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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...

5 Ways to Bring People Together, Not Divide Them

Forgiveness is the force that breaks down the walls of division and unifies people at a heart level. Over time, this impacts the whole organization or larger community in a positive way.

Small Shifts Make a Big Difference in How We Approach Evangelism

To be effective in reaching an ever-changing culture, the church must be willing to adapt and innovate while staying true to the core message of the gospel.

Preaching Sermons That Stick

How do people remember?

Will We Know Everything in Heaven or Will We Learn?

If I can always be learning something new about finite, limited human beings, how much more will I be learning about Jesus in the ages to come?

Bobby Gruenewald & Craig Groeschel: Making Connections

“The goal is not to just deliver content, but to develop community.”—Bobby Gruenewald

When Evangelism Makes You Cringe

Overcoming the fear and stereotypes

5 Ways We Disrespect Jesus

Nothing demonstrates unbelief better or more eloquently than our refusing to bring to the Lord an offering to testify of our looking to him for our future needs.

The Question Behind the Question

When someone is asking the leader a question, the leader needs to consider if the question is the real question or if a disguised bigger question exists.