Ed Stetzer: Coming Back
We have to take a step back as we teach God’s Word, building upon the grand narrative of redemption to show how every issue dealt with in the story of God is centered in Christ.
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Created for Relationships
There’s something about community—the relationships, the sense of belonging, the support and encouragement, the sympathy and understanding—that deepens our lives and anchors our souls.
How a Simple Habit Can Reset Your Soul
Meditating on God’s Word every day corrects my thinking, convicts my heart, and shapes my theology. It’s the plumb line for what I believe, how I live, and the Gospel I preach.
Amy Orr Ewing: A ‘Quiet Revival’
Our congregations need to be equipped to meet the moment in the culture, so that they are ready to lead people to Jesus.
Openhanded: Matters of the Heart and the Bank Account
There are so many things that seem to beg for our resources. So what kind of mindset must we have if we are to not only be generous, but joyfully generous?
When Speaking Truth in Love Isn’t Easy
Never deliver a difficult message fueled by emotion. Preparation, not emotion, is what will strengthen your courage and help you realize positive and productive results.
Lebanon Baptist Church: A Sweet Way to Serve
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
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.
Megan Fate Marshman: Everyday Grace
While influence tends to want to go upwards and grow to the right, I am fighting to go down to the left, and it takes a lot of intentionality.
What Does It Mean That We’ll Still Be Finite in Heaven?
The promise of Heaven is not that we will become infinite—that would be to become inhuman. It’s that we’ll be far better finite humans than we have ever been.
