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"Reformed Charismatic" Blazing a New Trail

Matt Chandler believes in the gifts of the Spirit but has no place to put them.

7 Reasons There Are No Women Speaking at Your Conference

Author Rachel Held Evans explains why speaker lineups at Christian conferences often lack diversity.

Do You Lead with a "What If" Faith?

There will always be a "what if" standing in the way of your desire to radically obey God.

Free eBook: Commentary on Exodus

A critical and exegetical commentary on Exodus.

John Piper: (in)Correct About Women?

"If we follow a Messiah who broke taboos and counter-culturally brought in all the wrong people, maybe we should, too?"

Will Heaven Be on Earth?

Randy Alcorn and Donald Miller discuss the Biblical idea of Heaven on Earth.

11 Leadership Questions You Should Be Asking

Evaluate your leadership momentum with these relevant questions.

Scripture, Translation, Contextualization and Ministry to Muslims

Collin Hansen has written an article in Christianity Today about the current controversy in missiology relating to ministry to Muslims. At the heart...

20 Benefits Of Change You Can Believe In

“If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less”  said General Eric Shinseki, Chief of Staff, U.S Army back in 2003.  I...

Reconciled to the Roots?

As you might imagine, or know firsthand, multi-ethnic church ministry can be quite confusing at times.  It’s worth the effort and I wouldn’t...

At Least Be as Smart as a Bush

In the debates over evolution, be sure you do not become less intelligent than the beasts, the birds, the bushes, and the fish....

LeaderShifts

WOW.  What….A….Season. First of all, there are so many exciting things happening at once right now that it’s almost hard to believe. Secondly, there are...

Explore the Land

Deuteronomy 1:22 says, "Let's send out scouts to explore the land for us." If I was an Israelite, I would have applied for...

Two Things Your Staff Needs From You

Whether you have a volunteer staff, or a large-full time staff, there are two things that every church staff member needs from their...

This is How We Change the World

We just wrapped up an incredibly special weekend at Elevation that’s hard to put into words. Simply put, we made a movie. To conclude our...

7 Pillars of Great Leaders

Have you ever considered what the common traits are of great leaders? I call the traits the pillars of leadership.  I think about the...

Follow Your Sermon Outline

I was critiquing a sermon for a client the other day who demonstrated a very common and real problem in his sermon construction....

We Don’t Know How to Live Like Men

The “Man Up” series started this past Sunday at the Dallas and West Paulding campuses of West Ridge Church. Brian opened the series laying...

Overcoming Worry

Was Jesus serious when he told us not to worry? Did he live in the same world we live in?

Church Trends with Will Mancini

Will Mancini shares two distinct trends that will impact your ministry.

17 LGBTQ-Affirming Ministers Face Church Investigations for Signing Belief Statement

The investigation by Indiana Ministries — a jurisdiction within the Anderson, Indiana-based Church of God movement — could result in the withdrawal of the ministers’ credentials.

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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