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How to Leverage Existing Ministries for Outreach

“You could launch new outreach ministries without removing any existing ministries, increasing your budget or adding staff.”

One Church’s Story of Transformation

We waited as each church went through the 30-day jumpstart. Then we heard the stories.

Charlie Dates: The Indestructible Power of the Gospel

Jesus lived 33 years, walking on water as it recognized its creator King and became a solid. He turned water into wine. He welcomed sinners and the marginalized into his company. And then, he died—that is, until death died. Until sin apologized. Until the earth rocked and reeled like a drunken man. Until the sun could no longer stand seeing its own creator crucified to a tree, so it pulled the shade across the noonday. They laid him in a borrowed tomb, but early Sunday morning, before the sun got up, the Son pulled one foot out of eternity, stepped back into time, and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matt. 28:18).

Rejecting Self-Centered Christianity

Exploring the reason American Christianity is struggling

Love and Missions

Passion does not always mean compassion.

How to Be a Leader Worth Following

These are qualities a great leader can't succeed without.

10 Things I Fear for the American Church

These things are on my mind anytime I'm with missionaries overseas.

Burnout and the Backstage

In pursuit of healthier pastors and church leaders

The 3 Types of Stress Leaders Face

Two are unhealthy. One is healthy.

When You Feel Like You’re Just Spinning Your Wheels

Are we spending our energy on the things that will matter in eternity?

When Baptism Metrics Mislead

Are we truly reaching the unchurched, or just chasing numbers?