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There’s No Crying In Leadership! Or Is There?

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra (pictured here) is under intense media scrutiny for admitting that there was crying in the locker room after the team’s...

Makoto Fujimura (Part Two)–Q&A on The Four Holy Gospels

by Michael Johnson Give our readers a bit of historical context of illuminated Bibles. As I began The Four Holy Gospels project, the lack of examples...

Churches and "The Cloud"

Just this morning we released some interesting research about how churches are doing computing work "in the cloud." Wikipedia explains: Cloud computing is computation, software, data...

Not Discounting the Church: Or, Peterson Shakes up my Disenfranchisement

It’s no secret that I’ve often found myself very disenfranchised with the church. The hypocrisy, the close-mindedness, the ways it uses money and time, the...

I Never Changed My Sheets!!!

Ezekiel 33:30-33 I moved in to Anderson College (now Anderson University) in August of 1990.  I remember putting a set of brown sheets on my...

The Life of an Idea on a Healthy Team

Healthy teams allow every idea a chance to live… The healthiest teams don’t contain an idea killer… Healthy teams: Brainstorm Analyze Test drive Push back Critique Debate Challenge Every idea… But healthy teams remain open-minded...

What is an Appeal

I have not totally defined the appeal which has caused some confusion. I should have known better in that this website has...

Churches Need Good Leadership & Good Followship

Guest Post by Andy Elmes Then they answered Joshua, “Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we...

14 Reasons Your Church is NOT Ready to Go Multisite (from Jim Tomberlin’s FREE e-Book)

My friend Jim Tomberlin is a multisite guru, leveraging his experience at Willow Creek Community Church to help many churches think through their...

Jesus and the Perplexing Son of Man

In my last post, I noted that Jesus rarely referred to himself as the Son of God. Yet he frequently spoke of himself...

Millennials Value Parenthood More than Marriage

Many more Millennials say being a good parent is important than say the same about maintaining a successful marriage.

Piper Calls Japan Disaster "Apocalyptic"

Preaching pastor John Piper has been brought to his knees in prayer over the recent Japan disaster.

Free Sermon Series Package: Forgotten Virtues

"Honor. Purity. Loyalty. Integrity. Gratitude. Are they gone? Did we leave true character behind?"

Could Missional Thinking Change Seminary Education?

Alan Roxburgh and Eddie Gibbs talk about the issues around educating Church leaders and the challenges ahead.

The Noble Obligation of Leadership

Read the Bible from cover to cover; you'll never find where God called someone to an easy task.

8 Things That Will Change You and Your Church

"Stop trying to be everyone else and be who God called you to be."

Pursuing Pastoral Ministry

James MacDonald and C. J. Mahaney offer counsel to young leaders who desire to work in full-time ministry.

3 Church Killers

It’s better to do few things well than offer multiple programs that scratch the surface.

Momentum Is Not Self-Sustaining: 6 Things Needed To Keep It Going

There are many posts on the web addressing the issue of how to generate or regain lost momentum.  However, I have never read on...

Illumined by The Illuminator: A Ten-Part Series on The Four Holy Gospels

by Makoto Fujimura Tim Keller, at the inaugural exhibit celebrating The Four Holy Gospels at New York City's Dillon Gallery— I’m so grateful for a new illuminated Bible....

Remains of Pastor’s Wife and Friend Identified; OK County GOP Chair...

News surfaced this week that Tifany Machel Adams is the GOP chair for Cimarron County, Oklahoma. Adams is one of four suspects charged with kidnapping and murdering pastor's wife Jilian Kelley and Kelley's friend Veronica Butler.

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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