: You already have most of the tools you need to make your sermon stick while pointing people to Jesus."
10 Things You Shouldn’t Say to a Pastor Right After the Sermon
Thom Rainer: "Pastors often take 10 to 20 hours to prepare a sermon. And then they hear one of these sentences."
‘Lord, I Thank Thee That I Am Not Like Those Evangelical Trump Supporters’
Ed Stetzer: "Our gut reaction is to dismiss Trump supporters and to question their faith. I’d like to suggest a different approach."
What Christians Need to Know About Mental Illness
Ed Stetzer: "About half of evangelical Christians believe that prayer and Bible study alone can heal mental illness."
5 Things That Are More Important Than Talent
"Your talents aren’t enough to do what God has asked of you. If they were, then you wouldn’t need God."
Youth Ministry: 3 Keys For Dealing With the Busyness of Students
"Our role is to engage our students' busyness and strategically minister to and serve them where they are."
5 Elements of Healthy Preaching
Pete Scazzero: "Sermons are never finished. Regardless of our preparation, when we preach, we do so in faith."
