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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.

Avoid These 10 Awful Messages to Visitors

There’s no joy in sharing these stories, but there’s clarity. These experiences shine a spotlight on what must change if we truly want to be welcoming communities of grace.

The Future of Church Outreach: 3 Key Trends We Must Engage

EDITORIAL Leading Mission | Andy Cook Standing on the steps of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Hall in 1980, Graham asked his audience a pivotal question: How...

3 Ways to Create a Welcoming Environment for Visitors

How do you welcome people who feel like outsiders?

What the Most Evangelistic People Do

9 traits of people who regularly share their faith

What We Believe About the Bible

To embrace the Bible’s authority means that it is our source of bedrock truth.

The Benefits of Collaborative Leadership

6 ways plurality serves the church

Where Do New Christians Begin?

As leaders, our purpose and calling is clear, and it’s our responsibility to help new and growing believers discover their contribution to others according to God’s plan.

8 Reasons Why People Aren’t Coming Back After Christmas

Guest experience pitfalls: It's about the details ...

Rediscovering the Living Hope of Advent

What does it mean to be born to a living hope?

Church Is for Introverts, Too

Everyone is shy. Really. Even the most extrovert among us is at heart a shy individual who has to make himself/herself walk up to strangers and greet them.