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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.

Why ‘Professional Evangelism’ Is Hurting the Church

Ed Stetzer: "No one has the 'gift' of evangelism. However, everyone has the responsibility to evangelize!"

The Best-Kept Secret About Leadership

"The world doesn’t need new leaders cut from the same self-serving cloth."

The Secret to Reaching Millennials

William Vanderbloemen: “You can either connect with millennials quickly and constantly, or risk losing them.”

7 Indicators of Church Health

"Church growth is a 'basic instinct' for church leaders. However, church growth without church health is asking for trouble."

5 Strategies to Ignite Outreach in Your Church

Bobby Gruenewald: "Let these outreach strategies spark your team’s creative planning and problem solving."

6 Ways to Mobilize More Volunteers

"It seems the old 80/20 rule often rules—20 percent of the people do 80 percent of the work. But it doesn’t have to be like that."

7 Sexual Lines No Pastor Should Cross

"No adulterer occupying the pastor’s office entered the ministry with sordid intentions. He fell into sin and one thing led to another."

Avoiding the Tradition Trap

Ed Stetzer: "We must not value our cultural expressions of the past more than the people God has sent us to in the present."