Bryan Loritts: Building Bridges—Part 2
“Our sanctuaries reflect our dinner tables. So if you want a diverse sanctuary, then you have to have hundreds of diverse dinner tables.”
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A Global Age of Uncertainty
This mood isn’t just reflected on the international front, but on the domestic front as well.
Hearing His Voice
With all the noise in our world, with all the information that bombards us, we can hear all those voices but miss the most important voice of all.
Bryan Loritts: Diversity Is Not a Fringe Issue—Part 1
“You have to construct a philosophy of ministry where you show people that diversity and reconciliation aren’t fringe issues, but that they’re tethered to the gospel.”
Why American Christianity Is Fading: How a Lack of Commitment Created a Credibility Crisis
We pulled together data from some of the largest and most influential research organizations in the country like Gallup, Pew, Barna, and Lifeway, to track how we’re doing when it comes to living the life Christians need to live.
The One Question I Ask Every Time I Get a Complaint
There is one question I ask myself every time I receive a complaint. It would be difficult to be in leadership and not have people upset with a decision you made at some point. In fact, with every decision comes a variety of responses. Leadership guides people places they’ve never been before, so leading always … Continued
The Most Important Question Ever Asked
We might wonder why Jesus even asked this question of the disciples in the first place. Was it because He was ignorant of what they and others were saying?
From Church Split to Church Plant
Healthy steps toward forming a church plant after a church split.
Is It Possible to Be Hyperimaginative in Thinking about Heaven?
I believe that God expects us to use our imagination, even as we recognize its limitations and flaws. If God didn’t want us to imagine what Heaven will be like, he wouldn’t have told us as much about it as he has.
When Should a Church Use NDAs?
When it comes to protecting a company’s products and technology from competitors, this is all well and good. What isn’t well and good is when NDAs are used to protect leaders and organizations from bad behavior.