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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...

5 Temptations for Pastors in the Social Media Age

Our social networks open up several unique traps we must avoid.

Going Beyond Charity to Address Systemic Injustice

Charity is not enough when we remain blind to the very system that creates the need for charity.

MelindaJoy Mingo: Using Friendship to Overcome Our Deepest Hurts and Prejudices

A conversation with MelindaJoy Mingo, Efrem Smith and Todd Wilson

How to Be an Agile Leader in an Ever-Changing World

7 steps to leading with agility

Resisting This Season’s Temptation Toward Narcissism

There is a strong temptation to turn inward in this pandemic season, but the apostle Paul shows us a better way.

Don’t Hold On to Your Worries

Cast them on Jesus and don't take them back.

Cultivating a Gritty, Tough, Enduring Faith

Reflections on the prophet Jeremiah

Leading From a Life Deeply Formed by Christ

How do we lead holistically, from a deep center?