HomeOutreach Leaders

Outreach Leaders

Study Shows Serving The Poor Leads To More Church Visitors

A LifeWay study finds that many people would visit a church with an active ministry to the community's needy.

5 Major Trends for Churches in America

Thom Rainer offers a list of important trends sure to impact the church in the U.S.

Peace in the Middle East?

Our world is changing in dramatic ways! When I was a child, the big bad guys included the U.S.S.R. and Moammar Gadhafi. As of...

Dawkins’ Public Apology

I was once asked why Christians have so many events just to apologize. This came, of course, in response to an “Apologetics” event we were...

Leaders Lead–That's What They Do

Pete Wilson encourages leaders to take action when crisis level issues arise.

5 Critical Lessons From a Church Merger

Missionally-minded church mergers are a growing trend in the last couple years. Many churches are now joining forces in order to become more...

Just Your Average Joe

Today’s guest post comes from my friend Destiny Alfonso, who is not only lovely herself, but has a stylish blog called  A Place for...

My Barbershop Ministry

For those of you that have been around BigIsTheNewSmall.com or have connected with me on one of my Social Media Channels; you know ...

Is Outreach a Program or Lifestyle?

Steve Sjogren offers his thoughts on outreach and servanthood.

The Catalytic Leadership of Paul (Thessalonians)

This fall I am going through the stories and letters of Paul in chronological order with some our network leaders at Gateway. We...

The Conflict Myth

“Newspaper articles thrive on cliché.” Cambridge and Oxford trained historian and physicist James Hannam goes on to state in his online article, “Yesterday’s clichés are,...

Building a Bridge for Muslims

The latest Movements podcast is an interview with Kevin Greeson, author of The Camel. He describes a simple method of identifying Muslims who would like...

How To Help New Believers Grow in Grace & Knowledge

Larry Moyer helps us help new Christians "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord."

Free GodQuest Video Package: "The King" by Sean McDowell

"In this GodQuest video lesson Sean McDowell talks about the man the Bible calls The King of Kings."

Dichotomy of Racialized Stereotypes

The stereotypes surrounding Asian-Americans seem to foil those about black folks. In whatever manner black folk are characterized, Asians tend to be seen as...

I Don’t Trust You…

I have trust issues. I’ll be the first to admit it. I don’t always go around parading my trust issues on a big,...

When Do You Try to Get Your Kids to Accept Christ?

One of the things I’ve been most nervous about with my kids is when and how I should lead them to accept Christ....

How to Get Involved in Church Planting

by Winfield Bevins, Lead Pastor of Church of the Outer Banks in Nags Head, NC Church Planting There is a church planting movement happening right now...

Top Reason People Don’t Succeed

The top reason people don’t succeed is the mere fact that they are unwilling to try.  If you are willing to try, that’s...

Breaking Down the Walls

Gateway Church Austin and 20+ other churches in Austin are teaming together for an initiative to tear down the walls that...

Rebecca McLaughlin Defends Cru, Weighs in on Richard Hays’ New Book...

Author and theologian Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin defended Christian ministry Cru from criticisms about its stance on gender and sexuality and also called the news about scholar Dr. Richard B. Hays’ apparent shift to an affirming stance “​​exceedingly disappointing.” 

Rebecca McLaughlin on Whether Christians Can Agree To Disagree About Same-Sex...

Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can respond to common arguments that use the Bible to affirm same-sex relationships, the “why” behind God’s design for marriage, and the “beautiful and glorious vision” Christianity has for friendship.

Outreach Leaders