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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.

4 Ways to Break the Attendance Barrier

Ed Stetzer: "There are four shifts that must take place to ensure continued growth past the traditional attendance barriers."

Avoiding the Perfectionism Trap

Pete Scazzero: "Part of what makes us human is our imperfections and mistakes. Only God is perfect."

9 Signs You Are a Healthy Christian

"It should be the goal of every Christian to walk true to the characteristics that Christ calls out of our lives."

6 Ways to Lead During Times of Chaos

Phil Cooke: "When everything breaks loose, what’s the best approach for righting the ship?"

Perry Noble, Alcohol Abuse and the Church’s Response

Ed Stetzer: "Let’s pray and weep because alcohol continues to be a mocker, and let’s not feel the need to join in that mocking."

4 Ways to Respond When a Pastor Falls

"I’ve been a broken pastor before. I am here because of men and women who wouldn’t abandon me in my brokenness."

5 Reasons to Go Bivocational

"I’m not claiming it’s wrong to minister full-time; merely that it’s not always right."

3 Challenges in Urban Ministry

Ed Stetzer: "While cities are an excellent place for gospel advancement, urban ministry is not without its challenges."