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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...

The Danger of Attempting It Alone

It’s not just unwise to be without a church; it’s dangerous. And the reason it’s dangerous is because we aren’t strong enough to go at life with Christ on our own.

Efrem Smith: The Multi-Ethnicity of Jesus

“In Christ Jesus, we are no longer red, yellow, brown, black, and white. … We are freed from false identities, but we retain the gift of our true identities of ethnicity and nationality.”

Christine Caine: Rescue the One

“There are so many who need rescuers ... . Each of them is God’s missing treasure.”

Turning Laypeople Into Lay Ministers – Part 2

Tim Keller discusses preparing and equipping the people of the church to live missionally.

Turning Laypeople Into Lay Ministers – Part 1

Tim Keller discusses preparing and equipping the people of the church to live missionally.

Andy Stanley: Creating a Church of Grace and Truth

How North Point Community Church embraces and manages the tension.

Escaping the Performance Trap

Chris Hodges: “You can fulfill the commands of the Bible better by falling in love with God than by trying to obey him.”

How to Get Your Church’s Mission Off Life Support

Rob Wegner and Jack Magruder of Granger Community Church in Granger, Ind., on shifting ministry partnerships from "transactional" to "transformative."

Take Your Next Step with God

NewSpring Church Senior Pastor Perry Noble says following Jesus requires taking action to get to where God is leading you.