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The Easter Illusion

Easter exposes the gap between attendance and belonging, between membership and engagement, between connection and discipleship.

Living and Leading Above the Warning Signs

We can’t lead well from last year’s spiritual fuel. We need a fresh touch from God today.

A Personal Approach to Go and Make Disciples in 2026

Let’s face it: If our people who are believers can’t clearly articulate the basics of the gospel, we must be teaching them something else as more important.

Does Believing in God’s Sovereignty and Human Choice Mean We Must Be Fatalists?

The philosophy of fatalism holds that everything, including evil, suffering, and damnation, happens inevitably, with human beings powerless to effect change, which contrasts with God’s sovereignty and human choice guiding action.

Just Ask: A Simple Solution to the Church Planter Shortage

Over 93% of churches in the United States are not involved in reproducing another church. This is a church planter shortage issue that, if unaddressed, could limit the spread of gospel-centered communities.

When a Leader Sticks Around: Leadership Longevity in Church

True leadership longevity means a pastor’s impact grows over time, not overnight.

Derwin Gray: Everyday Missionaries

Confrontational evangelism is not wrong; it is just that very few believers are effective at it. But Everyday Missionaries can build relationships with people and share the gospel.

Can Policies and Accountability Impact the Heart?

Policies and accountability are inherently limited tools for guidance, but they also shape how leaders and churches navigate tough choices and protect the mission.

Flip the Switch and Start Embracing the Role

There’s nothing magic about it – it’s just an attitude change that impacts everything and everyone around you.

Making Disciple Makers

The most enduring results of evangelism happen when people make their decision to follow Jesus in the context of a local church.

Can a Christian Have Idols? Understanding Christian Idolatry

We might easily find ourselves worshiping a representation of God, a form of Christian idolatry that bears the name and many of the attributes of the God of the Bible.