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Community Christian Church: A Warm Welcome

When people visit Community and decide to stay, Pastor John Scott says, it’s because of the worship, the teaching, the children’s ministry and, most importantly, the feeling of belonging.

Ministry in the Marketplace

If we want to see a church planting movement in every place and people group, we must engage with covocational leaders.

Ed Stetzer: Coming Back

We have to take a step back as we teach God’s Word, building upon the grand narrative of redemption to show how every issue dealt with in the story of God is centered in Christ.

The Key to Overcoming Temptation

What it means to be dead to sin.

10 Longings for the Church in the Next 10 Years

These are my hopes and prayers for the church in the coming years.

How to Reverse a Decline in Attendance

6 ways to address flat or declining attendance.

Natasha Sistrunk Robinson: Childlike and Mature

The paradoxical call of Christians to be both childlike and mature.

10 Church Networking Models—Part 1

It's critical for us to work together for kingdom multiplication.

10 Church Networking Models—Part 2

More networks will lead to more churches being planted.

The Yearning Beyond Suffering

Hard as it is to imagine, the future glory that will be revealed will make our present suffering pale by comparison.

8 Characteristics of Churches That Make Disciples

Here are some qualities that churches committed to growing disciples share.