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Is Gen Z Coming Back to Church?

When people born between 1997 and 2007 go to church, they attend, on average, about 23 services per year.

The Narrow Path for the Long Haul

The benefits of having faith stretch far beyond a spiritual checkbox. They seep into how I handle stress, find hope, and relate to others.

Suffering From Spiritual Anemia

We need not starve our souls or allow our relationship with God through Christ to fade like the dying embers of an untended fire. We can seek the face of God.

The Case Against Using Your Phone During Church

Recently, I went to a movie theater in my hometown. I noticed the previews stressed that everyone must turn off their phones and other digital devices.

Your Weakness Is an Opportunity

For us Christians? Weakness is something to be rejoiced in. Our physical ailments? Our shifting emotions? Our penchant toward anxiety? These are all opportunities for us to rejoice.

10 Gifts Every Leader Should Give Their Team

How to empower your team to succeed

God Knows Exactly What Suffering He’s Called Each of Us to Endure

We should thank God He knows exactly what suffering and death He’s called each of us to endure.

Building Relationships With the Lost

Yes, let’s dine with the sinners and gladly be accused, like Jesus, of being “a friend of sinners.” But let’s never mistake this for condoning sin.

God Builds His Church Through Ordinary People

The flawed followers who changed the world.

A Life of Single-Minded Passion

I’ve long observed that the natural flow of the human heart is toward itself, rather than toward others. At least I know that it works that way with mine.

Trust Your Team When You’re Away

We usually view unplugging as restorative for ourselves, which is true. But if you lead people in your church—and if you are reading this it is probably true with staff or volunteers—then you need to unplug for their sake as well.