Outreach Leaders

Amy Carmichael’s Secret to Fighting Discouragement

Discouragement can be a crippling form of soul sickness. It stalks those who serve in hard places and in unyielding spiritual environments.

Did God Really “Show Up”?

We all want biblical and life-changing experiences of the power of God. More importantly, God wants us to have extraordinary and Christ-honoring experiences of His power. But, the “worship effects” we try to create and often tout might be a far cry from what He has promised and desires to provide.

2 Things to Remember About Living by Faith in Our Hard-Working World

We live in a world that values hard work, achievement and success. Most of us have experienced the pressure to perform.

14-Point Leadership Check Up: Mistakes That Will Hurt Your Leadership

Leadership isn’t easy, but it’s one of the most rewarding endeavors imaginable. Leadership is more art than science, more fluid than structured, and more messy than clean. Therefore, any help we can get for a quick check-up is helpful.

What Is the [functional] Great Commission of Your Church?

The functional Great Commission in North America: Go into all the world and make more worship attenders, baptizing them in the name of small groups, and teaching them to volunteer a few times a month.

Are Science and the Bible at Odds?

If we take most of the Bible literally, it can be tempting to believe that the Bible and science are at odds with one another.

How to Know You Are Experiencing Spiritual Abuse

Spiritual abuse is subtle. Josh Weidmann offers some tips from his experience with abuse that will show you how it operates.

Nevertheless, She Persisted in Christ: Aging With Grace

My grandmother subverted the self-asserting agenda of “Nevertheless, She Persisted” in favor of a higher calling: “Nevertheless, She Persisted in Christ.”