Service

Outreach 100 Churches on Creating a Flourishing Volunteer Culture

“Serving is not just about filling a need; it’s about inviting people into the bigger vision of following Jesus and serving in a way that allows them to use the gifts and abilities God has created them with to build his kingdom.” —Lori Newell, The Church of Eleven22

How to Leverage Existing Ministries for Outreach

“You could launch new outreach ministries without removing any existing ministries, increasing your budget or adding staff.”

How You Can Use Your Job Skills to Help the Poor

You already have the job skills you need to make a huge impact on alleviate global poverty.

If You Don’t Care for the Poor, You Don’t Understand the Gospel

"Amos said, 'Woe to those who are at ease in Zion'—those who are playing through life when so many around them are suffering."

4 Surprising and Powerful Leadership Insights From the Archbishop of Kenya

“Jesus never saw his ministry as just a spiritual ministry. He was very concerned about people's hunger. Their poverty.”

Leaders by Design: Preparing Your Church for Its Highest Priority

“Job No. 1 for pastors and ministry leaders is not preaching, counseling or sharing the gospel—it’s preparing believers to do so.”

After Hurricane Irma: ‘The Church Is Being the Church’

Christ Fellowship Church responds to the needs of South Florida following the impact of Hurricane Irma.

6 Ways to Love Like Jesus in a ‘Tolerant’ Culture

"Only he can give you this kind of love, this kind of mindset, and this kind of heart for others."

Bracing for Hurricane Irma: Florida Megachurch Stands Ready to Meet Critical Needs

Christ Fellowship Church in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, readies its nine locations for hurricane relief.

Erwin McManus: Act Like Your Life Depends on It

"When it comes to life, we get no trial runs. We get no practice games."

10 Biblical Truths Many Christians Don’t Really Believe

"From the beginning of time, the Lord’s people have talked a better game than we have lived."