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Perfectly Imperfect Churches

Most of the great breakthroughs and innovative ideas are a result of problems being viewed not as a problem to solve, but an opportunity to make things better.

Nigerian Church Promotes a Deeper Christian Life

A. Larry Ross, who traveled the world for nearly 34 years as personal media spokesman for evangelist Billy Graham, says the new epicenter for evangelism is the Global South and Nigerian evangelist William Kumuyi as the pastor of “the largest church of which most American Christians have never heard.”

Are We in the Midst of a Gen Z Awakening?

It’s not polished or loud, but if you listen closely, from university chapels in the U.S. to underground house churches in the Middle East, you’ll hear it: a hunger for truth, a yearning for something real.

Should the Church Try to Be ‘Cool’?

"It should be one of our main goals as believers to try to relate the gospel to those who don't yet understand its beauty."

The End of Discipleship as We Know It

Hugh Halter: “Missionaries don’t grow on trees, nor do they emerge after enough sermons have been preached to them.”

5 Doctrines Every Christian Should Know

Ed Stetzer: Five essential Christian doctrines that all believers should be able to understand and articulate.

Why Your Church Doesn’t Need a Building

"Here are stories of three churches and how they are reaching their target area without owning a facility."

10 Things Pastors Would Love to Hear From Their Church Members

Thom Rainer: "Pastors need numbers of people who will take on the encourager role. The critics will always be there."

All Effective Pastors Share This Leadership Attribute

William Vanderbloemen: "Nobody is a perfect leader, but there is one thing that all successful pastors have in common."

Raising up Female Leaders in Ministry

Ed Stetzer: "Don’t forget the emerging female leaders around you—find them, encourage them, raise them up."

5 Signs That You’re Losing Your Leadership Influence

"Losing influence doesn’t happen overnight. It slowly leaks away from leaders who aren’t paying attention to the warning signs."