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The Most Important Question Ever Asked

We might wonder why Jesus even asked this question of the disciples in the first place. Was it because He was ignorant of what they and others were saying?

From Church Split to Church Plant

Healthy steps toward forming a church plant after a church split.

Make Room for Young Leaders

Consider a plea for some older leaders not to get off the bus but to aggressively make room for young leaders at the front.

Is It Possible to Be Hyperimaginative in Thinking about Heaven?

I believe that God expects us to use our imagination, even as we recognize its limitations and flaws. If God didn’t want us to imagine what Heaven will be like, he wouldn’t have told us as much about it as he has.

David Mathis: Workers for Your Joy

“Christ gives leaders to his people for their joy, which turns the world’s paradigm and suspicions about leadership upside down.”

When Should a Church Use NDAs?

When it comes to protecting a company’s products and technology from competitors, this is all well and good. What isn’t well and good is when NDAs are used to protect leaders and organizations from bad behavior.

When Life Hands You Lemons

“When our church people started pulling up to these little lemonade stands, it generated a buzz,” says Lead Pastor Brent Wood, noting that families nearby wanted to know what was happening.

How to Grow a Small Church

Pastoring a small church usually means the pastor has to do everything himself. But there are a number of advantages to that.  The pastor has fewer leaders to deal with, he can know all the members, and change can come more quickly with fewer people.