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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...

Ways To Up Your Grateful Game

I can easily get distracted by the demands and burdens of this world and lose my thankful heart. So, one way I do this is to place things in my path to remind me of what (often who) I have for which to be thankful.

Jamaal Williams & Timothy Paul Jones: A Multiethnic Mindset

Ask yourself, "Who is in my neighborhood that’s not in my church, and what are the barriers keeping them from feeling welcome?"

7 Surprising Truths About Your Unchurched Neighbors

Debunking Our False Assumptions

When Are the End Times?

So what are those “end-of-the-end” events? Jesus told us with great specificity. So much so that the passage found in Matthew is known as the “little apocalypse.”

Harvest After the Trial

But what about when everything in life doesn’t make sense? What about when we get sick and pray to be healed, and we are not? What about when someone dies? Where is the good then? Where is the expected end?

10 Instances When We Need to Do More Than Pray

Prayer doesn’t absolve us from action.

Help the Younger Generation Share the Gospel

Use this series to equip your teenagers to share the Gospel with their friends and watch how your teenagers will grow as they go! There’s no better discipleship accelerator to get your teens growing in Christ than peer-to-peer evangelism.

The Importance of Desk Neighbors at the Office

The fact is, who you sit next to at work matters. Are they negative? Are they positive? Are they needy?