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When Speaking Truth in Love Isn’t Easy

Never deliver a difficult message fueled by emotion. Preparation, not emotion, is what will strengthen your courage and help you realize positive and productive results.

Lebanon Baptist Church: A Sweet Way to Serve

Churches seem to have an expectation that people need to come to us. We need to change that paradigm.

Brandon O’Brien’s Top Books on Small Church Ministry

Rather than being a subcategory of American ministry, the small church is the norm. If you take a longer and broader view, most churches throughout history and in most parts of the world are and always have been small.

J.I. Packer (1926–2020): The Holy Spirit and Salvation

The Holy Spirit is truly 'God the Evangelist,' drawing sinners into fellowship with Christ. Here is how he works.

Making Disciples Digitally

Utilizing digital space as a pathway to richer real-life relationships with God and others.

Prepping for a Virtual Short-Term Mission Trip

The article below is an excerpt from The Upstream Collective’s newest Free Download entitled, Taking a Virtual Short-Term Trip. There have been a lot of...

Pastor, Beware Your Blind Spots

Bill Hull, one of the most prolific writers on discipleship, shared a profound insight that stirred my heart. “At age 50 I found myself successful...

5 Tips for Leading in Exceptional Times

What began as a major disruption has become a way of life. Not permanently, but for an open-ended and unknown duration of time. COVID-19 has changed...

How to Shift Your Team to a ‘We Can’ Attitude

As church leaders, we must keep our teams optimistic, flexible and focused on essential ministry. We must emphasize a “make it work” approach rather...

4 Things to Know to Effectively Minister to Blended Families

One of the greatest felt human needs is to be understood. Not for everyone, but for many. And part of being understood is to...

4 Tools the Pandemic Has Uncovered for Special-Needs Ministry

For my family, social isolation isn’t much different from normal life. Because of my son’s social anxiety related to his autism, drive-throughs are our...