Features

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.

5 Practices of Fruitful Congregations

These five practices will change the life of your church.

8 Truths to Cure You From Obsessive Comparison Syndrome

Brad Powell on breaking free from Obsessive Comparison Syndrome

Am I My City’s Keeper?

“The world is confused when they see a church that claims to follow Jesus but is not actually doing much of what Jesus did.”

The Power of the Small Things

Dan Kimball: “Can we talk or Facebook or blog about different beliefs with gentleness and respect?”

5 Big Media Mistakes Churches Make

Filmmaker and media consultant Phil Cooke on fine-tuning (or overhauling) how we publicly share the gospel.

A Different Metric: Small Church Success

How would we know we were succeeding if we couldn't use numbers?

What’s Better Than “Bigger”?

Bobby Gruenewald: "God showed us that if we spent our energy helping others, he would bring the increase."

‘We’re Not Growing. Why?’

Brad Powell: "Everybody likes the idea of reaching new people, but not everybody likes the reality of it."