Articles for Outreach & Missions

Sometimes even good leaders slip into bad listening habits. As you read these bad listening habits below, mentally check which one(s) you most easily slip into.

It should be noted there are no cookie-cutter solutions for reversing a declining church. Churches have unique characteristics, because they have different people.

I love leadership. I feel called to it. I realize the need for good leadership, but the fact is leadership is hard. In my...

No one ever looks in the mirror and says, “I’m a jealous person.” Because it’s so hidden, jealousy is one of the most destructive problems of all.

The growth of our organization has forced our team and myself to relinquish leadership over several key areas. The amazing thing is that most departments improved under the new leaders, and the entire organization has became stronger.

Has peace with God, as a facet of the gospel, become familiar, worn, and a hackneyed point of attention? Or do we need to return to it?

Jesus teaches the disciples that there is a path to true greatness. It is a path of self-denial and suffering. Alexander again notes, "glory and suffering and inextricably linked together in the purposes of God."

When it comes to obeying the Great Commission, there are three types of churches. Which type is your church?