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How to Share Your Faith Without Being a Jerk

Christianity by its very nature is a faith to be shared.

Is Your Church For, Against or With the Gay Community?

If your response is, “We just want to hate the sin and love the sinner,” you’re toast.

3 Easy Ways to Pepper Your Life With Amazing Diversity

Take a hard look at the people you surround yourself with. Are they diverse?

Jesus and the Church: The Best Hope for the Poor

Let’s ignore those who patronize the poor and let’s follow Christ. You in?

Are Millennials Less Godly Than Previous Generations?

Young people are leaving the church at an alarming rate. At least, that’s the narrative you hear over and over again.

Is the Church Letting Young Adults Slip Through Its Fingers?

We can’t treat young people the same way we treat everyone else. Here's why.

Who Is the REAL Proverbs 31 Mom?

We have often treated Proverbs 31 like a gospel-less job description.

5 Things Romanian Believers Taught Me About Prayer

My experience with Romanian prayer services convinced me that prayers can be heartfelt, spontaneous and theological.

How to Experience True Kinship in God’s Family

What might happen if the family of God began to dream of life-giving ways to live out our spiritual kinship?

The Simplest Way Anyone Can Change the World Today

If people walked away from talking to you feeling more loved than they did right before they talked to you, you will be a world changer.

3 Ways Your Church Building Can Enhance Outreach

Using a facility as your magic pixie dust to church growth is severely flawed. Here's why.

Why I Quit Praying for God to "Use Me"

God did not save me so that he could merely “use me.” No, it's so much more than that.

How "Set Apart" Are We … Really?

Most of us think of being set apart from the world in terms of behaviors. But what does it really mean?

How to Leave No Man Behind in Evangelism

As Christians, we are charged with caring for one another—the shepherds first and every church member after them.

Are Millennials Less Godly Than Previous Generations?

Young people are leaving the church at an alarming rate. Or are they?

Are Our Churches Keeping the Poor at Arm's Length?

“You thought you’d like to save the world so you decided to stage a jumble sale for the poor, for the poor.” So the...

I’m Looking for the Perfect Church: It Only Has to Be Relevant, Modern, Traditional, Always Friendly …

Modern, yet traditional. Energetic, yet reverent. Spirit-driven, yet dignified. Completely geared toward the youth, yet appealing to the elderly.

Real Talk from the Church Planting Front Lines—10 Do-Overs

Ten things this church planter would have done differently if given the chance.

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.

Articles for Outreach & Missions