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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.

10 Ways to Dramatically Increase Giving in Your Church

"It takes money to lead a church to experience dynamic spiritual and numerical growth."

4 Christmas Killers—And Their Antidotes

Pete Scazzero: "Sadly, the Christmas season is a low point spiritually for most Christian leaders."

5 Common Executive Pastor Pitfalls

"When we insist on being the generator of innovation, we go from being a great leader to an insecure one."

If We Are Pro-Life, We Are Pro-Refugee

Ed Stetzer: "We cannot say that we are pro-life if we turn our backs on those in need."

3 Things We Need to Live by God’s Spirit

"When we put willpower or conformity before God’s Spirit, we struggle with God's grace."

17 Quick Business Tips for Pastors

"Using the following business principles, which I believe are biblically founded, God blessed our efforts."

How to Transform a Church From Homogeneous to Multiethnic

“Over time, the value of humanity must become more important to us than the value of size and homogeneity.”

8 Last-Minute Christmas Outreach Ideas

"Is it too late for Christmas outreach? As it turns out, it’s never too late—and we’ve got a trunkful of ideas to prove it."