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Pantano Christian Church: A Change of Life

Making people feel welcome is everyone’s job. Pantano sees a wide diversity in the congregation across nearly every demographic: ethnicity, race, socioeconomic, etc.

The Comeback Church: Seizing the Cultural Moment

Take another look at what Jesus said: “I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

Who’s Up Next?

“A leader’s legacy doesn’t matter more than the legacy of Jesus Christ, so I am going to take the time it takes to pour into the next people who are going to come do what I am [doing].” —Hayden Gregory

There Is No Shortcut Back Into Ministry After a Moral Failure

Phil Cooke: "Never fall for the deception that your past sin makes you more effective as a Christian leader."

10 Reasons Churches Don’t Reach Millennials

"If your church is serious about the Great Commission, it also needs to be serious about understanding this generation."

How the Presence of God Fuels Our Mission

David Fitch: “We not only gather in God’s presence on Sundays, we live in his presence the other six days of the week.”

4 Reasons Every Pastor Should Journal

"In a world of deep conversations, we need a place to ponder better questions, not just finely tuned answers."

7 Practices of the Best Church Staffs

"Whether you are blessed with natural chemistry, all teams must invest effort and energy to experience great chemistry."

3 Ways to Build Trust With Someone Who Has Lost Faith in the Church

"We have to remember those who have experienced church hurt. And we need a specific methodology to reach them.”

4 (More) Spiritual Cures for Shallow Christianity

"Consistent disciplines build deep roots. And deep roots combat our culture’s great problem: superficiality."

From the Heart of a Pastor: Personal Reflections on the 44th President of the United States

"We explained to our children that in America's 240 years of historical existence, this was a first."