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A Sanctifying Space

The local church does not simply occupy space. Rather, it makes place.

Beyond Burnout: Finding God in the Ashes

Where you are burned out, and you’re just desperately craving some real comfort, Jesus breaks himself into a feast for you, so that you can savor and taste and see that the Lord is good, and your heart can burn with hope within you again.

Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry

Putting evangelism at the center of your disciple-making strategy is the game-changer.

Mark DeYmaz: Poised to Thrive

A ministry leader’s misplacement of people leads to an ever-revolving door of volunteers that, in turn, creates ministry instability and stagnation.

God Is Immovable (And, That’s a Good Thing!)

Much as it might be frustrating to see that characteristic in others or ourselves, the fact that God doesn’t change his mind is a good thing for us.

A Calling That Surpasses Your Vocation

Like Samson, we, too, have received a calling.

Grief: More Than a Vacant Seat

I asked God to be with them, to give them a special sense of his presence and comfort. That there could be, as one of the book’s subtitles put it, “hidden hope amid pain and loss.”

A Biblical Perspective of a ‘Fight or Flight’ Response

We live in a culture that doesn’t like persevering; we live in a culture that likes escaping.

New Realities of Church Safety

Churches today are tasked with a dual calling in a fallen world. They must ensure internal safety while also confronting external dangers.

The Benefits of Powering Down

If I call myself a follower of Jesus, and Jesus did ministry at three miles per hour, and I am doing ministry at 100 miles per hour, the real question becomes, who is following who?

The Remedy for Envy

Envy is so ugly on the one displaying it. If a smile brightens a face and blesses a room, envy sours the mouth and uglies the eyes and dampens the joy in any gathering.