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Simple Yet Stellar

Microchurches are not just a passing trend—they’re a growing and sustainable movement that is changing the way we think about church.

A Sanctifying Space

The local church does not simply occupy space. Rather, it makes place.

Beyond Burnout: Finding God in the Ashes

Where you are burned out, and you’re just desperately craving some real comfort, Jesus breaks himself into a feast for you, so that you can savor and taste and see that the Lord is good, and your heart can burn with hope within you again.

Death to New Life: An Easter Meditation

Max Lucado: "Christ's resurrection is the proof and promise of ours. What God did for him, he will do with us."

Why Is It Controversial to Do Good Works for the ‘Least of These’?

"The logical outcome of our faith is to do good works. This is the evidence of redemption and renewal in Christ."

8 Kingdom Steps to Christian Maturity

"The more they mature, the more the church is moved in the right direction, and the more lost people are moved into the church."

Youth Ministry: It’s a Lot Like Chess

"Unfortunately, many youth pastors think youth ministry is more like checkers than chess."

5 Things Traditional Churches Do Well

"In my efforts to sound warnings, I can overlook the good things taking place in many traditional churches."

3 Overlooked Traits of Effective Church Leaders

"Ask yourself: 'Is the church, ministry or organization I lead structured to react quickly to a changing world?'"

5 Realities About the Weight of Pastoring

"The weight of pastoring, though filled with immense joy, was a weight that topped Paul’s list of suffering."

Church Planting Shifts, Part 1: The Launch

"Church planters tend to think that their individual and local church planting model is the norm globally. But that’s not the case."