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Three Sources of Original Ministry Vision in a Cut-n-Paste Church World

I spent yesterday afternoon with my wife, Romina on Canyon Road in Santa Fe. It is one of the most concentrated art gallery areas...

Put Yourself in the Path of God’s Grace

I can flip a switch, but I don’t provide the electricity. I can turn on a faucet, but I can’t make the water flow....

Exploding Old Scoreboards

Growing up in Chicago, I remember a couple famous scoreboards. There was a scoreboard at the old Comiskey Park where my White Sox played when I was a kid...

What is Break-Thru Clarity in Ministry?

Break-thru clarity is a simple thing that makes a huge impact in your life. It’s a powerful thing that will dramatically change your ministry. Most...

9 Filters to Use for Leaders to Make Decisions

In the February edition of the Leadership Podcast, we mentioned these nine filters leaders can use for making decisions. These are the filters we have our staff...

Why We Need Pastors with Big Hearts

by John Knight There are things you cannot know without suffering. So writes John Piper in his foreword to How to Stay Christian in Seminary. This is true,...

Authenticity Wins.

Authenticity wins. Always. In relationships. In communications. Everybody appreciates authenticity. Radio Shack demonstrated authenticity brilliantly with a honest video during Super Bowl 48. Frankly I am...

The Church’s Male Exodus

The men have decided. Church is not for them. Increasingly, men and boys are abandoning their congregations. As we conducted the research for our recent...

Ken Ham, the Bible and the Creation vs. Evolution Debate

Last night, like hundreds of thousands of others around the world, I watched the debate between Ken Ham (Answers in Genesis) and Bill Nye (The Science...

Share in the Glory of the Winter Games

Don’t just watch the Olympics. Be a part. The Christian can experience the Games with more substance and depth than anyone. Here’s a call to...

It’s Time to Speak Up! It’s Time to Get Social

The following is a brief excerpt from my new book Rewired: How Using Today’s Technology Can Bring You Back to Deeper Relationships, Real Conversations, and Powerful Ways...

Rethinking Your Reputation

If Jesus didn’t seek reputation when He was on earth, why should you?

Church, Make Room for Young Leaders

What some aging Christians need from the younger generation is an invitation to lean into the local church, and not retreat or retire.

The Anti-Business Church

Someone always inevitably blurts the Old Statement: “The church is not a business.” When a lay person uses a metaphor from the business world in...

Putting Off Cynicism

by Paul Maxwell Cynicism is the attitude that encapsulates the ethos of twentysomethings par excellence. It is, I think, the most covert negative emotion. We harbor...

When God Seems Distant

Recently I was asked to speak on Psalm 139 for a youth worker’s spiritual retreat. Of course, Psalm 139 is such a familiar psalm...

Calvinist Racism and King’s Alleged Adultery—A Connection?

What’s the connection between Martin Luther King’s alleged adultery and Calvinist racism? Or Arminian racism? Or King’s liberal theology? The fact that I can use...

A Scalable Model for Making Disciples in Small Churches

“The New Testament is the only model we need!” There, I went ahead and said that for you. It’s out of the way. For those...

Do You Want to Be Great?

Would you like to be a GREAT spouse (or future spouse), co-worker, friend or anything else you can think of?   Jesus told us how:...

The Church’s Frightful Moment of Truth

We walked through the nearly empty, formerly flourishing space of the Kodak manufacturing plant near our home. The plant manager, a friend from church,...

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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