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Ministry in the Marketplace

Brad Brisco - July 31, 2025

If we want to see a church planting movement in every place and people group, we must engage with covocational leaders.

Lebanon Baptist Church: A Sweet Way to Serve

Jessica Hanewinckel - July 17, 2025

Churches seem to have an expectation that people need to come to us. We need to change that paradigm.

Brandon O’Brien’s Top Books on Small Church Ministry

Brandon O'Brien - July 16, 2025

Rather than being a subcategory of American ministry, the small church is the norm. If you take a longer and broader view, most churches throughout history and in most parts of the world are and always have been small.

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4 Keys to Closing the Back Door

Thom Rainer - July 16, 2015

Thom Rainer offers four solutions for connecting--and keeping--people engaged with the mission and vision of your church.

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Should Your Church Welcome Homosexuals?

Brian Orme - July 16, 2015

How should you treat practicing homosexuals who show up for your worship gathering?

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Is Church Growth Always Good?

Ed Stetzer - July 14, 2015

"While in many cases, growth can be the byproduct of health and right focus, it is not always the best litmus test."

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10 Reasons We Have Not Reached the Unchurched

Thom Rainer - July 14, 2015

Thom Rainer: "In God's power, however, we can reverse this trend and reach the unchurched in America."

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Missional Mergers: 9 Keys to Success

Tom Bandy - July 14, 2015

The sad reality is that most mergers fail because they are motivated more by self-interest or self-preservation than by a bigger, bolder, divine mission.

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7 Traits of Breakout Churches

Thom Rainer - July 13, 2015

Thom Rainer gives seven indispensable characteristics of churches that move from decline to growth.

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Small Church Advantage, Big Church Challenge

Dan Kimball - July 10, 2015

Dan Kimball: Why smaller congregations have an edge.

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Learning to Both Love and Hate the World

Ed Stetzer - July 9, 2015

LifeWay Research President Ed Stetzer says the church often is confused about how to view "the world."

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