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Creating Great Church Guest First Impressions

How you treat people who are new to your church can be the difference between your church growing or getting stuck.

Rediscover the Wonder of Christmas

Many years before the birth of Jesus Christ, God becoming a child, there was a prophecy in Isaiah 9:2, 6­­–7 that declared the coming of this child as the hope and wonder of this world.

Why Leaders Lead With Prayer

Imagine attempting to lead without strength, without guidance, and without defense. Personally, I would consider it both terrifying and utterly futile.

Understanding Our Hispanic Brothers and Sisters

Jesus has gathered his church to put the beauty of his creativity and wisdom on display to the ends of the earth.

What Happiness Can We Anticipate on the New Earth?

God designed humans to live on Earth to his glory. Christ’s incarnation, life, death, and resurrection secured a New Earth, where life will be the way God always intended.

Ed Stetzer: New Churches for a New Era

Learning from the past and seeing what God is doing in the present can point us to a different kind of future.

Why the Church Remains a Light in a Dark World

8 reasons the church is a source of hope to a troubled culture.

Remember Who You Are

Every time we choose the way of holiness… every time we choose to embrace the fruit of the Spirit… every time we choose to submit ourselves to God… we are acting like the people we have already become.

A Looming Challenge Too Large to Ignore

For every older donor who dies, moves to a different state or otherwise leaves a church, how many millennial or Gen Z donors will be required to replace the loss of that donor’s consistent giving?

Keep Calm and Minister

Can you pass the "Timothy Test?"

4 Ways God’s Spirit Leads His People

We don't always have the full picture, but discerning how God is leading you is not unclear.