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The Most Important Church Planter Qualities

Acts 29's Scott Thomas explores several viewpoints on the most important characteristics for a church planter.

SAME Café, Different Rules

A couple opened a restaurant that helps others in need.

Growing Faith in Your Kids at Christmas

Guest Post by Tim ElmoreDo you talk to your family about faith? Sometimes, it’s easy for the subject of “faith” to be...

The Shifting Sands of Western Mission

It comes as no surprise that Western evangelicals are redefining mission for the “postmodern context.” We’re moving from spreading Christianity to living it. From ...

Increasingly Aware

Yesterday I had lunch with a couple of guys. One of our friends is facing some difficult decisions and asked three of us...

Church Leadership 101: Stay in the Word

Nothing gives you perspective, hope, guidance, direction, wisdom and encouragement like the Holy Bible - it’s a remarkable book. I remember years...

Leadership Is Not About A Title

I know this may me alarming to some, but leadership has nothing to do with title.  The days of people following leaders and believing...

Jars of Clay Completes 1,000 Wells Project

700,000 people in Africa now have clean water because of the efforts of the Christian rock band Jars of Clay.

Free Christmas Outreach Plan to the Homeless

"Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth (1 John 3:18)."

How Far Can We Trust the Bible?

God commands us to not only preach the gospel but also "to contend for the faith."

4 Barriers to Healthy Church Growth

Does your church have an “if we schedule it, will they come” mentality?

Philip Yancey: "What Good is God?"

Evangelical author Philip Yancey, in his new book, uses his personal trials and the trials of others to find God.

Francis Chan: The Awe Factor of God

A simple object lesson of how big our God really is.

Gospel Resilience

If you think Satan is just "the personification of evil"—plant a church and your theology will change.

How Missionaries Lost Their Chariots of Fire

Western Christianity has been on a century long journey to redefine what “mission” is. Earlier this year, Brad Greenberg reflected in an article for the...

Growing Patience

I’m so excited that today my friend, Dr. Tim Elmore, is guest blogging here. Tim is the founder and president of Growing Leaders and is the...

Church Leadership 101: Stay on Your Knees

Like I said yesterday, staying humble is easier said than done. I don’t expect you to do it in your own power. That brings...

Excellent Solution To Manage Your Small Groups

Groups 2.0 Has Arrived from Fellowship Technologies on Vimeo. Fellowship One Groups 2.0 is finally here.  F1 Groups is a comprehensive group management solution. If...

TV Special Features "Hooker for Jesus"

A former prostitute is reaching callgirls for Christ on the streets of Las Vegas.

Free eBook: The Church Planter's Guide to Social Media

"Get your church’s social media up, running and interesting."

At Pro-life Gala, Former Supermodel Kathy Ireland Challenges Churches To ‘Wake...

Former supermodel Kathy Ireland was honored for her pro-life advocacy at the 2023 Live Action Gala on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Christian entrepreneur told attendees that churches need to “wake up.”

Arthur Brooks: Why You Don’t Need To Have a Midlife (Ministry)...

Dr. Arthur Brooks joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share what few people realize about professional decline and how church leaders can make the most of the second half of their lives.

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