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The Top 10 Reasons We Don’t Trust God

"Letting go of control and trusting Jesus is the core of the Christian life—every day, every hour, every moment, of every day."

Scott McConnell: The State of Discipleship

Discover where disciples in your church are in their journey. Then design paths to encourage progress toward biblical outcomes.

The Deity of Christ is the Heart of the Gospel

People had only to look at Jesus to see God.

The Better Bread

Picture a flock of sheep in a green pasture. What do they normally do there? They eat. When a sheep lies down in a green pasture it can only mean one thing: he’s full. In fact, he’s so full that he has no more desire to eat and lies down.

Silencing Antagonists

Skillful leaders understand that silencing antagonists requires compassion toward people who, perhaps due to past hurts, live angry, defensive lives.

A Long Walk to Jesus

Someone who had been family by blood became family through the long walk to Jesus and the blood of the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

3 Faiths From the Story of Job

What do you fear most? What would be the worst thing to happen to you? Imagine whatever you fear most coming to pass. Like Job, you might be forced to develop another kind of faith—the faith of desperation.

Life in 6 Words App: An App That Helps Equip Youth to Share Jesus

Like a ready-to-use gospel tract, the Life in 6 Words app is always available for believers to share the Good News of Jesus with friends and strangers alike.

Joel Muddamalle: Humility in Leadership and Total Dependence

We think humility in leadership is an invitation for people to walk all over us, for endless suffering, to be left out. Yet the Bible doesn’t present that at all.

Resilience After Adversity: Bouncing Back From Adversity and Failure

Sometimes, we wallow in our failure or rejection in an effort to understand it. But often, it’s just a matter of timing, chemistry, or circumstance. Resilience after adversity comes from learning to bounce back.

The 3 Phases of Church-Planting Churches

Where is your church on this progression toward being a church-planting church?