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.

How We Can Redeem the Refugee Crisis for the Sake of the Kingdom

“It would be tragic to miss this opportunity to see God’s kingdom expand among people who might otherwise never consider Christ.”

How Pro-Life Are We, Really?

"As a people who claim to be 'pro-life,' can we agree to come back to the most central teachings of Jesus?"

Dan Kimball: Beyond ‘Outside the Box’

"When it comes to innovation, there should be no group on the planet that strives to think creatively like the local church does."

Incarnational Ministry: The Power of Being Human

Hugh Halter: "Being human may be how we are all born, but staying human is not natural—it’s supernatural."

10 Reasons Why Your Good Intentions to Fight Poverty Backfire

"Good intentions to alleviate poverty are not good enough. Sometimes our helping hurts the 'helped.'"

20 Misperceptions About Missionaries

"Missionaries are regular people answering God’s call to do work across cultures. They don’t want to be heroes."

Why Are We Still Building Orphanages in 2016?

"As Christians, we should be the ones out there supporting families. Instead we are destroying them."

Rick Warren: Balance Is the Key to Church Health

"A far better focal point than church growth is church health. Big isn’t better. Small isn’t better. Healthy is better."