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Community Christian Church: A Warm Welcome

When people visit Community and decide to stay, Pastor John Scott says, it’s because of the worship, the teaching, the children’s ministry and, most importantly, the feeling of belonging.

Ministry in the Marketplace

If we want to see a church planting movement in every place and people group, we must engage with covocational leaders.

Ed Stetzer: Coming Back

We have to take a step back as we teach God’s Word, building upon the grand narrative of redemption to show how every issue dealt with in the story of God is centered in Christ.

Is Skipping Church Good for Your Soul?

"An occasional break from the Sunday routine can refresh a soul and help avoid pastoral burnout."

5 Ways to Build a Small-Church Dream Team

William Vanderbloemen: “Churches need to find leaders who know how to build teams and develop leaders around them.”

How Growing Churches Can Maintain Strong Community

Bobby Gruenewald: “A church’s ability to grow and to make people feel needed and known shouldn’t feel mutually exclusive.”

10 of the Most Shameful Expressions Ever Uttered in Church

"It would appear that ministers have to put up with more complaining and griping than any group on the planet."

Does a Church’s Name Really Matter?

One pastor explains the origin of his church's name and why it accurately represents his congregation.

3 Ways Suffering Makes Us Holy

Ed Stetzer: "As disciples of Jesus, we must use hard times to harness who we really are in Christ."

7 Things Google Teaches Us About American Evangelism

Thom Rainer: "Disobedience to the Great Commission is not the best approach to lead a church to health and growth."

3 Critical Truths About Spiritual Warfare

"When spiritual warfare becomes our primary lens, we risk getting stuck in an immature level of underdevelopment."