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Loving and Listening to Doubters

Preston Ulmer - December 16, 2025

Over the past decade of setting tables where skeptics and churchgoers sit side by side, I’ve gathered a few hard-earned insights about the art of loving those who see the world differently.

5 Innovative Ministries Shaping the Future Church

Warren Bird - December 16, 2025

The following ministry snapshots are just a few of the examples of innovative ministries that are working well. Whether you’re a pastor, church leader or an everyday disciple looking to reach your neighborhood, we hope their stories will inspire you to innovate in your own ways.

What I Learned in the Painful Parts of Church Planting

Bryan Halferty - December 16, 2025

God has worked in me more than he has through me. His love works within us like an explorer—or, in a way, a church planter—always seeking the places that have not yet met his healing love.

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How Crossover Global Plants Multiplying Churches Among Unreached People Groups

Sara Kyoungah White - August 28, 2020

This article originally appeared on the Lausanne Movement website and is republished here with permission from the Lausanne Movement. In this interview, Bill Jones, João...

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Returning to the Heart of Worship

Alex Hawke - August 28, 2020

Your church may have restarted physical gatherings or soon be about to. Some churches are a few weeks into this uncomfortable experience—no singing, mask-wearing,...

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Hope in the Midst of the Struggle With Mental Health Issues

Tessa Morrell - August 27, 2020

This year has been filled with a wide range of emotions: fear, confusion, grief, anger, loneliness and sadness. Most people are tired, stressed, burned-out...

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2 Ways to Support Parents Grieving a Miscarriage

Nick Carrington - August 27, 2020

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

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What Churches Need Right Now

James Emery White - August 27, 2020

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...

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What Love Shaped by the Gospel Looks Like

J.D. Greear - August 26, 2020

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

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Pivoting Your Outreach

Russell St. Bernard - August 26, 2020

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

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How to Know When It’s Time for Organizational Change

Ron Edmondson - August 25, 2020

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

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