Peter Greer: Stop Comparing Your Ministry to Others
“This idea of comparison is toxic to the broader impact that we’re supposed to have when we no longer see others as rivals and competitors but as friends and allies that we’re going to be spending all eternity with.” - Peter Greer
Jackie Hill Perry: God Is Not Calling Gay People to Be Straight
“Your identity is not how you feel...if that’s the case then all of our temptations will define us.” - Jackie Hill Perry
Allen White: Finding Ways to Make Small Groups Work
“People who don’t have time for a group always have time for their friends. Structure small groups around friendships.” - Allen White
Rusty George: Pastors Need Community
“The first step to ending isolation is to admit we need community.” - Rusty George
Ken Shigemetsu: Pastor, Here’s How to Protect Your Soul
“Greatness of a ministry shouldn't be measured by its size but by the love it offers for God.” - Ken Shigemetsu
Rich Stearns: World Vision is the Emergency Room of the Planet
“Communities that are poor have been poor for centuries so the causes are deeply ingrained in the culture. The solutions are also long term.” - Rich Stearns
Juli Slattery: Embracing a Biblical Narrative of Sexuality
“Not only are my opinions and actions about sexuality based on my beliefs about God but also my sexual experiences impact how I view God.” - Juli Slattery
Francis Chan: This Is the Question Your Church Needs to Ask
“What I tried to write in my book is something that’s not biblically obvious.” - Francis Chan
Gary Haugen: Mobilizing the Church to End Slavery
“The one category where we could not see where the body of christ had very much capacity to respond was where the poor were the victims of violence.” - Gary Haugen
Sam Rodriguez: Today’s Complacency Is Tomorrow’s Captivity
“I’m seeing the emergence of multi-ethnic, Christ-centered Bible-based churches to me that is the hope of a nation.”
Tony Morgan: Know Your Mission Field
“Church leaders should ask, ‘Who are we trying to reach?’” - Tony Morgan
Vince Miller: Mentoring Will Bring Men Back to the Church
“We over-complicate discipleship. It’s just taking the time and passing on a skill to other people.” - Vince Miller
Scot McKnight: Invoking the Holy Spirit
“Some of the people who talk about the Holy Spirit the most are the least influenced by the Spirit.” - Scot McKnight
Kristen Padilla: Discerning Your Call
“My call to ministry was like being in a dark room with my hands outstretched searching for the light switch.” - Kristen Padilla
Pete Scazzero: Don’t Ignore Your Emotional Health
“Once I opened up my inner life to Jesus….and acknowledged the mess I was in, it was like a liberation.” - Pete Scazzero
Jon Sanders: Embrace Your Small Town, Don’t Try to Escape It
"My life stands as evidence that God does not call the equipped...He equips the called." - Jon Sanders
Thom Rainer: How Relational Is Your Church?
“Guests often say this is a friendly church if you know each other…it’s the holy huddle.” - Thom Rainer
A. J. Swoboda: The Sabbath Is a Gift from God
The Sabbath "is the one commandment in the Bible that we literally celebrate and compensate breaking.” - A. J. Swoboda
Karl Vaters: Being Small Is Not a Problem, Virtue or an Excuse
“If your church is healthy, it doesn’t matter what size it is.” - Karl Vaters
Jamie Mertens: Keep it Simple, Let God Work
“We want to keep everything lightweight, low maintenance and high quality. For the purpose of being able to respond to what God is doing in the community versus manufacturing something and then asking God to bless it.” - Jamie Mertens
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