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Scott McConnell: The State of Discipleship

Discover where disciples in your church are in their journey. Then design paths to encourage progress toward biblical outcomes.

The Deity of Christ is the Heart of the Gospel

People had only to look at Jesus to see God.

The Easter Illusion

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

The Call of the Road: Gathering of Nomads

“We’re the mobile doctors, if you will, trying to go find them and bring healing and reconciliation back to Jesus.” —Shane Boyd. This piece highlights a gathering of nomads choosing life on the road and the broader shift toward mobile living.

How Should We Respond When a Leader Falls?

Balancing the need for accountability and redemption.

No Place for No Sin in Heaven

The old order will have once and for all passed away, and God will replace it with a new order—one that is fundamentally transformed, affirming no sin in heaven.

12 Tips for Preaching Online

Be mindful as you prepare messages that you are speaking to an audience that encompasses more than those in the room with you, especially when preaching online.

3 Ways to Be Frustration With Your Church

As consumers, we expect a certain degree of service and preferential treatment in exchange for our loyalty. We expect our needs and desires to be catered to. This article addresses frustration with your church and offers perspective on navigating it faithfully.

Preacher, Don’t Blow It During the Invitation

What is the invitation I’m referring to? The Gospel invitation! It’s the moment when a preacher invites unbelievers to believe and the lost to be saved.

Truth Is Key for the Future of Our Faith

A commitment to unvarnished truth as a permanent value would protect a culture from corruption and other forces of power.

7 Questions to Evaluate Your Worship Service

How to know if your gathering accomplished what it was meant to accomplish