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David Kinnaman: Start the Conversation

Church leaders must recognize that what feels hidden is actually hurting people, and that discipleship includes helping people break free from destructive patterns.

Avoid These 10 Awful Messages to Visitors

There’s no joy in sharing these stories, but there’s clarity. These experiences shine a spotlight on what must change if we truly want to be welcoming communities of grace.

The Future of Church Outreach: 3 Key Trends We Must Engage

EDITORIAL Leading Mission | Andy Cook Standing on the steps of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Hall in 1980, Graham asked his audience a pivotal question: How...

3 Tools to Encourage Bible Engagement During COVID-19

Bible reading is down during the pandemic. Here are ways to encourage it.

In Search of Empathy

How my struggles with infertility and miscarriages helped me better understand the experiences of those who deal with racism

Scot McKnight: A Church Culture of Goodness

What churches need is goodness.

Sammy M. Rodriguez: Discipling the Next Generation

"I decided to give my life so that my generation will know Jesus."

16 Warning Signs You’re Spiritually Drifting

How to finish well in your ministry, your servanthood, your character and your spiritual life

How Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa Is Ministering During the Pandemic

The church is finding ways to engage with its community during the pandemic.

Making Disciples Jesus’ Way

What are the marks of effective disciple making? Hint: It’s not about the program.

5 Ways Churches Responded During the Second COVID Spike

Feedback from pastors in the middle of the pandemic