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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.

The Church Inside: A Look at Prison Ministry in America

This prison ministry movement equips prisoners as leaders and plants church campuses inside U.S. prisons to spread hope, discipleship, and gospel transformation.

Raising Faithful Stewards

Children who grow up getting most of what they want without having to earn it have a predictable future.

The Distraction of Decline

When we think our issue is decline or lack of resources, our discussions are usually not about God and how he moves.

The Beautiful, Electric Dynamic of Truth and Grace

We need churches that enable people to realize that yes, they are broken, but yes, they are also beloved.

How to Lead on the Bright Side

A great heart-felt vision brings hope. As leaders, each of us must stay focused on something bigger than ourselves.

What We Say Matters

James reminds us that the tongue is not easy to tame (James 3:1-12) – but still we must.

8 Things That Lessen My Effectiveness as a Leader

Are any of these keeping you from being the leader you could be?

Why Are the Names of God Important?

The names of God are a promise to believers in Him; they call to mind the unchanging character of God and invite us to know this particular attribute of God in a given circumstance.

Crank Up the Heat!

Teens who share their faith own their faith, and teens who own their faith are much more likely to keep their faith after they graduate. So it’s vitally important that you crank up the heat of evangelism in your youth ministry.