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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.

7 Questions for Community Engagement

Does your church have a front porch, and other questions to ask yourself

Course Corrections for Life and Ministry

Wisdom and insight gained from 40 years of prayer and listening to God

Stop Talking Yourself Out of Evangelism

"'Preach the gospel; when necessary, use words'; is a lot like saying, 'Feed the hungry; when necessary, use food.'"

Outreach vs. Evangelism: How to Tell the Difference

"We must not confuse outreach with evangelism."

3 Crucial Principles of Discipleship

Brad Powell: "There is no 'best model' for making disciples. Don't believe anyone who tells you otherwise."

Soulfires: The Make Good

"Joseph's heart called out, 'If you look down and see something in me that you still want, please save me, and I will give you my life.'"

Why the Metric for Love Is Sacrifice

"Our culture’s concept of love is primarily self-driven and pleasure-seeking. Jesus’ love expects and anticipates sacrifice."

Networking for Comeback: 3 Steps Toward Restoration

Ed Stetzer: “To see a better future, we often need to broaden our ministry horizon.”