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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.

3 Critical Truths About Spiritual Warfare

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

5 Reasons We Struggle to Be a ‘Friend of Sinners’

"Out of all of the names of God in the Bible, there is only one that is actually attainable by you and me—'friend of sinners.'"

Incarnational Ministry: Living Big in Small Places

Hugh Halter: "Jesus' public life was an outgrowth of his subterranean existence as he lived among people in the margins."

As a Pastor’s Wife, 7 Things I Wish I’d Learned Sooner

"Learn to value what God says above what others say. His Word will sustain you when no one else can."

How to Preach For Seekers Without Dumbing Down the Message

Ed Stetzer: "Preaching should be both theologically deep—and wide."

6 Ways to Build Unity in Your Church

"If Satan can get us fighting against each other, we become neutralized and of little use to the world."

Reflections on 12 Years of Pastoring the Homeless in Las Vegas

"Over the years, I've learned a few things about the homeless that you’re never going to find in a book."

3 Church Methods That Need to Change

Ed Stetzer: "Here are three methodological shifts churches should consider to more effectively make disciples."