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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.

Megachurch Pastor Found Dead in Hotel Room

Zachery Tims, a Florida pastor of New Destiny Christian Center of 8,000 attendees, was found dead this week in a New York City hotel room.

MacArthur: Don't Drink & Minister

John MacArthur wrote a strongly worded article this week on his website denouncing the use of alcohol within the context of evangelism and other ministry work.

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Healed

If miraculous healing is difficult to imagine today, how about healing prayer via Skype?

One Question that Kills Discipleship

How one question can derail God's agenda for our lives.

Ministry Restart: A Brand New 24

Every day is another chance to live the life God has dreamed for you.

Does God Care About Good Works?

In this six-minute video Mark Driscoll talks about the importance of fruitfulness in the eyes of God.

Free e-Report: 5 Systems that Will Increase Giving

"When it comes to healthy church finances, systems are more important than secrets."

Developing Missional Churches for the Great Commission, Part Eight: Cultural Relevance and Living Sent

This is the final post of an eight-part series on Developing Missional Churches for the Great Commission. Here are the first seven ...

Two False Assumptions We Can’t Make!

#1 - That People Know They Can Come to Church In my personal conversations with unchurched people, there are SO MANY of them who...

When Sunday is a Work Day

I have a question for any of you who have worked at church - paid or volunteer, teacher or worship leader. How do you...

John Lindell Calls Mark Driscoll To Repent for ‘Trying To Destroy...

During an evening service on Wednesday (April 17), Pastor John Lindell of James River Church in Ozark, Missouri, accused controversial Pastor Mark Driscoll of attempting to sow division in Lindell's family.

Rebecca McLaughlin on Whether Christians Can Agree To Disagree About Same-Sex...

Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can respond to common arguments that use the Bible to affirm same-sex relationships, the “why” behind God’s design for marriage, and the “beautiful and glorious vision” Christianity has for friendship.

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