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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...

Expect New Obstacles in This Post-Pandemic Phase

The challenges can seem insurmountable. The pace of change can seem unbearable. But we serve a God who is with us always.

Reach a Whole Region

Local networks were how the early church spread outward. To see the same spread and gospel saturation of Christianity today, planters must think beyond their own church plants and imagine networks of churches.

11 Tips for Prioritizing Family in the Never-Ending Work of Ministry

If you let it, your ministry will overtake all of your time with your family.

Self Assessment: Are You Like Christ?

The more we become like Christ–and that is God’s plan for every believer–the more we will find ourselves turning away in disgust at activities that used to fascinate us.

Pay Attention to Your Physical Health

He knows that when we’re at our weakest physically, we’re most likely to let our guards down spiritually.

Reaching Gen Z Students Before They Graduate

Anywhere from 67% to upwards of 80% of people who ever come to Christ do so on or before their 18th birthday.

When Jesus Was Lonely

Before he shed his precious blood on the cross, he experienced anguish and suffering in the garden. And he gave us an example of what we ought to do when it seems as though our world is ending.

Keeping Our Eyes on the Mission in Divided Times

No matter what's going on, the Great Commission is still our mission on earth.