Recent Issues

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.

Mike Housholder: The Wind of the Spirit

“Churches are called to make their cities better. The best way to do that is to genuinely and authentically love our neighbors. If there are needs in our community, we want to get involved.” - Pastor Mike Housholder

My Top 5 Books on Evangelism

The spiritual discipline of evangelism requires a faithful walk with the Lord, intentionality, understanding contexts, and connecting with people far from God.

Stay Here: Two Brothers’ Mission to Make Gen Z Suicide Free

“I don’t think we do a good job talking about depression, anxiety and suicide [in the church]. We need to have conversations with people and listen to their stories.” —Jonah Coyne

Ed Stetzer: Evangelism Matters

If your church shows no burden for the unreached all around you, you have missed the commission of Jesus.

Unleash Your Youth Group

If you want to get serious about reaching your city for Christ, then you must get serious about reaching the young.

Jeff Simmons: Becoming Faithful Stewards

When people give money, they’re giving it to the Lord. We have to be good stewards of that.

Lessons From Gandhi

American pulpits and some discipleship strategies have often reduced the magnificence of the gospel to simply to a trip to heaven when we die or only the forgiveness of sins.

The Joyful Watchman

The best mentorship I give is to get people into the Word and seeking what the Spirit wants to do through it today.

Alan Briggs: Why Busy Isn’t Best

If we’re going to slow down and become more present to families, teams and congregations, we must make a shift from an efficiency mindset to an effectiveness mindset.

Prone to Wander—The Dechurching Phenomenon in America

Of the 15 million people who left evangelical churches, 51% of them are willing to return—right now.