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Twitter Lessons From A Top Christian CEO

Thomas Nelson Publishers CEO Michael Hyatt talks about Twitter being the greatest leadership, influence and outreach tool ever.

The Gospel & Standing In Awe!

JD Greear talks about standing awe of what God has done for us.

4 Outreach Lessons from Steve Sjogren

"I can’t fall in love with the people of the city unless I am around them on a regular basis."

Encounter: Provoking Spiritual Growth

At Gateway Church in Austin, we began a new series called “Encounter: Learning from How Jesus Did Relationships.” This week at the South Campus, I...

125 Tips for MultiSite Churches

My friend, Jim Tomberlin, just released a FREE ebook entitled “125 Tips for MultiSite Churches”. This is a collection of all his ...

Your God is Too Small (Grand Old Man)

In a previous post I introduced the book by British pastor J.B. Phillips “Your God Is Too Small.” For the next several weeks on...

Five Things Mashup

I’m so looking forward to week 2 of “Five Things” which launches tomorrow at all of our Cross Point Campuses. In case you missed last...

How 20 Church Pews Changed My Life

e.piph.a.ny - sudden realization: a sudden intuitive leap of understanding, especially through an ordinary but striking occurrence. It was October, right after September 11th, 2001....

Who’s Your Pastor? (Hint: It’s Not Who You Think It Is)

The role of pastor is perhaps the most prestigious within the American Church. Most of us have had a pastor at one point...

Being Friends with Muslims

Here’s an article written by a Summit Church member and friend Ben DeVan that appeared in the Huffington Post recently about a new way...

John Burke: Taste and See Evangelism

What if we changed our approach to outreach so that it mirrored the pattern Jesus often demonstrated?

Encounter: Overcoming Us vs. Them

At Gateway Church in Austin we began a new series called “Encounter: Learning from How Jesus Did Relationships.”  This week at the South Campus Bruce...

Why Some People Are Almost Always Better Leaders

The following is a guest post from Randy Elrod. Randy hosts a gathering for creatives called re:create – which my worship pastor friends tell...

By Any Other Name

GUEST BLOGGER: Today’s guest post comes from @sonnylemmons who blogs over at Looking Through The Windshield (LookThrough.net.) By Any Other Name If you were to ask...

Were There “Insider Movements” in Early Church?

A recurring theme in missiology is the question of whether a follower of Jesus can remain within the faith community of their birth....

Your God is Too Small (Absolute Perfection)

In a previous post I introduced the book by British pastor J.B. Phillips “Your God Is Too Small.” For the next several weeks on...

Ego Leak

Yesterday, I was doing a little study in Philippians and once again I was floored by these six verses. The application of these...

Leadership Is NOT a Title!

Rewind: Shortcuts have consequences in nearly every single life situation. People will pop pills and try the latest fad diet to do anything to...

Questions for God

I’m a bit of a question-asker. I always have been. I was the little girl, grilling her mom with the never ending “why”? I don’t...

Insights from Church Planting, Patrick and Carter

I am speaking at the churchplanters.com conference in Atlanta, GA. 8 of our potential church planters and campus pastors are here with me....

‘Lyrics Matter’—Evangelist Shane Pruitt Sounds the Alarm on Taylor Swift’s New...

Pop star Taylor Swift has come under fire following the release of a surprise 31-song double album, titled "The Tortured Poets Department," last Friday (April 19). Some have criticized Swift, who has described herself as a Christian, for her “self-worshipping” lyrics that include biblical imagery. 

Rebecca McLaughlin on Whether Christians Can Agree To Disagree About Same-Sex...

Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can respond to common arguments that use the Bible to affirm same-sex relationships, the “why” behind God’s design for marriage, and the “beautiful and glorious vision” Christianity has for friendship.

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