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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.

Multiplication Beyond 2022—Looking at the Essentials

Take a walk with us back to March 2020. One by one, venues where people gathered began closing their doors: restaurants, hair salons, gyms—even...

Uniquely Suited: How Introverts Can Help Save the Church From Itself

When I turned 30, I started going to professional therapy. Honestly, it was long overdue. And one of the biggest revelations I learned about myself was that I’m an introvert.

10 Ministry Culture Killers

The ways we unwillingly create unhealthy environments in our ministries

Cultivating Spiritual Authority in a Healthy Way

5 steps on the lifelong path to spiritual authority

5 Prescriptions for Building Thriving Churches

How we can bring life and health to our church and community

6 Signs You’ve Overextended Yourself

And how to bring yourself back to balance

12 Signs You’ve Stopped Growing as a Leader

How to know if you're starting to lose your edge

Why Hybrid Church Is Here to Stay

Churches have been experiencing declining attendance for some time. What the pandemic did was accelerate and widen the effect of two seismic cultural changes that hold enormous import for the life and mission of the church.