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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).

5 of Pastors’ Greatest Secret Fears

How many of these have you also experienced?

When It Seems Like No One’s Listening to Your Sermon

Here are six tips for how to proceed when your audience is checked out.

David Gustafson: A Fresh Look at Evangelism—Part 1

Reaching the unchurched in a post-Christendom society

David Gustafson: The Practice of Witnessing—Part 2

Practical advice on reaching your neighbors for Christ

7 Distractions That Destroy Your Productivity

Getting rid of these things is a surprisingly simply way to boost your productivity.

The Top 10 Challenges in Pastoral Care

Based on a social media survey, here are the biggest challenges pastors face in pastoral care.

Building a Culture of Multiplication

Here's how we've built an organizational structure in our church that sustains health, growth and multiplication.

6 Tips for Reaching Your Next Generation Supporters

For your ministry to survive and thrive long-term, you need to start thinking about how to reach next-gen givers.