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5 Keys for Sharing Your Faith

We do not need to be contentious and argumentative. We can be kind and grace-filled even when we disagree with others and offer them a whole new worldview.

5 Reasons the Church Thrives When It Grows Younger

Psalm 78:4–7 reminds us of our sacred responsibility: “We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy...

Back to School: Why Theological Education Matters to the Church

Evangelism is the church’s speech to the outside world, but worship is where it learns its grammar.

Who’s In the Driver’s Seat?

While much power comes from formal positions with legitimate authority, a different kind of power is found in leadership roles with informal authority.

Why Does a Pastor Need Solitude and Silence?

Silence and solitude can free us from the tyranny we can hold over others with our words. When we are silent and yield to the advice in James, it becomes more difficult to manipulate and control the people and circumstances around us.

How to Rekindle Your Heart for Evangelism

Our church was in need of a timely course correction, which we got when God refocused us on evangelism in two amazing ways.

Look to the Cross for Better Vision

Though we might still have questions about the days in which we live, of these things there is no doubt. The cross helps make them clear if we will survey it, again and again.

Pastor, What Do You Love?

Flattery is like perfume, we’re told. It smells good but will make you sick if you swallow it. I’ve known too many preachers who swallow all the flattery they can find, then look around for more. Not wise.

4 Reasons Jesus Used Parables

The significance of Jesus' sermon illustrations

Teen Girls in Crisis

Nearly one in three high school girls have considered suicide, reflecting a 60% rise in the past decade. Nearly 15% have been forced to have sex. About six in 10 girls were so consistently sad or hopeless they stepped away from regular activities.

Natasha Sistrunk Robinson: Reading Women

When considering resources for our church, we must include the contributions of women. In recent years the hashtag #ReadWomen has surfaced to draw attention to this need.