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Outreach 100 Churches on Creating a Flourishing Volunteer Culture

“Serving is not just about filling a need; it’s about inviting people into the bigger vision of following Jesus and serving in a way that allows them to use the gifts and abilities God has created them with to build his kingdom.” —Lori Newell, The Church of Eleven22

Higher Learning: Reaching Young Ugandans in Their Schools

“If John Wesley could send out bands of young people to change the world, we can too." -Pastor Moses Kalanzi

5 Approaches Christians Take Toward Culture

As we help our people live as disciples in this culture, we must exhort them to 1) deal with sin inwardly and 2) display their Savior outwardly.

3 Keys to a Compelling Leadership Culture

"When others say your standards are too high, that's when they are just high enough."

What Can the Trinity Teach Us About Evangelism?

"Trust is crucial. If we’re going to share our faith with integrity, we have to stand on a foundation of trust."

6 Terrible Ways to Recruit Volunteers

Thom Rainer: "How you recruit ministry volunteers will make an incredible difference, for good or bad, in your church."

5 Things Megachurches Get Right

Phil Cooke: "Size doesn’t make for bad experiences—people do. And I have yet to find a church without people."

Jesus in the Workplace: How Faith Mixes With Work—Part 1

Ed Stetzer: "When we begin to see our jobs as critical to God’s plan for our lives, the gospel can be preached more robustly."

Jesus in the Workplace: How Faith Mixes With Work—Part 2

Ed Stetzer: "Many people look to Christian education as a way to guard their children and to isolate them from secular ideologies."

Leading in Uncharted Territory: The Future of Church Leadership

“Over the last 10 years I have had one church leader after another say to me: ‘Seminary didn’t train me for this.’”

5 Ways Your Church Can Help Louisiana Flood Victims

Some opportunities for you and your church to jump in and help those who have been affected by the floods in Louisiana.