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How Can We Avoid ‘Believing’ the Bible While Denying What It Actually Says?

We need to learn, and teach other people, not just to read the Bible but also how to interpret it, so they don’t end up being Bible-believing heretics or Jesus-followers who follow a Jesus different than the real Jesus of the Bible and history.

Is Gen Z Coming Back to Church?

When people born between 1997 and 2007 go to church, they attend, on average, about 23 services per year.

The Narrow Path for the Long Haul

The benefits of having faith stretch far beyond a spiritual checkbox. They seep into how I handle stress, find hope, and relate to others.

The Top 10 Scriptures on God’s Mission

"I recently asked this question on Twitter: 'What are the key passages or texts that speak of God's people being on mission?'"

11 Signs You Are an Emotionally Mature Christian

"Why do so many Christians make lousy humans? It's partly a failure to integrate emotional health and spiritual maturity."

Is Your Marriage Deep Enough to Support Expanding Ministry?

Leading a Level 5 Church Starts With Growing a Level 5 Marriage

Life.Church: Reflections on 10 Years of Online Evangelism

“As technology advances, the ‘capital C’ church no longer has to be separated by barriers of language and distance.”

The Top 10 Reasons People Don’t Tithe

"Throughout my 35 years of ministry, I’ve seen 10 common reasons that church people give for not tithing."

3 Characteristics of Outstanding Teams

Leverage each other's strengths for a more cohesive team.

Lessons From Kenya: Into the Deep End of Ministry

A Leadership Development Strategy in Kenya Has Birthed 17 Campuses in 13 Years

Why Throwing Great Parties Is Essential to Evangelism

“When asked about the one true key to bringing people far from God near, I simply say, ‘Start throwing great parties.’”