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Perfectly Imperfect Churches

Most of the great breakthroughs and innovative ideas are a result of problems being viewed not as a problem to solve, but an opportunity to make things better.

Nigerian Church Promotes a Deeper Christian Life

A. Larry Ross, who traveled the world for nearly 34 years as personal media spokesman for evangelist Billy Graham, says the new epicenter for evangelism is the Global South and Nigerian evangelist William Kumuyi as the pastor of “the largest church of which most American Christians have never heard.”

Are We in the Midst of a Gen Z Awakening?

It’s not polished or loud, but if you listen closely, from university chapels in the U.S. to underground house churches in the Middle East, you’ll hear it: a hunger for truth, a yearning for something real.

A Pastoral Response to Concerns That You’re Talking Too Much About Race

What a crazy time to be a pastor! Before the horrific events of the last few weeks, there was already a myriad of memes...

5 Reasons Online Attendance Is Dropping

Moving from adaptation to innovation

How to Rediscover the Goodness of God

Remembering the goodness of God when life is difficult or mundane

4 Options for VBS in the New Normal

What will your church do about VBS this year?

Listening to the Prophetic Words of Our Hurting Brothers and Sisters

George Floyd, empathy and creating space for prophetic lament

Time for a New Normal

This pandemic has shaken the world—so much sickness, death and economic destruction. Our first concern should be the hurting, but we eventually do need...

What Did We Learn From This COVID-19 Season?

Why we cannot go back to business as usual.

Alan Briggs: Church Culture Audit

What is your church known for?