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Amy Orr Ewing: The As/So Dynamic

Without love, all our accomplishments, efforts and breakthroughs are just noise.

How Can We Avoid ‘Believing’ the Bible While Denying What It Actually Says?

We need to learn, and teach other people, not just to read the Bible but also how to interpret it, so they don’t end up being Bible-believing heretics or Jesus-followers who follow a Jesus different than the real Jesus of the Bible and history.

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.

8 Things Not to Do When Planting a Church

Here's a list of things I wouldn't do again if I were planting another church.

Full of Connections But Lacking Relationships

It’s only when each person understands their own gifts and is willing to give those gifts to the service of the church that the entire body of Christ grows together.

Have You Lost Confidence As a Leader?

It is time for major leadership adjustments among pastors. These changes are not a sign of poor leadership; they are signs of needed leadership changes.

Are You Ready to Be Healed?

Being Healed Often Means Letting Go of Something

When Ministry Becomes Life-Draining

Everyday church ministry demands that we sooth someone’s hurt feelings, solve a ministry problem, seek new ways to grow our churches, or satisfy what seems to be some church members’ increasing expectations.

Climbing Out of a Funk

I needed to feel the pressure - the good pressure of necessity.

Servant Leadership in a Nutshell

Insights from Max De Pree on 4 essential characteristics of an effective leader

Your Emotional Life and Spiritual Life Are Connected

The truth is that emotions never die. They are only buried alive. They always resurface, leaking into other parts of our lives and relationships.