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How Can We Avoid ‘Believing’ the Bible While Denying What It Actually Says?

We need to learn, and teach other people, not just to read the Bible but also how to interpret it, so they don’t end up being Bible-believing heretics or Jesus-followers who follow a Jesus different than the real Jesus of the Bible and history.

Is Gen Z Coming Back to Church?

When people born between 1997 and 2007 go to church, they attend, on average, about 23 services per year.

The Narrow Path for the Long Haul

The benefits of having faith stretch far beyond a spiritual checkbox. They seep into how I handle stress, find hope, and relate to others.

Curious Pastors Are Better Pastors

Pastors who allow suspicion to guide their interactions with foreign ideas and practices not only cultivate a personal lifestyle marked by fundamentalism but an entire congregation that is.

Self-Leadership Stems from Self-Awareness

An emotionally unpredictable leader unintentionally prevents people from getting close and slowly erodes trust.

The Power of Simple Acts of Obedience

What makes you capable of extraordinary things is not extraordinary gifts, but an extraordinary willingness to be used by God.

Do Your Sermons Provoke Thinking?

The unthinking has a difficult time with Jesus. Our Lord refuses to abide by their demands, just as He did with every group He ministered to in the First Century.

Resourcing the Smaller Church

We believe in the smaller churches. We will partner with local churches. We believe in the leaders of smaller churches.

8 Characteristics of Churches That Embrace Evangelism

Here's what churches with a missional focus do well.

Tips for Being More Unguarded as You Lead

A misguided vulnerability will add too much anxiety into the church culture and has the potential to destabilize the congregation. You can be vulnerable without freaking out your church.

Bringing Jesus Wherever We Are

“We want people to feel welcome in an atmosphere where they can be real and bring their struggles,” Sibylle says.