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Avoid the ‘Fixing Trap’

Jesus didn’t come to fix us from afar. He came to walk with us.

Satan’s Game Plan for Spiritual Warfare

This is a warfare we are engaged in with the devil. Satan's game plan is laid bare in Scripture, but we must learn how to resist and stand firm.

The Origin of Everything

Until we recognize the authority of a God who not only creates but also defines, we will chase after the wind.

Why Megachurches Are Having a Hard Time Finding Pastors

Here are reasons there's a supply and demand crisis in pastoral searches for megachurches.

How Being Overcommitted Can Distract You

I can’t ignore the tasks that ministry requires, but when I am in task mode I must keep my spiritual “peripheral vision” active, looking for those “God moments” with the Sabrias of the world.

Who Do You Compete With? Other Preachers?

Do your job. If you are losing members to the new guy, keep telling yourself (and your leaders who may be panicking at the empty pews and low offerings), “This is not about us, but about the Lord Jesus. And if they’re doing a better job over there, then let’s pray for them and encourage them.”

How to Foster a Culture of Evangelism

A majority of churches are growing biologically or through transfer, here's how to reach the ones who don't already know.

How Can We Trust God Through Trials We Don’t Understand?

If God decided all the suffering of history is worth the price paid, who are we to say otherwise? He knows everything and took upon Himself the lion’s share of human suffering. Hasn’t He earned the right to be trusted?

Beyond Growth and Decline

The greatest challenge for church leaders is to tell the story of mission in a way that is beautiful and life-giving to a generation that sees the world through a lens of anxiousness and division.

What Changes When a Pastor Champions Missions?

A mission-minded pastor shapes their church in these nine ways.

Don’t Jump Ship Too Quickly

So, pastor, you found the going to be tough, some of the leaders resistant, and a few members to be criminal in their behavior? You grew tired of fighting them and fed up with the way they treated you?