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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.

Loving and Listening to Doubters

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

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.

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.

Hannah Gronowski Barnett: Are You Ready?

Gen Z is the greatest invitation to return back to what the church has always been about.

Giving Brings Greater Blessing Than Receiving

Our growth in financial stewardship closely paralleled our overall spiritual growth.