Recent Issues

Evangel Church: Never Stop Serving

Last year, Evangel started a church two hours away inside the largest women’s prison in New York. A pastor and a team go every Thursday to share a message, preach and lead worship for the prisoners.

David Kinnaman: Start the Conversation

Church leaders must recognize that what feels hidden is actually hurting people, and that discipleship includes helping people break free from destructive patterns.

Hills Church: New Name, Same Mission

Hills Church has grown, in part, due to Marksman—a strategy for men focused on reaching and discipling other men that includes a 6-week Bible study boot camp.

Hannah Gronowski Barnett: Are You Ready?

Gen Z is the greatest invitation to return back to what the church has always been about.

Mark DeYmaz: Poised to Thrive

A ministry leader’s misplacement of people leads to an ever-revolving door of volunteers that, in turn, creates ministry instability and stagnation.

What Is a True Movement?

Leadership in a movement is like a dance: Leaders set the direction, but participants bring the energy and creativity.

Mission Shift: How a Declining Global Birth Rate Will Shape Future Outreach 

If we are to see the worldwide growth of Islam reversed, the gospel must be shared and the love of Christ demonstrated.

Sam Allberry: In Christ

I wish I had come across this concept much earlier.

Daniel Yang: A Seat at the Table

There is an exilic version of the church that God is refining right now. It’s not a dark period. I actually think this is part of revitalization and revival.

Examine Your Life

Any and every church leader is vulnerable, and that the enemy of our souls is always on the hunt for any way he can destroy the witness of a church leader.

In the Olive Press

The Spirit wants to strengthen and sustain you. The Spirit wants to comfort, advocate and intercede. Yet we often listen to our flesh, and our fears paralyze us so we miss the grander invitation.