Recent Issues

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.

The Easter Illusion

Easter exposes the gap between attendance and belonging, between membership and engagement, between connection and discipleship.

Sean Nemecek: Wholeness After Pastor Burnout Recovery

Teams that thrive tend to encourage one another seven to nine times more than they criticize, a key aspect of pastor burnout recovery.

Alan Briggs: We Get Back Up After Falling

It never gets old to watch leaders formed and shaped in the painful, yet necessary, crucible of struggle and come out the other side more resilient, getting back up after falling.

Alice Matagora: Everyday People Making Disciples

We need to make disciples, but we arent. From the data, it seems that people just lack an awareness or are unfamiliar or uncertain about terms such as discipleship, disciple making and the Great Commission, highlighting a need for everyday people making disciples.

The Opportunity in Ordinary Life: Becoming Everyday Missionaries

Every one of us has a private village. This circle is where we can most effectively share what Jesus has done for us and for others, becoming everyday missionaries.

Ed Stetzer: A New Church-Planting Era

When pastors demonstrate a teachable heart, they hit on the central virtue of their calling, marking a new church-planting era.

Keeping Up With The Harvest: Missional Communities Evangelism

At every sermon, people are invited to receive Christ, regardless of the numbers present. Moses also says that changing his prayer life changed the ministry, with missional communities evangelism playing a key role. God asked him to spend more time in prayer.

Natasha Sistrunk Robinson: Reading Women

When considering resources for our church, we must include the contributions of women. In recent years the hashtag #ReadWomen has surfaced to draw attention to this need, highlighting the importance of works by authors like Natasha Sistrunk Robinson.

Lecrae: Reconstructing Faith

"I think there is a healthy way to deconstruct, but I am not talking about getting rid of Jesus. I'm talking about getting rid of the things that are more cultural than Christian to get closer to Jesus," says Lecrae about reconstructing faith.