Daniel Hill: 9 Ways to Expose and Resist the Racial Systems That Divide Us
White Lies (Zondervan)
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The Parasite of White Supremacy
Excerpted FromWhite LiesBy Daniel Hill Its not likely you meditate on the idea of parasites oftenreally, why would you? But when it comes to the core message of this book, its the perfect place to start. Lets begin with some important facts about white supremacy as a parasite. For instance, did you know: […]
11 Steps for a Successful Digital Detox Plan
I am convincedfrom scientific research, from personal experience, and from counseling teensthat any attempt to replace anxiety and depression with peace and joy must have a successful digital detox plan for getting our digital devices and social media under control. All the research indicates that our overuse and misuse of digital technology is one of the greatest causes […]
J. Todd Billings: How Embracing Our Mortality Frees Us to Truly Live
The End of the Christian Life (Brazos Press)
Live Like You Are Dying
Excerpted FromThe End of the Christian LifeBy J. Todd Billings We are all dying. This seems obvious enough, at least in the abstract. Yet in our day even this abstraction is denied by some. A Silicon Valley research foundation called SENS pursues the ambitious mission to “prevent and reverse age-related ill-health.” “I think it’s reasonable … Continued
5 Pitfalls to Avoid in Developing Small Group Leaders
Excerpted FromLeading Small Groups That ThriveBy Ryan Hartwig, Courtney Davis and Jason Sniff Both pastors and leaders indicated to us that their greatest needs are recruiting and developing leaders. Even though ministries are spending a ton of time and resources discussing strategies for developing small group leaders, there still are not enough effective leaders. If we […]
The Love and Truth of Gospel Political Decisions
Excerpted FromCompassion & ConvictionBy Justin Giboney, Michael Wear and Chris Butler No one makes political decisions from a neutral position. To make a policy decision is to choose certain values and goods over others. Political decisions are inevitably informed by a certain worldview or outlook. When Christians arent applying biblical principles to their political opinions, the gospel political decisions framework is crucial, […]
Diagnosing the Local Church Discipleship Disease
Excerpted From Deep Discipleship By J.T. English The local church has a discipleship disease. And without the proper diagnosis and treatment plan, we will do more harm than good. Over the past several decades the Western church has noticed alarming symptoms of our local church discipleship disease. Some of these symptoms include people leaving the church, students dropping out […]
How to Stop Losing Church Members
How do you lose 7 million people? That was the question the worlds largest Protestant denomination, Southern Baptists, asked themselves at their annual convention in 2018. After two years of leading a team of pastors and ministry leaders who made up a disciple-making task force, I (Robby) couldnt believe our findings about losing church members. As shocking as it […]
Becoming a Confident Leader
Overcome your insecurities to increase your leadership confidence.
