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Creating Great Church Guest First Impressions

How you treat people who are new to your church can be the difference between your church growing or getting stuck.

Rediscover the Wonder of Christmas

Many years before the birth of Jesus Christ, God becoming a child, there was a prophecy in Isaiah 9:2, 6­­–7 that declared the coming of this child as the hope and wonder of this world.

Why Leaders Lead With Prayer

Imagine attempting to lead without strength, without guidance, and without defense. Personally, I would consider it both terrifying and utterly futile.

Does Believing in God’s Sovereignty Mean We Must Be Fatalists?

The philosophy of fatalism holds that everything, including evil, suffering, and damnation, happens inevitably, with human beings powerless to effect change.

Just Ask: A Simple Solution to the Church Planter Shortage

Over 93% of churches in the United States are not involved in reproducing another church. To put this into perspective, imagine the devastating impact if 93% of adults never had children.

When a Leader Sticks Around

None of us can lead people further than we ourselves have personally traveled. This is true both in the spiritual realm as well as in your professional leadership.

Derwin Gray: Everyday Misisonaries

Confrontational evangelism is not wrong; it is just that very few believers are effective at it. But we can all build relationships with people and share the gospel.

Can Policies and Accountability Affect the Heart?

Policies are inherently limited because there can never be enough rules to cover every conceivable circumstance.

Flip the Switch and Start Embracing the Role

There’s nothing magic about it – it’s just an attitude change that impacts everything and everyone around you.

Making Disciple Makers

The most enduring results of evangelism happen when people make their decision to follow Jesus in the context of a local church.

Can a Christian Have Idols?

We might easily find ourselves worshiping a representation of God, made to our own liking, that still bears the name and many of the attributes of the God of the Bible.