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4 Reminders for Discouraged Parents

Parenting can be hard, so let these truths encourage you.

A Letter to Leaders Who Have Been Hurt

God’s heart is one of grace, and grace is not the soft side of truth. Forgiveness doesn’t lower God’s standards, it elevates his love.

Are You Willing to Talk About Jesus?

What evangelism requires is that when we care for a friend or speak out for a cause, we tell others that our faith is the reason. We tell them the good news that was told to us.

Making Disciples Digitally

Utilizing digital space as a pathway to richer real-life relationships with God and others.

Prepping for a Virtual Short-Term Mission Trip

The article below is an excerpt from The Upstream Collective’s newest Free Download entitled, Taking a Virtual Short-Term Trip. There have been a lot of...

Pastor, Beware Your Blind Spots

Bill Hull, one of the most prolific writers on discipleship, shared a profound insight that stirred my heart. “At age 50 I found myself successful...

5 Tips for Leading in Exceptional Times

What began as a major disruption has become a way of life. Not permanently, but for an open-ended and unknown duration of time. COVID-19 has changed...

How to Shift Your Team to a ‘We Can’ Attitude

As church leaders, we must keep our teams optimistic, flexible and focused on essential ministry. We must emphasize a “make it work” approach rather...

4 Things to Know to Effectively Minister to Blended Families

One of the greatest felt human needs is to be understood. Not for everyone, but for many. And part of being understood is to...

4 Tools the Pandemic Has Uncovered for Special-Needs Ministry

For my family, social isolation isn’t much different from normal life. Because of my son’s social anxiety related to his autism, drive-throughs are our...

Why Humility Is Essential in the Midst of Conflict

Conflict. Most of us do not like the word, and even fewer of us like experiencing it. Given a choice, many people would rather...