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When Speaking Truth in Love Isn’t Easy

Never deliver a difficult message fueled by emotion. Preparation, not emotion, is what will strengthen your courage and help you realize positive and productive results.

Lebanon Baptist Church: A Sweet Way to Serve

Churches seem to have an expectation that people need to come to us. We need to change that paradigm.

Brandon O’Brien’s Top Books on Small Church Ministry

Rather than being a subcategory of American ministry, the small church is the norm. If you take a longer and broader view, most churches throughout history and in most parts of the world are and always have been small.

3 Misconceptions in the Church About Homosexuality

When we talk about homosexuality we tend to go wrong in these particular ways.

Why Plant Churches?

Planting churches is part in parcel to fulfilling the Great Commission.

How to Grow the Social Media Footprint of Your Church

Here are three practical ways your church can start using social media to reach your community.

8 Important Things I’ve Learned About Evangelism

Keeping these lessons in mind will help you as you strive to share your faith.

Why Obeying God’s Will Is Better Than Trying to Discover It

We get hung up on discovering God's particular will for our lives, but are we doing what he's already told us first?

How the Global Church Can Respond to Sexual Abuse

We can no longer silence the victims, but must bring their stories into the light.

Michelle Sanchez: 9/11: A Day I’ll Never Forget

Living through the trauma of September 11, 2001, a few blocks from the World Trade Center, was a turning point for my faith and vocation.

When a Pastor Dies by Suicide

Reflections on the passing of Jarrid Wilson, an associate pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship, who died by suicide on Sept. 9th.