Recent Issues

Seasonal Outreach Ideas: Refresh VBS, Autism Awareness, Baseball

This spring and summer, engage with those in your church and community in new ways.

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.

New Life Community Church: Ministry in Motion

LifeCycle exists to meet practical needs, but the love of Christ and relationship-building compel it.

Anna Morgan: When Women Are Called to Leadership

It starts with a woman identifying her own calling, and the focus on women called to leadership shapes her journey.

Ed Stetzer: Korean Megachurch Phenomenon in All Shapes and Sizes

A church with mission-shaped people living together for the gospel makes the Korean megachurch phenomenon clear.

Disperse the Church

The attractional church sometimes created an opposing current as we sought to develop a decentralized network to disperse the church into microchurches.

Taking Off the Cape: Leadership Superpower Might Be Your Biggest Leadership Problem

Wise leaders don’t waste a crisis—they use their leadership superpower to help their people become the very best versions of themselves.

Heather Matthews: Beyond #MeToo and Sexism in the Church

If people outside the church saw Christians empowering and advocating for women and fighting against sexism in the church, that the gospel might actually be good news, especially for women outside the church.

Simplify Evangelism for Your Neighborhood

The first mission field to which God calls every Christian is our neighborhood, a place to simplify evangelism.

The Call of the Road: Gathering of Nomads

“We’re the mobile doctors, if you will, trying to go find them and bring healing and reconciliation back to Jesus.” —Shane Boyd. This piece highlights a gathering of nomads choosing life on the road and the broader shift toward mobile living.

Ed Stetzer: The Power of Small

Small churches present opportunities for community and care that larger churches must work harder to cultivate. The Power of Small highlights how these communities fulfill meaningful mission and connection.