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Why Your Church Will Die (But That’s Okay)

Geoff Surratt - June 12, 2012

Geoff Surratt: The reality is that all churches have a life cycle. They go from birth to maturity to decline and eventually death.

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Why Leaders Must Live in Two Worlds Simultaneously

Bob Hamp - June 11, 2012

You've heard of "Bi-vocational." Here's why every pastor needs to be "Bi-locational."

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50 Things that Make a Real Man

Chad Missildine - June 11, 2012

What does it mean to be a true man of God?

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Billy Graham Association Harnesses Web to Save Souls

Toni Ridgaway - June 11, 2012

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has a new website designed to help seekers become followers of Christ.

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What Should We Do with Our Ministry Regrets?

Mark Oestreicher - June 10, 2012

Face your ministry regrets, push into and through them, and into freedom.

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Loudmouths, Pharisees, and Speaking the Truth (in Love)

Seth Barnes - June 10, 2012

In our pursuit of truth, do our actions reflect the heart of Christ to the world?

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7 Must-Ask Leadership Questions

Brian Dodd - June 8, 2012

Brian Dodd offers a list of deeply personal questions leaders must wrestle with in order to be used mightily by God.

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Could Your Church Use Some Good Luck?

Tim Spivey - June 8, 2012

Why does God bless some with these holy happenstances more than others?

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Why There Are No Such Things As Small Pastors

Brandon Cox - June 8, 2012

Your impact is impossible to calculate, and only eternity will show the full extent of the investment you’ve made into people.

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Megachurch Pastor Creflo Dollar Arrested

Toni Ridgaway - June 8, 2012

Pastor Dollar was arrested early Friday morning during an argument with his 15-year-old daughter.

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"Jesus Calling" Devotional Surpasses Five Million Sold

Toni Ridgaway - June 8, 2012

The devotional has garnered placement on several bestseller lists and has been translated into 18 languages.

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How Christians Should Handle Frustration

Rob Sorbo - June 7, 2012

We don't often talk about good ways deal with our anger and frustration.

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Rob Bell's Replacement Leaving Over "Elder Disagreement"

Toni Ridgaway - June 7, 2012

Just months after he was installed as teaching pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church, Shane Hipps has announced that he will be leaving his post.

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Why Are Leaders So Obsessed with Church Size?

Andrew Wilson - June 6, 2012

When it comes to introducing leaders, some reason that church size is simply a way of establishing the leadership credentials and gift of the individual, but again, this ignores important dynamics like location and history, not to mention making it sound like Jesus wasn’t a very effective leader.

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Are You Seasoned or Rotting in Ministry?

Andrew Byers - June 6, 2012

Continual exposure to the ecclesial elements can leave us sour and rotten. But that exposure can also leave us seasoned.

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The Difference Between Consumers and Contributors

Mark Howell - June 6, 2012

How to move people across the difficult gap of wanting God to bless them into wanting to serve God's purposes in the world.

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Christian Leaders Are Powerhouses on Twitter

Toni Ridgaway - June 6, 2012

Twitter execs were surprised to see that many of the most popular tweets come from Christian pastors and leaders.

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Young Missionaries Killed in Plane Crash in Africa

Toni Ridgaway - June 6, 2012

A tragic plane accident in Zambia took the lives of a young missionary couple this past weekend.

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Church Conflict: Who Shoots First?

Ed Cyzewski - June 5, 2012

"There is a lot of room for listening, and for growth in our congregations today," says Ed Cyzewski.

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Why Bother Belonging to a Church?

Ed Cyzewski - June 5, 2012

Ed Cyzewski: It’s really hard to be a Christian without the support of a community.

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