Articles for Outreach & Missions

3 Warning Signs You Are Responding With Pride to a Leader’s Fall

If you look at a leader’s fall and think it won’t happen to you, you should be very careful. Those are not my words. Those are from the Bible.

9 Marks of an Unhealthy Church

Do you show any of the signs of an unhealthy church? Here are nine signs that your church—even if it's one that believes the Bible, preaches the gospel, and embraces good ecclesiology—might not be doing so well.

10 Signs We Might Think We Are More Important Than We Are

The problem is that ego is like a trickle of water—what starts out small erodes the surface a bit, grows in volume and creates a problem before we ever recognize it is happening.

I Just Want to Be Happy

Anxiety comes from unmet expectations, and all three of these ‘unhappies’ start with expectations...

How Long Does It Take to Trust in Christ?

What is great is that we don’t need drugs or alcohol to make life fulfilling. We have a relationship with God.

4 Things All Christians Can Agree to Do

For too long, disunity has triumphed in our nation. It is time for this to come to an end.

The Curious Growth of Life.Church

Craig Groeschel leads the largest church in the country, but he doesn’t like to dwell on Life.Church’s size. In an interview with The Oklahoman,...

5 Tell-Tale Signs Your Church Is Geared to Insiders, Not Outsiders

Are you truly a welcoming church? Pretty much all of the church leaders I talk to say they long to reach their communities. But here's how to find out if you really are.