Weeping with Christ—Gethsemane
The events in the life of Jesus bring meaning to the events of our own. Theologians call this Identification with Christ. I call it discoveringYour Easter I.D.
Measuring Disciple-Making
Dave Ferguson: “How do you know if what you’re doing as a leader is actually advancing the kingdom?”
What You Miss If You Quit
Brad Powell: “God’s best can be experienced in and through life’s worst.”
Effective Outreach Begins at Home
Kevin Harney: Four Reflections on Raising Kids Who Love God and Share Their Faith
10 Ways to Raise the Spiritual Temperature of Your Church
"When you find yourself leading a lukewarm body, there are some things you must do to change the game."
Building Better Partnerships
Brad Lomenick: Want to grow your organization, product or initiative? Cultivate the fine art of colloaboration.
Church Planting, Part 3: Generating a Buzz
From mailers to service projects, what helped these church planters from across the country get the word out to their communities?
Maximize Your Best Resource
Bobby Gruenewald: "Ninety percent of the people who visit a church for the first time go because a friend invited them."
3 Reasons People Are Not Involved in Your Church
Ed Stetzer: “Not everyone is inactive for the same reasons. Once we know why, we can go about helping them move into service.”
Church Planting, Part 1: Picking the Launch Date
8 church planters describe their prelaunch process and how they chose when to launch