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At the End of Myself

I expected my family to run with me, all of us trying our hardest to make sure people liked us so this church could happen. Didn’t they know that if we didn’t, I wouldn’t have a job?

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.

Bryan C. Loritts: Overcoming Ethnic Disunity

The church started out multiethnic. The apostle Paul didn’t start two separate churches, one for the Jews and one for the Gentiles.

5 Qualities Servant Leaders Should Strive to Embody

What a leader should look like according to the Bible

What Do I Do When My Church Stops Growing?

When your growth stagnates, it's often an opportunity to discover new things about yourself and your church.

What’s Missing When You Share the Gospel?

I have the entirety of God’s Word in my language and in my hands, and I can open any copy freely without threat to my life. I’m privileged to have God’s Word, to be able to read God’s Word, and to proclaim God’s Word.

10 Suggestions for Bridging Racial Divides

The racial reckoning that’s been happening across the country has been critically important, but if we let it wane, it will be for nothing.

Learning From Failure or Launching a Rescue?

If the failure is going to derail the progress of everyone on the team, or the recovery is going to be greater than the teaching experience, I’m likely to rescue them.

The Pursuit of Virtue

Character is not so much what I do when no one is looking as it is what we do for others in their presence.

Finding a Better Facility for Your Church Plant

Creative solutions to the conundrum that faces every new church