Outreach Leaders

‘I Can Only Imagine’ Takes a Victory Lap

The box office hit "I Can Only Imagine" is headed to the small screen. The film will release digitally on June 5 and on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand June 12.

Five Decisions That Helped Turn Around My Small Town Church

I believe small town pastors have amazing opportunities to do big things in their communities. I believe your small town church can make a big impact, and I believe your small town church can grow; I believe this because I’m living it.

Mind Your Manners

Sometimes, followers of Jesus are the ones who are the loudest, most obnoxious and least civil people out there.

How the Spirit Ignites Our Supplication

The Lord wants us to be controlled and empowered by the supernatural reality of His Holy Spirit rather than by human strategies and intellectual prowess.

If You Go to Church to Be Ministered to You’re Missing the Point

How often do you go to church wanting to be ministered to? Do you usually go as a consumer? Or do you go with open eyes and a heart open to the Holy Spirit’s moving?

Spiritual Growth and the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

When you’re digging deep into God’s word, the Lord will shape, mature and transform you. The changes aren’t necessarily immediately noticeable, but they’re happening through the power of the Holy Spirit.

10 Things I’ve Learned About Gossip—And Why I Hate It So Much

Why do people gossip? I have worked with so many churches where gossip—drama—is a leading cause of why the church isn’t healthy, isn’t growing and isn’t accomplishing all God has for the church.

The Evil in Marriage We Rarely Mention

Everyone is going to face marriage problems. But when we forget that evil exists within our own hearts and we stop ordering our thinking and feeling around God, we open the door to all kinds of evil in our marriages.