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Avoiding a "White Man's Burden" Tendency

Feeling a desire to help isn't necessarily a bad thing—but there are right and wrong ways to help.

Is the Church the Hope of the World?

I get concerned about how we are more concerned about doing "the mission" than we are about learning how to encounter God.

On Seeing My Dad Become a Christian—at Age 84

God never let me give up and he gave me the right words for the right time.

Calling vs. Capacity: An Ever-Present Tension

Stress. Burnout. Fatigue. Envy. A look at the early church and why their sense of purpose helped them overcome so many familiar obstacles.

Love the City First, Then Plant a Church

People from the Sacred Roots community in Portland, Oregon, share what it means to live out faith and "be" Jesus in their neighborhood.

Chan Shares the Gospel with Someone Who's Never Heard

Francis Chan offers the Gospel to a man who's never heard the good news before.

Mama for a Moment

One woman's story of a foster child loved and lost, but never forgotten.

Why We Should Stop Using the Word “Missional”

"I long for the day when the profundity and simplicity of the Gospel is enough, because guess what? It’s enough."

24 Social Media "Dos" and "Don'ts"

Can you represent Christ in the social media space? Here are tips to make your time online both more effective and more edifying.

10 Signs Your Christianity Has Become Too Comfortable

Brian Dodd offers a personal checklist for a Christianity that's too concerned with the world's amenities.

Most Churchgoers Never Share Their Faith, Research Shows

Churchgoers believe they should share their faith, but the majority never do, according to recent LifeWay Research.

What Is Evangelism? It’s More Than Words … Right?

Can we really serve the needy as an act of evangelism—or must our actions also come with a Gospel message?

Are You a Welcoming Church?

Every church wants to be a welcoming one, but when it comes down to it, can you classify your church as a welcoming church?

Outreach is Not a Moment. It's a Season

Learning to see success not in the beginning and not in the end, but in the process.

Jesus Hears the Cries of Desperate People

Did you see God in your kid's laughter, the homeless person on the corner, or even the papers you stapled? He was there.

Couch Potato to Entrepreneur

When you hear the term couch potato, often times you think of a lazy, slouchy individual who sits around on the couch watching television...

Are You a Modest Christian?

Have most young women today ever heard of the word “modesty?” Truly? If you were to stop the average 12 or 13 year-old girl...

Crush These Clichés

There are several unbiblical and untrue clichés that are seemingly passed from one generation of Christians to another. And these clichés need to be...

Do You Luv What You Do?

For those of you that may not know, I travel a lot; which means I find myself in many different airports and airplanes. This...

The Necessity of Mourning

Dispatches from a church planter learning this sacred act of sadness.

Church Leaders in Kenya Give Qualified Support for Plan to Close...

Amid a growing push to reunite orphans with extended family rather than keep children in residential homes, Kenyan authorities are set to adopt a new program that will phase out traditional orphanages over the next decade.

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.

Outreach Leaders