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How to Overcome Betrayal Trauma in Ministry

With their friends’ departures, pastors have had to recalibrate the very real cost of spiritual intimacy in doing life together.

Ryan Kwon: Nothing to Prove

“We’re so accustomed to the church being a noun. I want our bias to be action-oriented, and a movement that goes outward.”

The Rise of the Entrepreneurial Church: How Churches Can Fund Ministry Beyond Tithes

Entrepreneurial church models allow churches to step outside the walls of Sunday services and meet people where they live, work and gather. They open doors to relationships that lead to discipleship. They create spaces for people who might never set foot in a sanctuary to encounter the love of Christ.

How Pressure Shapes Leaders

Pressure is paradoxical, sometimes exposing and sometimes developing character and competence.

Why No Bible Translation Is ‘The Best’

What we misunderstand about the nature of translations.

7 Essential Components for Church Revitalization

These needs are often overlooked.

How to Stay Connected While We Are Apart

We did not gather on Sunday. It was the right thing to do. But it was also the hard thing to do. Now, of...

God Is Not Looking for a Venmo Relationship With You

Jesus only accepts total surrender.

Why We Need to Transcend Worldly Categories and Labels

Reflecting on a discouraging trend in the church

4 Insights for Times of Social Distancing and Lockdown

What I learned from a two-month period of lockdown during my time in Central Asia.

Why Social Distancing Is the Loving Thing to Do Now

We must consider what's best for the people in our churches during this time.