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Do You Treat Your Church Newcomers Like Cancer Patients? Surprise: You Should!

Charles Arn - March 25, 2014

A cancer hospital may not be the first place you would look for insights on welcoming church visitor, but maybe you should.

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What the Church Is Meant to Be

Seth McBee - March 24, 2014

Much has been written about missional communities, but what are they and how do they help?

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Sisters, Are You Helping (or Hurting) Your Brothers With That Outfit?

Dustin Neeley - March 24, 2014

God’s people don’t need to be the ones extending the invitation to sin.

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Trillia Newbell: Meet the Family of God

Trillia Newbell - March 23, 2014

As we begin to view members of our churches as members of God’s family, our prejudices begin to crumble.

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How to Lead Your Facebook to Christ

Peter Haas - March 21, 2014

Social media has enormous potential for good or for bad -- and that's exactly why we need to develop a theology of social media.

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Joshua Reich: 6 Lessons I Learned From Church Planting

Josh Reich - March 20, 2014

Church planting is one of the greatest adventures you can ever take.

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How the Gospel Abolishes the Fear of Church Planting

Ryan Kwon - March 19, 2014

The New Testament church sees planting churches as normative and natural, while we see it as traumatic or, at the very least, unnatural. Why?

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The One Thing Unbelievers MUST Hear When They First Enter Your Church

Josh Blount - March 19, 2014

What do you do with first-conversation bombshells from church visitors?

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Evangelism: Don't Give Them the Law, Rather Jesus

Harvey Turner - March 18, 2014

Many Christians believe that there is some secret code that you need to learn before you can evangelize. There's not.

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Darren Carlson: Celebrating the Short-Term Missions Boom

Darren Carlson - March 17, 2014

The opportunity to serve anywhere in the world is now open. Here's why that's a good thing.

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So You Love Jesus, But Hate the Church?

Matt Brown - March 16, 2014

Can you imagine telling your friend, "You're awesome, but I hate your wife, she's boring and irrelevant to me"? It's the same with the Church.

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Every Church Should BE a Recovery Ministry

Brandon Cox - March 13, 2014

When churches embrace the mission of rescuing the broken, we won’t have a growth problem—we’ll have a space problem.

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8 Vital Questions to Ask a Friend Struggling With Doubt

C. Michael Patton - March 13, 2014

These are eight diagnostic questions I ask of those who are doubting their faith.

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How Do We Reach the Poor With the Gospel?

Mez McConnell - March 13, 2014

I often get asked how and why we have so many contacts and have so many unchurched people attending our services throughout the week.

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What Do Unbelievers Really Need to Hear When They First Enter Your Church?

Josh Blount - March 12, 2014

What do you do when you’re confronted with that person whose lifestyle screams “sin” to you?

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5 Ways Super-Busy Moms Can Be Missionaries Too

Lindsey Carlson - March 12, 2014

I can serve as a wife and mother and keep my eyes fixed on missions—all from the relative comfort of my very own home.

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Why People Really Like Jesus More Than Christians

Kelly Adkins - March 12, 2014

The problem of cozying up to Jesus but not His followers starts here: We don’t know Christ as well as we do Christians.

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Gay Debate: The Church’s Dangerous Dilemma

Thom Schultz - March 11, 2014

The homosexual discussion raises difficult questions for the church. Here's a place to start.

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The Stand That Saved My Life: Read and Share This Amazing Testimony

Garrett Kell - March 10, 2014

The Gospel is the power of God for salvation, for rebels like me and rebels like you.

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5 Key Ingredients That Motivate Someone's First Step Toward Community

Mark Howell - March 10, 2014

Is there a recipe that helps motivate a toe-in-the-water kind of person?

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