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Are We in Danger of Living Like the Rich Fool?

God graciously gives us money and possessions to meet real needs, both our own needs and the needs of others.

Pastor, Is Your Passion is Waning?

You know God has called you to ministry, but your passion is waning, if not gone.

Let’s Talk

When we create the environment for hospitality and a space for conversation, the Lord will save people.

A Snapshot of the Coming Kingdom

America is becoming increasingly more representative of this vision as it becomes more ethnically diverse. So, how is this multiracial reality shaping the planting of new churches?

Going From a Staff to a Team

What shall we do as leaders to build strong teams of people who love each other in the best way possible?

Jason Strand: Stepping Into and Leading a Whirlwind—Part 1

“We really focus on reaching people who are far from God. That is our mission, that is the heartbeat of our church.”

Why People Hate the Pastor

I carry scars from those conflicts. I served six churches for forty-two years, and found a few people in every church who, although in places of leadership, had no use for the pastor and certainly no intention to honor him or follow his leadership.

3 Bible Passages for the Discouraged

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

How 7 Veteran Church Planters Found Their First 50 People

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...

The “Quiet Quitting” Church

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.

How to Be a Part of God’s Family

Peter was sort of like that lovable, loud uncle at a family reunion who tells great stories and entertains everyone.