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Created for Relationships

There’s something about community—the relationships, the sense of belonging, the support and encouragement, the sympathy and understanding—that deepens our lives and anchors our souls.

How a Simple Habit Can Reset Your Soul

Meditating on God’s Word every day corrects my thinking, convicts my heart, and shapes my theology. It’s the plumb line for what I believe, how I live, and the Gospel I preach.

Amy Orr Ewing: A ‘Quiet Revival’

Our congregations need to be equipped to meet the moment in the culture, so that they are ready to lead people to Jesus.

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...

Is the Online Church Really the Church?

It has received a lot of attention during the pandemic. It will receive more attention in the post-quarantine era. Some call it the digital church. Others...

What Draws People to the Church?

I heard one person describe church as something that most Americans go to three times in their lives: when they’re hatched, when they’re matched...

How God Grows Us in Times of Spiritual Dryness

August is often the driest month of the year here in Southern California. Not only is it physically dry, but it can also be...

How to Know When Political Views Have Become an Idol

Are your political views and convictions growing in intensity? Are you finding yourself feeling angrier than you used to be about a variety of...