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Why Leaders Lead With Prayer

Imagine attempting to lead without strength, without guidance, and without defense. Personally, I would consider it both terrifying and utterly futile.

Loving and Listening to Doubters

Over the past decade of setting tables where skeptics and churchgoers sit side by side, I’ve gathered a few hard-earned insights about the art of loving those who see the world differently.

5 Innovative Ministries Shaping the Future Church

The following ministry snapshots are just a few of the examples of innovative ministries that are working well. Whether you’re a pastor, church leader or an everyday disciple looking to reach your neighborhood, we hope their stories will inspire you to innovate in your own ways.

A Glimpse of Heaven

Jesus is our authority on Heaven. He’s a native. It’s His hometown. When he spoke of the Father’s house, He was talking about what he knew, not what He imagined or supposed or hoped.

11 Tips for Christian Leaders

What I've learned in almost 40 years of full-time ministry

It Takes More Than Rules to Stand Strong Against Lust

If we want to stay pure, then we must daily drink the pure milk of God’s Word. We must so absorb it into our spiritual systems that, in the words of Charles Spurgeon, our blood becomes “Bibline.”

Creating a Culture of Intentional Evangelism

Upping our gospel-sharing game

Ways the Christian Life Is Like a Race

Just like a race isn’t an aimless kind of walk, so also is our journey with Jesus. From the moment we believe in Jesus, God puts us on a journey of transformation.

5 Cultural Trends Driving the Growth of Microchurches

The decentralized approach of microchurches allows the gospel to be heard and seen in tangible ways for different cultural subgroups.

We Are Not Dying Out; We Are Hastening on to a More Glorious Life

Though I never read anything by Spurgeon in Bible College or seminary, once I discovered his books (and especially his sermons) he became one of my greatest sources of eternal perspective, joy, and insight.

Why Is It Important to Plant Churches?

5 reasons church planting is crucial for us to pursue in the church today.