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5 Keys for Sharing Your Faith

We do not need to be contentious and argumentative. We can be kind and grace-filled even when we disagree with others and offer them a whole new worldview.

5 Reasons the Church Thrives When It Grows Younger

Psalm 78:4–7 reminds us of our sacred responsibility: “We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy...

Back to School: Why Theological Education Matters to the Church

Evangelism is the church’s speech to the outside world, but worship is where it learns its grammar.

7 Things Joyful Pastors Do

And how I try to practice their habits

Getting Honest About Church Planting

5 almost-universal truths you can expect in your church planting adventure

What Does Shame Have to Do With Being Lukewarm?

Work around us, Lord, we seem to say. Not in us and through us. Self-defense mechanisms are all working overtime. If we would be or do anything for the Master, we must face and overcome this gremlin.

Finding Clarity

“Activity is not the same as productivity. We need to figure out what the right things are.”

Tell Your Children and Grandchildren About Yahweh, That One Day They May Remind You

Perhaps one day your children will speak back to you what you have written and spoken and lived.

When We Confuse the Message of Salvation

We know that the only way to have that relationship is through salvation—a deliverance from sin and death, which separate us from God.

The Danger of Putting Missionaries on a Pedestal

Creating a hierarchy of missions hurts the body of Christ in several ways.

5 Ways to Build Character for Long-Term Leadership

How to go the distance as a leader without having a catastrophic moral failure.