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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.

Pastors, Consider These 4 Pastor New Year’s Resolutions This Year

While you wont always be as consistent in your followthrough as you had hoped, the process of setting pastor new year's resolutions can be an important spiritual discipline that at least sets our focus in the right direction.

Preaching to Ourselves

As a pastor, there’s something I don’t like to hear after I preach. I get where people are coming from when they say it,...

Hope Church: From Toleration to Celebration—Part 2

For Hope Church, becoming multiethnic is an essential component of reflecting the gospel.

Do You Know These 5 Church Community Demographics?

Rarely do pastors and church leaders know the church community demographics of their neighborhoods, especially concerning poverty and medical bills. To care for those in need, understanding this data is crucial.

What Expository Preaching Is and What Its Not

Dispelling three common myths about what expository preaching is.

Hunger and Thirst No More: Finding the True Source

There is need here. There is desire here. There is even pain here. We are thirsty, hungry, and unsatisfied. But according to the prophet, we might well look to temporary alleviation of that thirst, hunger, and dissatisfaction instead of going through the full diagnostic process to find the true source of hunger and thirst.

Tell a Great Story to Rekindle the Flame

When we take those steps to get to know the person instead of operating out of assumptions we grow in compassion, joy, and empathy.

5 Things Dead Churches Teach Us

The churches kept waiting for the silver bullet. The most common silver bullet was a new pastor who would turn things around. The second most common silver bullet was a new youth or children’s minister who would do all the work to reach young people.