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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.

‘Lord, I Thank Thee That I Am Not Like Those Evangelical Trump Supporters’

Ed Stetzer: "Our gut reaction is to dismiss Trump supporters and to question their faith. I’d like to suggest a different approach."

What Christians Need to Know About Mental Illness

Ed Stetzer: "About half of evangelical Christians believe that prayer and Bible study alone can heal mental illness."

5 Things That Are More Important Than Talent

"Your talents aren’t enough to do what God has asked of you. If they were, then you wouldn’t need God."

Youth Ministry: 3 Keys For Dealing With the Busyness of Students

"Our role is to engage our students' busyness and strategically minister to and serve them where they are."

J.D. Greear: Church Planting and the Call to Send

“We need people to go, but we also need people to stay for the specific purpose of raising up others to send.”

5 Elements of Healthy Preaching

Pete Scazzero: "Sermons are never finished. Regardless of our preparation, when we preach, we do so in faith."

5 Things We Owe Every Pastor’s Wife

"The pastor’s wife can be hurt in a hundred ways. Her pain is magnified by one great reality: She cannot fight back."

Setting a Course for Intentional Multiethnic Ministry

Mark DeYmaz: “It takes more than mere words and sentiment to bring about systemic change.”