How Growing Churches Can Maintain Strong Community
Bobby Gruenewald: “A church’s ability to grow and to make people feel needed and known shouldn’t feel mutually exclusive.”
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10 of the Most Shameful Expressions Ever Uttered in Church
"It would appear that ministers have to put up with more complaining and griping than any group on the planet."
Does a Church’s Name Really Matter?
One pastor explains the origin of his church's name and why it accurately represents his congregation.
3 Ways Suffering Makes Us Holy
Ed Stetzer: "As disciples of Jesus, we must use hard times to harness who we really are in Christ."
7 Things Google Teaches Us About American Evangelism
Thom Rainer: "Disobedience to the Great Commission is not the best approach to lead a church to health and growth."
3 Critical Truths About Spiritual Warfare
"When spiritual warfare becomes our primary lens, we risk getting stuck in an immature level of underdevelopment."
5 Reasons We Struggle to Be a ‘Friend of Sinners’
"Out of all of the names of God in the Bible, there is only one that is actually attainable by you and me—'friend of sinners.'"
Incarnational Ministry: Living Big in Small Places
Hugh Halter: "Jesus' public life was an outgrowth of his subterranean existence as he lived among people in the margins."
As a Pastor’s Wife, 7 Things I Wish I’d Learned Sooner
"Learn to value what God says above what others say. His Word will sustain you when no one else can."
How to Preach For Seekers Without Dumbing Down the Message
Ed Stetzer: "Preaching should be both theologically deep—and wide."