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Francis Chan: Joy in Suffering

Maybe you're not experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit because you're not suffering?

Ex-Drug Dealer Becomes Pastor in Wales

The BBC reported a story on a former drug dealer who has become a full-time pastor at a church in a village in Wales.

8 Characteristics of Healthy Church Systems

Good people using bad systems will never produce good results. Normal people using good systems can produce great results.

Dallas Willard: The Difference Between Grace and Effort

"Grace is not opposed to effort; it's opposed to earning."

Preaching Beyond the Skeleton

An outline is not a sermon. It needs muscle, blood, and flesh.

How to Keep the Momentum in Your Preaching

Does your sermon keep building momentum as you progress or does it stall out in the middle or end?

The Ease of a Life Without Vision

I didn't start Dream Year out of a penchant for my own dreams. I honestly and truly believe every person has an audacious...

Simplified 7-Step Roadmap to Success

In an organizational sense… Here is a 7 step roadmap to success for a team: Have a big God-given dream… Get a clear vision of what success...

Dear Worship Leaders

If you make me stand for longer than three songs--I may be standing on the outside, but I’m sitting on the inside.

Seeking to Follow Christ Amidst the Clamor for a “Kinder, Gentler Gospel”

After I posted one of my blogs about Love Wins, I received the following heartfelt letter from a seminary student which I really appreciated. My...

Are You a Church Planter?

Next week, I will be meeting with leaders from denominations across North America for the Church Planting Leadership Fellowship. This is a closed...

What About When the Hurt Comes from Your Church?

by John Knight This is a plea to parents of children with disabilities — if you are in a faithful, Bible-saturated church, hang in...

Love Has a Context

Against the contemporary American backdrop of Ke$ha singing about love as a drug and Disney platitudes about “true love,” it’s stunning and...

Ministry Calling: Not Ever vs. Not Now

What you think is good timing is not always God’s timing.

Biblical Preaching: Application vs. Exegesis

Tim Keller, D. A. Carson, and John Piper discuss the importance of digging into the biblical text before application.

6 Die in Israeli Terrorist Attack

IsraelNationalNews.com has reported three terrorist attacks yesterday that left six Israelis dead and many others injured on the road to Eilat.

Gay Marriage Facebook Comment Gets Teacher Suspended

A Florida "Teacher of the Year" winner was suspended because of comments he made on his personal Facebook page that homosexuality is a sin.

Free eBooklet: "Wisdom and Sabbath Rest," by Tim Keller

"Leadership is stewardship—the cultivation of the resources God has entrusted to us for His glory."

4 Ways You Can Know Your Sermon Was Effective

We preach hoping for the message to mark and transform lives as it is preached.

Honor, Social Media and the Power of the Church

We need to examine the connection between lack of honor and lack of power within the church.

Sean Feucht, Eric Metaxas, and Russell Johnson Set To Lead ‘United...

On Thursday (April 25), political activist Sean Feucht will lead a “United for Israel March” at Columbia University alongside author Eric Metaxas and Pastor Russell Johnson of The Pursuit Church in Seattle, Washington.

Steve Robinson: How To Create a Culture of Service in Your...

Steve Robinson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can foster a culture of serving in their churches, raise up new leaders, and help people discover their giftings.

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