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Living and Leading Above the Warning Signs

We can’t lead well from last year’s spiritual fuel. We need a fresh touch from God today.

A Personal Approach to Go and Make Disciples in 2026

Let’s face it: If our people who are believers can’t clearly articulate the basics of the gospel, we must be teaching them something else as more important.

Seeking Humility

Biblical synonyms for pride include conceit, superiority, insolence, arrogance, boasting, contempt, wrongdoing and self-centeredness.

Leading With Ministry Scars

Ministry scars. To one degree or another, everyone in the Lords service will bear scars from ministry sooner or later.

How Is Your Soul? A Guide to Caring for Your Soul

Caring for your soul means caring for the unique, God-breathed identity that includes your mental, emotional, physical, spiritual and relational self. Learn how to begin caring for your soul today.

7 Characteristics of a Good Team

Great teams are healthy and productive. Here are characteristics of teams that have both.

Just One Path Following Jesus

They symbolically left their old way of life. They broke with the pasttheir past vocation, their sense of self, and their identity and fully embraced the future with Jesus. Thats what following Jesus does.

When Theres a Lack of Spiritual Fruit in Church

The most effective strategy for moving people forward in their journey of faith is biblical engagement. Not just getting people into the Bible when theyre in churchbut helping them engage the Bible on their own outside of church, which is key to developing spiritual fruit in church.

How to Start a Conversation About Jesus

We often shy away from spiritual conversations, but the best way to have a spiritual conversation is to start one.

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 Ministry Culture

Ask yourself, "Who is in my neighborhood thats not in my church, and what are the barriers keeping them from feeling welcome in our multiethnic ministry culture?"