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The Core of Discipleship

People make disciples. That was the charge given to us by Jesus. And disciples aren’t made at a distance.

4 Ways to Increase Your Cultural IQ

As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, it's more important than ever to recognize and appreciate the unique perspectives that different cultures bring—and to increase your cultural IQ (CQ).

Learning to Pray With the Persecuted Church

In many parts of the world, prayer is not a habit but a heartbeat. For persecuted Christians, the most persecuted religious group in the...

Why You Cannot Lead Without Integrity

Integrity is an essential component of leadership. Here are four areas of life that form the foundation of a leader's integrity.

7 Ways Church Planting Will Benefit Your Church

Planting is not only key to fulfilling the Great Commission, but here are seven ways that planting also benefits the sending church.

How to Assimilate Church Visitors

If someone visits a second time, you've won 80 percent of the battle to get them to stay. Here's how to get that second (and third) visit.

Why We Must Not Forget the Child Separation Crisis

The contrasting responses to the Thai soccer team and the separated children at the border calls us to pray and act.

Overcoming Vocational Inertia

Remember a time someone said just the right thing at the right time to you. That's the transformative power of permission giving.

Want to Be Fruitful? Look to Your Roots

Worldly success can be misleading, and the type of success you end up with is defined by the level of your rootedness in God.

How Malaysia and North Korea Inspire Impossible Prayers

Recent breakthroughs in Malaysia and North Korea, traditionally persecutors of the church, inspire us to be fervent in prayer.

3 Ways to Develop Self-Control

Self-control is essential for every leader. Without it you won't make it very far. Here are ways to cultivate it.