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Perfectly Imperfect Churches

Most of the great breakthroughs and innovative ideas are a result of problems being viewed not as a problem to solve, but an opportunity to make things better.

Nigerian Church Promotes a Deeper Christian Life

A. Larry Ross, who traveled the world for nearly 34 years as personal media spokesman for evangelist Billy Graham, says the new epicenter for evangelism is the Global South and Nigerian evangelist William Kumuyi as the pastor of “the largest church of which most American Christians have never heard.”

Are We in the Midst of a Gen Z Awakening?

It’s not polished or loud, but if you listen closely, from university chapels in the U.S. to underground house churches in the Middle East, you’ll hear it: a hunger for truth, a yearning for something real.

Untainted Leadership

Before the rebellion and destruction of Genesis 3, there was the beauty of God granting stewardship to humanity.

Growth Is Measured by More than Numbers

When a church gets involved in the community, people are more receptive to the mission and message.

Replace ‘What Ifs’ With ‘Even Ifs’

Insights from Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego for our current age

A Weekly Dose of Transformation

And when a church like Palmetto Pointe maintains an active, positive presence in its community while simultaneously creating opportunities for transformative life change that is visible from the stage each week, it’s no surprise word has hit the streets that something different is happening within those four walls, and people want a taste of it.

Scott Evans: Screen Episodes of ‘The Chosen’

You can encourage people to dig into the biblical stories behind what’s shown on screen, in "The Chosen," through a free sermon series and downloadable discussion guides for small groups.

3 Reasons to Be Gentle

The Christian is to be a gentle person, but that’s a hard thing, isn’t it? Especially when things aren’t going your way and the temptation is to be angry. Hurt. Entitled. Bitter.

Following the Early Church Model… to a Fault

The early Christian church met in homes because they had no choice.

What Evangelism Is Not

When we ask church members if their churches are evangelistic, we often get a common response like, “Oh, yes, our church is really growing.” However, most of the growth in churches is transfer growth.