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How to Overcome Betrayal Trauma in Ministry

With their friends’ departures, pastors have had to recalibrate the very real cost of spiritual intimacy in doing life together.

Ryan Kwon: Nothing to Prove

“We’re so accustomed to the church being a noun. I want our bias to be action-oriented, and a movement that goes outward.”

The Rise of the Entrepreneurial Church: How Churches Can Fund Ministry Beyond Tithes

Entrepreneurial church models allow churches to step outside the walls of Sunday services and meet people where they live, work and gather. They open doors to relationships that lead to discipleship. They create spaces for people who might never set foot in a sanctuary to encounter the love of Christ.

When Is It OK to Break the Law?

There are times when the laws of man and law of God are in conflict.

7 Reasons Not to Give Up on Your Nonbelieving Friends

Maybe you’ve prayed for a nonbelieving family member or friend for a long time—so long, in fact, that you’re close to giving up on...

3 Perspective Shifts Great Leaders Have Adopted During the Pandemic

Today's leadership environment requires something different from leaders.

Right Where God Wants You

Are you in a place you don't want to be? Take comfort in the story of Esther.

Church Growth in the Year of COVID

Throw out the playbook, not the mission.

3 Ways to Use Your Sermons to Teach People How to Read the Bible

Applying biblical hermeneutics to your sermons

When Busyness Hides Sloth

I learned a new lesson about sloth when I had to prepare a sermon on it.

How to Prepare for Leadership in the Post-COVID Season

What will leadership look like when the pandemic restrictions are lifted?