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There’s No Contradiction Between God’s Empowerment and Our Efforts to Battle Sin

The Christian life is not a choice between loving and trusting Jesus, and making an effort to avoid temptation and sin. It is not either/or—it is both/and.

Worth the Cost: The Challenges and Joys of Church Multiplication

The joy of reproduction multiplies exponentially when we release leaders and see their kingdom impact ripple into new communities.

Mark Sayers: The False Promise of Platforms

A platform society equates visibility with influence. But it doesn’t really align with the kingdom of God mentality.

2 Ways to Support Parents Grieving a Miscarriage

For the church to respond rightly to miscarriage, we must first see and feel the grief of suffering parents and the biblical truths it...

What Churches Need Right Now

This article is not for just anyone. It’s for people who are committed Christ followers who have a church home. It’s not for church...

What Love Shaped by the Gospel Looks Like

Jesus said the most defining characteristic of his church should be its love. Your love for each other, he told his disciples, is how...

Pivoting Your Outreach

While this season has been difficult for several churches, it has also been even more difficult for some people in the community. Nowhere else...

How to Know When It’s Time for Organizational Change

Healthy organizations maintain an unchanging vision that they sustain long term. One way they do so is with a willingness to change their organizational...

Soulfires: And Then There Were None

A Planned Parenthood Director Finds a New Calling

How to Survive Leading a Church Revitalization

The first few years of church revitalization were hard. I’ve told people they were some of the hardest years of my career. But we survived. Now...

5 Keys for Leading After 50

It’s an incredible time for you who are young leaders to rise into greater roles of responsibility because the future is changing rapidly and...