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David Kinnaman: Start the Conversation

Church leaders must recognize that what feels hidden is actually hurting people, and that discipleship includes helping people break free from destructive patterns.

Avoid These 10 Awful Messages to Visitors

There’s no joy in sharing these stories, but there’s clarity. These experiences shine a spotlight on what must change if we truly want to be welcoming communities of grace.

The Future of Church Outreach: 3 Key Trends We Must Engage

EDITORIAL Leading Mission | Andy Cook Standing on the steps of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Hall in 1980, Graham asked his audience a pivotal question: How...

8 Steps to Creating Your Own PEACE Center

Saddleback Church’s guide to offering free community services at your church

3 Realities of a Multicultural Church

Ed Stetzer: “A multicultural church is not simply about skin tone, but about the intentional engagement of cultures.”

Grace Beyond Burnout

Reading the warning signs and embracing hope. Here's practical help for all who know what it means to feel depleted.

7 Reasons Why Church Worship Centers Will Get Smaller

Thom Rainer: "A seismic shift is taking place in American church facilities, a shift that will become even more noticeable in the years to come."

What's Trending in Multisite? 2014

Jim Tomberlin, church consultant, offers his annual report and forecast for the development of the multisite movement