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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.

What’s Trending in Multisite?

How is the "new normal" of multisite changing how we do church in America?

4 Essential Values for Small-Church Pastors

To have a thriving small church, concentrate on these basics.

Church Plant: Survive, Succeed, Thrive

Predictors and practices for church plant success

Dan Kimball: Listen to Tomorrow

"This next generation has great insight to shape the whole church."

Beyond the Dream: No Time for Leaders to Coast

"As long as I am in a position of leadership, it will demand the same things leadership has always demanded."

Want More Visitors? It Has to Get Personal

The best method and timing for outreach ... and the one essential ingredient.

Where Do We Grow From Here?

“Growth isn’t an option—it’s a must. It’s not reserved for churches of a certain size.”

Dan Kimball on Heaven, Hell and Evangelism

Will the recent theology discussions about the afterlife de-emphasize evangelism even further?