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Perfectly Imperfect Churches

Most of the great breakthroughs and innovative ideas are a result of problems being viewed not as a problem to solve, but an opportunity to make things better.

Nigerian Church Promotes a Deeper Christian Life

A. Larry Ross, who traveled the world for nearly 34 years as personal media spokesman for evangelist Billy Graham, says the new epicenter for evangelism is the Global South and Nigerian evangelist William Kumuyi as the pastor of “the largest church of which most American Christians have never heard.”

Are We in the Midst of a Gen Z Awakening?

It’s not polished or loud, but if you listen closely, from university chapels in the U.S. to underground house churches in the Middle East, you’ll hear it: a hunger for truth, a yearning for something real.

6 Marks of a Missional Church

"Rather than seeing your church as a social club for its own good, what if your church embraced its missionary identity?"

7 Ways to Freshen up a Stale Church

"Familiarity blindness is a malady that infects us all. We become so familiar with something that we no longer see it."

Finding Restoration After Your Ministry Dreams Fall Apart

"I didn’t know what was in store for me when I let go of the dream of being the pastor at that big, beautiful church."

Success Can Destroy a Ministry—Here Are 3 Antidotes to Self-Destruction

"It doesn’t just happen to senior pastors of big churches. Whether you’re at a church of 20 or 20,000, you could be next."

Louie Giglio: Slaying Your Spiritual Giants

"You and I can never bring down giants through our own efforts. It is, and always will be, Jesus who brings freedom."

5 Insights About the Unchurched That Might Surprise You

"These data confirm that there has never been a more opportune time to connect with the lost and unchurched."

Hurricane Harvey: Here Are Some Practical Ways You Can Help Right Now

"Whatever God calls us to do, we can be sure of one thing: He isn’t calling us to do nothing."

4 Ways to Combat Segregation in the Church

"This movement to open up the church to diversity is the visual expression of what happens when God heals our land."