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Loving and Listening to Doubters

Preston Ulmer - December 16, 2025

Over the past decade of setting tables where skeptics and churchgoers sit side by side, I’ve gathered a few hard-earned insights about the art of loving those who see the world differently.

5 Innovative Ministries Shaping the Future Church

Warren Bird - December 16, 2025

The following ministry snapshots are just a few of the examples of innovative ministries that are working well. Whether you’re a pastor, church leader or an everyday disciple looking to reach your neighborhood, we hope their stories will inspire you to innovate in your own ways.

What I Learned in the Painful Parts of Church Planting

Bryan Halferty - December 16, 2025

God has worked in me more than he has through me. His love works within us like an explorer—or, in a way, a church planter—always seeking the places that have not yet met his healing love.

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3 Bible Passages for the Discouraged

Michael Kelley - September 13, 2022

Friends, these are not “magic bullets.” But they are statements of truth.

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How 7 Veteran Church Planters Found Their First 50 People

Phil Cooke - September 12, 2022

Over the years, I’ve had a number of church planters ask me about the launch. After all, it’s one thing to take over an...

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The “Quiet Quitting” Church

James Emery White - September 12, 2022

If you define “quiet quitting” as saying “no” to extra work without extra compensation, then it’s hard to push back against simply doing the job you were initially hired to do at the pay you agreed to do it for.

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