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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.

The Generosity Factor: Why Growing Churches Feel Compelled to Reach Out

“To achieve our mission of reaching the world, we need to partner with and help equip other churches.”

2 Critical Questions to Evaluate Your Church’s Culture and Systems

"These two questions will revolutionize your team's conversations and ultimately your church."

3 Keys to Finding Work-Life Balance in Ministry

“Work-life balance is organic and unpredictable; it’s not an appointment on your calendar.”

Colin Kaepernick, the NFL and Protesting the National Anthem: How Should Christians Respond?

"Our first action before reaching for Twitter or Facebook should be to prayerfully reflect on the causes behind these reactions."

Once More, With Feeling: Leadership and Emotion

“What if maturity did not mean subduing the ‘feeling’ part of us, but bringing it into balance with the rest of our person?”

Why Do Some Christians Make Such Lousy Human Beings?

"A large part of the reason is a faulty, compartmentalized understanding of what it means to follow Jesus."

If You Don’t Care for the Poor, You Don’t Understand the Gospel

"Amos said, 'Woe to those who are at ease in Zion'—those who are playing through life when so many around them are suffering."

5 Myths About Forgiveness—And 6 Ways to Deal With the Pain

"The God of the universe promises to take care of us, to be by our sides, to rescue us, if only we’ll get to know and trust him."