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Pastor, Is Your Passion is Waning?

You know God has called you to ministry, but your passion is waning, if not gone.

Let’s Talk

When we create the environment for hospitality and a space for conversation, the Lord will save people.

How to Overcome Betrayal Trauma in Ministry

With their friends’ departures, pastors have had to recalibrate the very real cost of spiritual intimacy in doing life together.

11 Questions for (Not Just) Rural Church Leaders

Knowing your community's story is the first step to reaching its residents.

7 Ways to Keep an Outward Focus

"Church can easily become about what the existing congregation wants, instead of serving people beyond the existing group."

How to Create Momentum in Your Ministry

Sometimes you need some creative motion to initiate a movement in your church.

Beyond Baristas and Bands: Inspiring Your Community

Dan Kimball: "We don't just want our community to know we like art or music — we want to inspire them to follow Christ."

8 Signs Someone Is Truly Involved in Your Church

Moving new people toward "assimilation": a scorecard for your church.

How Technology Can Drive Discipleship

"There’s no denying that technology allows us to connect a new generation and help them flourish in their walk with Christ."

10 Dangerous Church Paradigms

Ron Edmondson offers ten unhealthy perspectives that could alter the shape of your ministry—both today and tomorrow.

Why I Don’t Like to Sing During ‘Worship’

The average church spends over 75 percent of their resources keeping the "house of worship" open. Is that a good thing?