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Pantano Christian Church: A Change of Life

Making people feel welcome is everyone’s job. Pantano sees a wide diversity in the congregation across nearly every demographic: ethnicity, race, socioeconomic, etc.

The Comeback Church: Seizing the Cultural Moment

Take another look at what Jesus said: “I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

Who’s Up Next?

“A leader’s legacy doesn’t matter more than the legacy of Jesus Christ, so I am going to take the time it takes to pour into the next people who are going to come do what I am [doing].” —Hayden Gregory

Pivoting Your Church Budget

As we continue in this Ministry Pivots Series during this season of COVID-19, we have to look at how our ministry budgets need to...

12 Things the Analog Church Has Learned About Going Digital

COVID has been like a mission trip for the analog church. We thought we were going on a short-term trip to a place that felt...

How Much Should I Give?

There seems to be two extremes when it comes to how Christians view their relationship with their possessions. The first one is that God wants...

3 Practices to Keep Your Brain Sharp

I have a passion for the brain and how applying newly discovered brain science can impact leadership and spiritual growth. I even wrote a...

5 Reasons This Season Is a Window of Opportunity for the Church

As congregations return methodically to in-person services, something else will be taking place. It will be obvious to some churches; it will be more...

Essential Characteristics of Merger-Friendly Pastors

What you need in order to ease the pain of transition.

A Christian Response to ‘Cancel Culture’

Recently, I typed in “how to be happy” on our collective consciousness, Google, and one of the first articles was “Three Ways to Be...

How to Find Rest in Restless Times

I’ve been thinking about confessions lately. Augustine’s Confessions in particular. I even quoted The City of God in my Sunday message—I felt quite scholarly...