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Scott McConnell: The State of Discipleship

Discover where disciples in your church are in their journey. Then design paths to encourage progress toward biblical outcomes.

The Deity of Christ is the Heart of the Gospel

People had only to look at Jesus to see God.

The Easter Illusion

Easter exposes the gap between attendance and belonging, between membership and engagement, between connection and discipleship.

What Is Driving the Great Dechurching Trend?

The church must be the church. And this is what it has to offer the world that the world does not already have: authentic biblical community. Understanding the great dechurching trend is crucial.

The Case for Vital Church Membership

You are but one part of a greater whole, but your part is vital for the overall health of a church. Understanding vital church membership is key. Read again 1 Corinthians 12. Look specifically at verse 27: Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it (ESV).

Why Healthy Teams Don’t Immediately Kill ‘Bad’ Ideas

The value of letting ideas breathe

Michelle Sanchez: Chosen by God’s chosen partnership

It is because partnership is Gods chosen way that we now have the privilege of becoming Gods fellow workers (1 Cor. 3:9), illustrating God's chosen partnership.

The Problem With Just Focusing on ‘Discipleship’

The rise of the nones and the mission of the church

Needing More Than a ‘Pick Me Up’ for Christians

We tend to look for the Lord in the big events of life, and He is there. But He is always working behind the scenes in our lives, attentive to every detail, especially when Christians are feeling down.

When Fear Takes Hold of Your Leadership

If we constantly live with low level anxiety, our fight-flight centers are more sensitive so it takes less to push us into serious worry, anxiety, and fear in leadership.

Why Churches Without Broken People Are Broken

Are We Engaging People Outside Our ‘Group’?