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Why Men Hate Church

I believe there are a lot of men heavily invested in the status quo.

Preaching About Doubt: Three Keys from Thomas

Thomas emerges as a model disciple in John's gospel; what can he teach us?

Is Technology Bringing Down the Church?

An opinion column on CNN suggests that the availability of Scripture online will "bring down the church as we know it."

Billy Graham Recovering from Pneumonia

Evangelist Billy Graham is recovering nicely at home from a bout with pneumonia. (Photo credit: Anthony Correia / Shutterstock.com)

Free eBook: Big Churches Getting Bigger

"The reason large churches continue to grow and thrive is they are strategic in their approach to alignment, adaptability, leadership, and reach."

Presbyterians Approve Gay Ordination

The Presbyterian Church (USA) has now approved the ordination of openly gay people in active, same-sex relationships.

Is Marriage Really Dying?

After public comments from actress Cameron Diaz on marriage as a "dying institution," pastors and psychiatrists debate whether it's true. (Photo credit: Sam Aronov / Shutterstock.com)

5 Things That Make a Church Compelling

James MacDonald: Be authentically and biblically compelling, and you’ll need to order more chairs soon.

The Delicate Art of Harrassment

This is for all the producers out there. Those wranglers who must move people into the corral of project completion. A few pointers...

The One Thing Every Leader Must Do

In the May 9th edition of Sporting News, five of the best leaders in professional sports were profiled.  What was fascinating was a common...

The Important Task of Cultivating Missional Rhythms in a Community

I’m heading off to Toronto this week to be at the Presentensions Event. Before I go I thought I’d post this piece (with slight...

“A Story That’s Bigger Than Ourselves.”

Nick Liao has written an article for our church website showing the peril churches face when the stories and histories of the black Christians...

"Except for Jesus Christ . . ."

Romans 8:1 — There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Watch this video and rejoice over God's unspeakably powerful grace:

You Can't Love a City if You Don't Know a City, Part 7: The Big Rocks

Co-authored with Philip Nation This is part 7 of a series on city research. You can read the earlier installments here. In the last installment,...

How Do You Structure Your Creative Arts Teams?

Watch this…then share what’s working for you!

A Favorite Biblical Chapter: Romans 8 (Part 1)

I’m co-teaching through Romans in several church contexts at the moment, and today I’ll begin a short series discussing some aspects of ...

Letter to a Graduate

Giving advice always seems such a tenuous task, balanced between two equally foreboding chasms: impersonal aphorisms that do little to instruct and...

Confessions of a [Former] Homophobe.

Last night I turned the final page in Andrew Marin’s Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community, and for a...

Keep Pace.

If you take a close a look at the picture above, you will see that there is something strange going on with the...

It Doesn't Matter if I Like God

God isn’t always likable. We can pretend like He is. Like it’s always easy to understand His rationale behind the things He does. Or...

‘The Church Is Called To Salt, Not Sugar,’ Says Pastor John...

John Amanchukwu Sr. serves as the First Assistant to the Senior Pastor and the Youth Pastor at the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Andy Bannister: How Pastors and Churches Can Stop Living as ‘Undercover...

Dr. Andy Bannister joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how pastors and church members can share their faith boldly, strategically, and without fear.

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