Outreach Leaders

10 Really Big Questions About Future Church Attendance (and 10 Hunches)

Talk to any church leader, and they’ll tell you it feels more challenging than ever to get people to come to church on a Sunday.

God Is Just Judge and Merciful Justifier

A righteous Judge doesn’t deliver double punishment. God did not punish His Son for our sins and then punish the unbelieving sinner for the same sins.

Grace (and the Abuse of Grace) for Narcissists and Abusers

Real transformation is a slow-cook process, especially for narcissists and abusers. They are hidden from their true selves and prone to re-configure their masks in order to avoid the pain of self-confrontation.

Brian Welch of Korn Says God Led Him Back to the Band

Brian Welch, one of the founding members of Korn, explains why he rejoined the band after leaving it when he became a Christian.

A “Full” Christmas (for Better or Worse)

However, like precarious thorns on the stem of a beautiful rose, the fullness of the holidays can also threaten our spiritual, emotional and relational equilibrium in unique ways.

Seek First to Understand: Can Public Discourse Be Saved?

I’d like to offer some thoughts on how controversial and heated topics can become a pathway into empathy, and lead to better public discourse.

5 Ways to Address Church Growth at Christmas

People who wouldn’t come some other time of the year show up at Christmas. And we have a great opportunity to tell them about Jesus and to encourage them to come back to church. You can use Christmas services to help your members sense that they are a part of something big and exciting.

Stop Comparing Your Marriage to Past Relationships

We all come into marriage with a past. Our upbringing. Our past experiences. Our previous decisions. Here's why you need to stop comparing your marriage to past relationships.