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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.

Lessons From My First Ministry: Reflections on Position

People matter to God; therefore, they ought to matter to us. To put it bluntly, we are in the people business, and these lessons from my first ministry remind us that leadership begins with care for people.

People Reaching People

Three important shifts contributed to the stirring of evangelism: equipping people to be everyday missionaries, elevating the role of groups, and amplifying opportunities to serve.

Guard Against Temptation

Our downfall may start with a moment of temptation, but to guard against temptation we must understand it as a long slow drift from the values we embrace to the enticements that entrap us.

Learning to See: The Power of Attentiveness

As leaders in the church, our role is to help people recognize the Power of Attentiveness as we attend to the God who offers his caring presence to all places and people.

I’m ‘Pretty Much’ a Christian

Why do I believe Jesus is the only way? Because the Bible says it, and I believe in the Bible—and that’s what it comes down to. Are we going to believe what the Bible says or are we not?

Do You Know the Strengths of Your Congregation?

Ken Foreman discovered it can impact untold thousands of people, open doors to city leaders and put the church on the radar of the entire community.

Friction to Fruitfulness: Unity in the Church

Church culture and polity had excluded aggressive disciple making and the idea of local churches planting churches, impacting unity in the church.

3 Steps for Church Leaders to Renew Our Passion for Evangelism

How to make the lost a priority in your church’s heart and ministries