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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.

3 Unhelpful Postures on a Leadership Team

These roles can sometimes be helpful outside the leadership team, but inside they can breed contention.

What Makes Youth Pastors Stay?

I never planned to be a youth pastor at the same church for 21 years, but here's how my church made it possible.

How Your Attitude Defines Your Leadership

Your attitude, in many ways, determines how effective you will be as a leader.

The Formative Power of Hard Questions

There are questions aimed at information, and then there are questions aimed at formation.

5 Ways It’s OK to Run Your Church Like a Business

There are certain business principles that churches would do well to emulate.

Friends First

Shouldn’t We Love Our Neighbors Even if They Never Come to Christ?

The Vital Link Between Church Attendance and Faith

To persevere in the faith, we cannot abandon the church.

Practicing Apologetics in Our Cities

As our society evolves, so must our evangelistic approaches.