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Openhanded: Matters of the Heart and the Bank Account

There are so many things that seem to beg for our resources. So what kind of mindset must we have if we are to not only be generous, but joyfully generous?

When Speaking Truth in Love Isn’t Easy

Never deliver a difficult message fueled by emotion. Preparation, not emotion, is what will strengthen your courage and help you realize positive and productive results.

Lebanon Baptist Church: A Sweet Way to Serve

Churches seem to have an expectation that people need to come to us. We need to change that paradigm.

God’s Love for the Broken

God delights in choosing rejects and rubble and rubbish.

5 Major Small Group Trends Coming Out of COVID

"A church without an intentional small group ministry is a church in bad health or headed toward bad health."

Leading by Responding Well in Uncertain Times

What God is doing matters more than our plans.

Becoming an Encourager

Developing the Habit of Uplifting Others

The Savior Who Relentlessly Pursues Us

Jesus came to seek and to save the lost.

The Discipline of Holy Noticing

Having the mind of Christ means tuning in to others.

How to Know When Change Is Necessary

... and when it's not.

Why We Need to Trade the Stage for the Table

The urgency to rethink church this year