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Acts Full Gospel Church of God in Christ: Back to Basics

Every Saturday church members divided up and spread out across Oakland, California, returning to a tried-and-true evangelism method of knocking on doors.

Aging Well in the Faith

Physically, we can live 40 days without food and three days without water, but only seconds without breathing. Spiritually, we can do no better.

Adding to Multiply

God is the One who is responsible for all the growth, whether addition or multiplication, but he delights in using his people to serve others and impact the world.

Las Vegas Churches Respond to Mass Shooting With Acts of Healing and Service

“It’s a huge privilege to be trusted to speak into that moment, to pastor people in that moment."

3 Things to Do When Your Church Hits a Plateau

"For a church to turn around, it may take many, many small degrees of change and a long time."

5 Phrases Christians Need to Stop Saying

"Some commonly used phrases are harmful. They inaccurately reflect something about God’s character."

John Ortberg: We Were Made for Intimacy

"Vulnerability. Attachment. Courage. Risk. Fear. Repeat. We can’t survive without intimacy."

4 Reasons to Believe in and Support Your Pastor

"As the pastor goes, so goes the local church. When a pastor leads effectively, he or she can be a true difference-maker."

Confessions of a Reluctant Evangelical

"Just as I did not choose my blood family, I did not decide who would come into this space of grace and peace through Christ."

10 Signs You Are a Narcissistic Pastor

"Unfortunately, ministry can give rise to narcissism. We are often in the limelight and get kudos from others that feed our egos."

9 Breakthrough Prayers for the Local Church

"Let’s pray as never before for God to expand the witness and influence of his church in this world."