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Living and Leading Above the Warning Signs

We can’t lead well from last year’s spiritual fuel. We need a fresh touch from God today.

A Personal Approach to Go and Make Disciples in 2026

Let’s face it: If our people who are believers can’t clearly articulate the basics of the gospel, we must be teaching them something else as more important.

Seeking Humility

Biblical synonyms for pride include conceit, superiority, insolence, arrogance, boasting, contempt, wrongdoing and self-centeredness.

4 Crucial Lessons for the Post-COVID Church

This article originally appeared on MissioAlliance.org and is reposted here by permission. In 2004, Patricia O’Connell Killen and Mark Silk edited and contributed to the book Religion...

A Depressed Pastor Navigates 2020 Mental Health Struggles

Its just hard! Those are three of the nicest words Ive ever heard. When youre hurting and sad and you dont even know exactly why youre so sad, but someone, instead of offering solutions or guilt trips or snap out of it advice just comes along and validates what youre feeling, its powerful. Its. Just. […] This piece discusses pastor mental health struggles.

Finding Momentum When Everything Is Working Against It

So you’re leading in a tougher environment than you’ve ever led through in your life. How do you find momentum and growth in a season...

Pivoting Your Self-Care

My hope is that these Ministry Pivot articles have been helpful for you and your team as you work through this season. As you have read there are several self-care pivots to be mindful of and to implement. All of the pivots are important and will help you and your church move through this season successfully. […]

How to Plant 10,000 Churches in One Year

Africas largest-attendance church grows bigger by training everyone in evangelism to plant 10,000 churches.

Self-Care for Leaders During a Crisis

Navigating and leading through a crisis or crises is draining on a leader. For instance, when you take into account the current pandemic (a health crisis) and all the other crises that the pandemic has causedlike economic, resource and organizational crisesits no wonder that many pastors and church leaders are leading on fumes. Implementing leader self-care crisis strategies is vital. In addition […]

Prayer and the Coronavirus

What can stop the coronavirus? I’m all in for: • Wearing my mask.• Social distancing.• Washing my hands. That makes a big difference. We also need factual and...

Creating Hope in Kenosha Through Community Outreach

1HOPE ministry is leading Kenosha community outreach efforts, restoring hope and transforming lives in Uptown following the Jacob Blake shooting.