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How to Leverage Existing Ministries for Outreach

“You could launch new outreach ministries without removing any existing ministries, increasing your budget or adding staff.”

One Church’s Story of Transformation

We waited as each church went through the 30-day jumpstart. Then we heard the stories.

Charlie Dates: The Indestructible Power of the Gospel

Jesus lived 33 years, walking on water as it recognized its creator King and became a solid. He turned water into wine. He welcomed sinners and the marginalized into his company. And then, he died—that is, until death died. Until sin apologized. Until the earth rocked and reeled like a drunken man. Until the sun could no longer stand seeing its own creator crucified to a tree, so it pulled the shade across the noonday. They laid him in a borrowed tomb, but early Sunday morning, before the sun got up, the Son pulled one foot out of eternity, stepped back into time, and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matt. 28:18).

Jesus’ Decisive Victory Over the Rulers of This Dark World

The defeat is not yet final, but Christ has dealt the decisive blow.

When Is It OK to Break the Law?

There are times when the laws of man and law of God are in conflict.

7 Reasons Not to Give Up on Your Nonbelieving Friends

Maybe you’ve prayed for a nonbelieving family member or friend for a long time—so long, in fact, that you’re close to giving up on...

3 Perspective Shifts Great Leaders Have Adopted During the Pandemic

Today's leadership environment requires something different from leaders.

Right Where God Wants You

Are you in a place you don't want to be? Take comfort in the story of Esther.

Church Growth in the Year of COVID

Throw out the playbook, not the mission.

3 Ways to Use Your Sermons to Teach People How to Read the Bible

Applying biblical hermeneutics to your sermons

When Busyness Hides Sloth

I learned a new lesson about sloth when I had to prepare a sermon on it.