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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.

Ryan Kwon: Nothing to Prove

“We’re so accustomed to the church being a noun. I want our bias to be action-oriented, and a movement that goes outward.”

The Rise of the Entrepreneurial Church: How Churches Can Fund Ministry Beyond Tithes

Entrepreneurial church models allow churches to step outside the walls of Sunday services and meet people where they live, work and gather. They open doors to relationships that lead to discipleship. They create spaces for people who might never set foot in a sanctuary to encounter the love of Christ.

Canada: Learning From Our Neighbors to the North

Canadian churches are pursuing evangelism with people who have little church background … as a process.

Fight Fear With Change

Bobby Gruenewald: "A culture of change creates an environment where impatience, fear and feeling overwhelmed have trouble taking hold."

Is Leadership Dead?

Good leadership is necessary, and Jesus is the perfect example of how to lead.

3 Signs of a Transformation Church

Ed Stetzer: "Transformation churches are measuring their impact by a whole new scorecard."

Passing on Sound Doctrine to the Next Gen

When it comes to the emerging generations, we may need to teach doctrines no one is asking about.

One Common Factor in Declining Churches

What a study of evangelical churches revealed.

Church Planting: A Larger View of the Kingdom

One small church + one large vision = 13 church plants. Here's how.

Are You Making These 5 Discipleship Mistakes?

People are looking for meaningful, shared-life relationships, not just a discipleship class.