Features

Take a Tech Break

Try consciously counting how many times you reach for [your phone] even in a single hour.

When ‘Equipping’ Isn’t Enough

If our churches’ equipping efforts stop at ‘learn, repeat,’ essentially, we are training parrots.

Kyle Strobel: Power in Weakness

“Christians should become powerful Christians. But it’s only ever a power made perfect in our weakness, and it’s only ever a power that comes from God.”

Mastering the Art of Christlike Dialogue

It's not always easy to speak the truth in love, but with Christ's help we can dialogue in healthy ways.

5 Ways to Align Your Church Leadership and Mission

Your church's unique calling should be championed and celebrated by your leadership team.

Why God Allows Thorns in Our Lives

Here are six reasons God allows us to experience suffering.

6 Questions for Those Entering Ministry Later in Life

These are the most common questions we ask people going into ministry later in life.

Why Every Church Should Multiply

Church planting, campus launching, multisite, live preaching, video venue … is this just for a few churches called to (or just into) that sort...

What to Do When You’re Overwhelmed

As a leader, there have been numerous times when I have been in over my head with the challenges and opportunities I was facing....

4 Keys for Churches to Make a Good First Impression

You get 10 minutes to make a first impression; here are the big things I look for when I visit a church.

Why the Gospel Is Deeply Political

Jesus presented a vision of a kingdom in direct opposition with the empire of his day.