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Lessons of My Father's Faith

Author Alex Marestaing remembers how his father taught him true faith.

Free Book: Generosity Devotional

"Gordon MacDonald and GenerousChurch have partnered to produce a 28 day devotional - Generosity, moving toward the life that is truly life."

Should Churches Compare Attendance Numbers?

What’s the value? What’s the harm? Share your opinion.

One Year to Live

What if you were faced with a radical choice?

Inspiration Is for Amateurs

Leaders who are really called to do something do it because they’re called, not because they feel like it.

Jesus Was Funded by Rich Women

Three simple lessons from Luke's Gospel about funding ministry.

What If You Had 4 Weeks to Live?

What would you do if you knew you only had four weeks left to live?

2 Defining Successes of a Leader

How do you gauge your “success” or “faithfulness” as a leader?

15 Books on the Gospel for Leaders

Check out this list of books for a better, more biblical understanding of the Christian’s need for the gospel.

Money And The Difference Between Philanthropy And Generosity

This past weekend I listened to Dan Deeble of the great Heartland Community Church in Olathe, KS discuss the differences between philanthropy and Biblical...

The Grace of Confession (Part 1)

by Paul Tripp I often wonder how many people are stuck in their relationships in a cycle of repeating the same things over and...

Thinking Through Missiology Together – Part 3

Our discussion surrounding MissionSHIFT has been fun and I believe profitable. I am pleased again this week to have so many voices thinking...

Militant Martyr Videos

In the West we are very familiar with the martyrdom videos made by religious extremists as they prepare to kill themselves and others....

Writing Pains

I'm entering an intense season of writing and I'm feeling what I call the "writing pains." I believe in this next book...

Confession on God's Self-Revealing

For my class in systematic theology this semester we are writing confessions - as in Westminster Confession, not “forgive me father for I have...

Women Teaching

Last week, I shared how we answer comments about the volume of the music and the depth of the teaching.  Today, I want...

It's Not About Jesus

Before you freak out about the title, follow me to the end. You can take a cursory look through the New Testament and come to...

Oswald Chambers: You Are Not Your Own

I appreciated this writing by Oswald Chambers, a Scottish minister and teacher whose teachings were compiled in the classic devotional My Utmost for His Highest. (By...

A Special Message to Stressed Out Church Planters (and Others)

Dear church planter (and others)… In the growth phase, everything is changing, life moves at rocket pace… Somedays you don’t know whether you are coming or...

In Preaching – Use More Than One Tool

It is sometimes said, “If the only tool you have is a hammer….every problem looks like a nail.” Well we all have...

‘Understanding Precedes Refutation’—Preston Sprinkle’s Exiles in Babylon Conference Is Curious

The Exiles in Babylon conference, which is an outgrowth of Preston Sprinkle's “Theology in the Raw” podcast, “aims to help believers think Christianly about theological and cultural issues by engaging in curious conversations with a diverse range of thoughtful people.”

Steve Robinson: How To Create a Culture of Service in Your...

Steve Robinson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can foster a culture of serving in their churches, raise up new leaders, and help people discover their giftings.

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