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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.

I’m a New Member. Now, What?

Church membership is an essential part of following Christ. Enjoy the fellowship of believers at your church.

Walking Through Suffering Together

Identifying With Jesus in Adversity

What Does It Look Like to Lead Spiritually?

We can ask and receive wise counsel from trusted advisors — and we should — but nothing replaces the voice and value of the Holy Spirit.

How Does Your Church Honor Women?

With evangelical churches often consisting of more than half of its members and volunteers being women, we see the fruit and faithfulness each and every week, and yet when it comes to the conversation about women in the Church it often gets hijacked with arguments around roles, office, and title, and in so doing we miss a bigger conversation around celebrating, equipping, and affirming the roles of women in our churches.

New Churches, Places, People, Ways

Lessons from a church plant movement in the U.K.

If There Is No God, Why Is There So Much Good in the World?

Without God, the world would be amoral, with no objective goodness or evil.

You Can’t Lead All By Yourself

Foundationally, discipleship is a community endeavor. You cannot disciple yourself. Literally, it takes two people! We are meant to come alongside others, and we are meant to accept help and let others lead us.

How to Have a Conversation About God With an Apatheist

Have you ever tried to strike up a conversation about faith with someone who didn’t care about God? Perhaps you asked a question like, “What...