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Faith Rising: Gen Z and Millennials Lead a Comeback for Jesus

We need to encourage faith sharing not through pressure or guilt, but by inviting people to see that their neighbors may be far more open than they assume.

Does Your Youth Ministry Contain This Key Piece?

Jesus didn’t separate following him from sharing him, and neither should we.

The Power of Asking ‘What If?’

The truth is, it costs nothing but time to dream, make a call or to otherwise be curious.

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.

Ed Stetzer: What to Make of AI

It’s one thing to ask AI to help with sermon title ideas; it’s another to replace the study of God’s Word, and the work of the Holy Spirit, with ideas pulled together by AI.

7 Steps to Leading Through Change

How to become a more agile leader

Giving, the Gift of Happiness

Sure, receiving a gift is great, and our hearts should be full of praise to God for what he has given us—first and foremost his Son, but also thousands of other smaller gifts we seldom think about.

Joseph: The Heart of a Leader

Joseph was a dreamer. It caused him some problems, but he was able to see what others couldn’t see. He saw the big picture.