Features

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.

5 Practices of Fruitful Congregations

These five practices will change the life of your church.

8 Truths to Cure You From Obsessive Comparison Syndrome

Brad Powell on breaking free from Obsessive Comparison Syndrome

Am I My City’s Keeper?

“The world is confused when they see a church that claims to follow Jesus but is not actually doing much of what Jesus did.”

The Power of the Small Things

Dan Kimball: “Can we talk or Facebook or blog about different beliefs with gentleness and respect?”

5 Big Media Mistakes Churches Make

Filmmaker and media consultant Phil Cooke on fine-tuning (or overhauling) how we publicly share the gospel.

A Different Metric: Small Church Success

How would we know we were succeeding if we couldn't use numbers?

What’s Better Than “Bigger”?

Bobby Gruenewald: "God showed us that if we spent our energy helping others, he would bring the increase."

‘We’re Not Growing. Why?’

Brad Powell: "Everybody likes the idea of reaching new people, but not everybody likes the reality of it."