Can the Church Thrive in a Non-Christian World?
Ed Stetzer: "Being a Christian is more significant in a hostile or indifferent culture than in friendly surroundings."
Ed Stetzer: "Being a Christian is more significant in a hostile or indifferent culture than in friendly surroundings."
Ed Stetzer: "To thrive, I think there are at least five things we need to face the next 10 years."
Ed Stetzer: "Research data gives us a realistic picture of our health—rather than the overly optimistic view we’d prefer."
“If unity and diversity are perfected in the eternal church, we should be ever pursuing its perfection in the local church, as well.”
Ed Stetzer: "When we begin to see our jobs as critical to God’s plan for our lives, the gospel can be preached more robustly."
Ed Stetzer: "Many people look to Christian education as a way to guard their children and to isolate them from secular ideologies."
"We should desire real discourse for the good of the causes we believe in and for the good of the world that we care to convince."
Ed Stetzer: Five essential Christian doctrines that all believers should be able to understand and articulate.
Ed Stetzer: "Don’t forget the emerging female leaders around you—find them, encourage them, raise them up."
Seminary courses and conferences offer many theories, but the early church saw exponential growth through specific apostolic practices. From staying flexible in your approach to navigating resistance, explore five biblical principles from the ministry of Paul and Barnabas that remain vital for church leaders today.