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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.

Bobby Gruenewald: 4 Trends and 12 Strategic Questions

With more resources than ever before, what could God accomplish through our generation?

Growing a Healthy Church at Any Size

Researcher Ed Stetzer on what we can all learn from America's Largest and Fastest-Growing Churches

Soul Surfer (Film)

The compelling story of surfer Bethany Hamilton; now available on Blu-ray and DVD.

The Cape Town Commitment: A Confession of Faith and a Call to Action

Out of Cape Town, South Africa: The defining document of the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, held in October 2010 (Foreword and Preamble)

Hell: The Subject We Must Not Avoid

Emerging generations want to talk about hell. Here's why Dan Kimball feels we have an obligation to teach it.

Small Church America: Diverse, Authentic, Creative

Outreach magazine annual report: Today's small church is reinventing itself. Here's how.

2010 Multisite Forecast

What are the new developments and emerging trends as multisite has now become the new normal?

The NEW Small Church

Reproduction, innovation and collaboration help smaller churches thrive