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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.

8 Time Drainers for Pastors and Staff

Thom Rainer: "What if I told you I could help you get 10 or more hours of your week back?"

Two Statistics Every Church Planter Needs to Know

Ed Stetzer: "With these two statistics in mind, church planters can start and grow healthy, Great Commission churches."

The Dark Side of Leadership Success

"There’s a dark side of leadership success, and many don’t like talking about it."

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."