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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.

David Uth: Loving People One at a Time

“The more central the gospel becomes in your ministry, the more you can fly above all of that division because the gospel transcends it.” -Pastor David Uth

Vanishing Evangelism: The Sobering Case of Church Plants and Evangelism

“Two-thirds of church plants have mostly connected with people who were already a part of a church.”

Planning to Plant a Church? Read This First

"Not all planning practices are equal. Planning is most effective when the correct planning style is applied."

BLESS: A 5-Step Path to Relational Evangelism

"For the formerly unchurched, relationships played a part in 57 percent of the decisions to return to the church."

The Scripture That Is Most Overlooked by Pastors

"Many a servant of the Lord has been treated less kindly by Christians than any business in town would treat an employee."

Why Helping a Refugee Could Change the World

Rich Stearns: "This is why the local church matters. Politicians see problems; we see people, created in the image of God."

5 Signs That It’s Time for a Staff Member to Resign

"If your overall church culture creates a safe environment for the staff, transitions can be a normal and healthy part of staff life."

Church Planting With a 91-Year-Old Hugging Usher

"One person who was excited about seeing new generations come to know Jesus was a 91-year-old woman named Ruth."

Special Report: The State of Church Planting Today

"All the experts say that establishing new churches is the single most effective way to spread the gospel to a broken world.”