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Has your church become so comfortable in the familiar that it misses what guests are experiencing? Guests will break through the confines of the comfortable and see Christ, or they will see the church stuck in the familiar and never return.

I believe the Holy Spirit often sovereignly uses these emotions (conviction of sin, desperation for hope, grief from a loss, etc.) to prepare the lost for the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

While you won’t always be as consistent in your followthrough as you had hoped, the process of setting resolutions can be an important spiritual discipline that at least sets our focus in the right direction.

Rarely do pastors and church leaders know how many in their communities live below the poverty line and struggle to pay medical bills. If you want to care for the least of these, then you must know this data about your neighborhood.

Leading the local church is hard enough, but leading when you’re unsure what to do next is challenging. Finishing strong will look different for everyone. But everyone can complete the overall tasks they have been called to and meet them with God’s excellence in mind.

When we take those steps to get to know the person instead of operating out of assumptions we grow in compassion, joy, and empathy.

Moore has had church members tell her that they were too scared to do something missional, but because they love animals, this outreach was a natural fit for them.

Every leader has a leadership “Achilles heel,” a weakness that challenges overall strength. What’s yours? You need to know, (the devil already knows) so you can stand firm.