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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...

A 60-Second Gospel

In this video, I present the gospel in one minute to make it simple. Watch and share with anyone who needs to hear it!

Being a Different Kind of Christian

We are Christ's ambassadors, and people will judge him based on what they see in us.

How to Increase Your Thirst for God’s Word

Our emotions are just as broken by sin as everything else is. As the Spirit of God is making us more like Jesus, He is not only changing our behavior; He is redeeming our emotional lives as well.

Advocate for Young Adults in Your Church

They need face-to-face relationships with believers. In fact, they who have been raised on electronic communication need face-to-face relationships in general. To have genuine friendships with older believers and strong Christian families is ideal.

Rebecca McLaughlin: No Greater Love

If we are going to present a compelling alternative to non-Christian sexual ethics today, we need to recover a New Testament understanding of brotherly and sisterly love. Everywhere I go, I meet brothers and sisters in Christ who are trusting that Jesus’ love is better than any human love, leaving same-sex sexual relationships to follow Jesus. If someone leaves a gay relationship to enter the church, they should find more love and not less.

Engaging Everyone to Love Our City

Crossover Church recruits service project volunteers from every demographic.

Ways to Harness Your Feelings About Change

People usually fear what they don’t know more than what they do. During seasons of change it’s important to increase the level of communication.

The Necessity of Hell

Let us not threaten lost people with hell. The temptation to do that must be avoided at all costs.