Articles for Outreach & Missions

Trauma Is Not a Life Sentence

“Truth can feel like a heavy burden for the hurting, but it is ultimately the only relief for the oppressed.”

7 Things We Can Learn From Attractional Churches

Too many churches are neither attractional nor missional because they have little commitment to reaching the unchurched anyway.

Three Church-Planting Practices That Need to Die

"We must aim to plant churches for the glory of God and the good of the community, not to meet our own needs."

Get Alone With God

The Christian life is more than just “Jesus and me.” But it is not less.

4 Reasons to Remember Your Creator in Your Youth

"Let’s use our youthful sensitivity and receptivity to remember our Creator before the evil days of callous indifference set in."

The Growing Crisis

I believe that same Holy Spirit is calling the American church—and believers all around the world—to recognize the growing crisis and respond according to His will, as shown in Psalm 2.

Jesus Is the Secret to Joy

No one can claim they’re speaking Jesus’ words unless they’re reading their Bibles out loud.

How to Set Annual Goals With Your Church Staff

Think of vision as the place just beyond the horizon and annual goals as the plan for the next leg of the journey toward the horizon.