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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...

A Redemptive Truce in the Culture War

"Non-Christians experience countercultural Christianity when they’re invited to experience the faith without necessarily making commitments first."

A Church Rebounds With a Change of Heart

How a commitment to love people as they are brought growth to Creekside Church.

Are You Exhibiting Grace at Home?

Sharing the Gospel and extending grace elsewhere will be hard and inauthentic if you don’t start at home.

Are Real Partnerships in Global Missions Possible?

“For effective North American-global partnerships to exist, we need to revise our paradigms, or the ways we look at things.”

The Secret to Restarting the Evangelism Engine

Each person leading just one to Christ can reach more than big events with “celebrity” evangelists.

Steven Furtick: Don't Put Jesus First This Year

"Yes, you read that correctly. Before you label me a heretic, let me explain."

Pursuing God’s Dream of Restoration

“The dream of God is not merely a future reality. It is a reality that we can taste, touch, feel and live today if only we would reach for it together.”

Field of Dreams: What It Means to Plant the Church

Risks, regrets and revelations: Veteran church planters talk about starting a new church from scratch.