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.

Rob Hoskins: Communities of Hope

If we are to be people rooted in Christ, we must embrace what it means to be communities of hope where faith thrives and truth prevails.

Silenced: What I Learned About Lost Voice Leadership When I Lost My Voice

We have the One who can patiently lead us forward, guiding our lost voice leadership toward renewal, giving us a new way to live.

Unlocking Hearts

Over time the church has begun to hold retreats for men’s, women’s and youth ministry—about eight different retreats a year, and each retreat brings the church a new wave of fresh contacts, a key step in Unlocking Hearts.

A Better Conversation in Church

The guide for a better conversation in church: Unless we plan on uprooting the Spirit from our lives, we’d better plan on being gentle, loving, kind, and patient, and letting the political chips fall where they may.

Am I Cut Out for This? Leadership Insecurity

When leaders build internal legitimacy, their leadership insecurity rests on their sense of calling from God.

Take It to the House: House Church Multiplication

You want to minimize multiplication? Return to house church multiplication through decentralization.

Lee Strobel: Asking Hard Questions

Apologetics is just knocking down some of the barriers to asking hard questions. It’s the relationship that God uses to bring people to faith.

Embrace the Chaos

Leadership that does not shy away from chaos, but embrace the chaos, may well drive the change we need.