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Quay Church: Sled Dogs Over Show Dogs

The area’s unique demographics—theme park employees, young professionals, retirees and tourism workers—have led to a congregation with an eclectic mix of people.

Souls Settled, Hands Moving: Joy and Urgency in Following Jesus

Don’t just find joy in what God does through you. Find joy in what He’s done for you. Results may rise and fall. Attendance fluctuates. Seasons change.

Fight the Good Fight

Some things that happen in ministry are so absurd that if we can’t laugh, the weight will crush our soul.

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...

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...