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Wednesday’s World #1

This is the first of my new blog column “Wednesday’s World.” Every Wednesday I will highlight a worldview issue or resource. I hope this...

Church in the Community

Andy Evans is one of the experts I consult from time to time. He hasn’t written any books. He isn’t invited to address...

Maybe You Shouldn't Plant a Church

Many assume the harder something is, the more it is God's will.

Diversity: The Future of the American Church

The American church has a lot of “planning” to do.

Hope of The Broken World

When we first started a church in Nashville I had people repeatedly tell me that local artists, especially Christian artists, would be too stuck...

Andy Stanley: Less is More!

We leaders always want to do more, be more, and impact more. How to we get there? Less. Andy Stanley, author and Pastor from...

Science of the Gaps

  In true boomerang fashion, the naturalist is now guilty of the very allegation he attributes to the Christian. My wife and I have twin boys...

Free eBook: "Are You Fishing with a Net?"

"A five week strategy to win your friends for Christ with the power of Christian community."

Your Outreach Event Flopped… So What Are You Gonna Do About It?

"Sometimes we see failure only because we’re not privy to God’s perspective," says Lee Strobel.

Why Doesn’t Anyone Talk About Sin Anymore?

Has the pendulum swung too far away from legalism in the church today?

What is the Purpose of the Church? Part 2

Yesterday I posed the question: What is the purpose of church? It seems, at least based upon the comments left, that many of...

Just Because You’re Active, Doesn’t Mean You’re Productive.

I have worked with, alongside, for and supervised many people who confuse activity for productivity. Now that I get the opportunity to ...

Faith in the Future?

Excited for my good friend, Dan Kimball!  Check out this news release from George Fox University: “Dan Kimball hired to lead new center focused on...

Beach Churches Blooming in Florida

Congregants don shorts and sandals to attend church at Flounder's Chowder House on Pensacola Beach.

Erwin McManus On Effective Evangelism

"My conviction is that we over-teach Christians and under-teach non-Christians."

What is the Purpose of the Church? Part 1

Depending on who you stop on the street, you will most likely receive wildly varying opinions to the question “What is the purpose...

God Behind Bars

Jake Bodine shares insights about the revolutionary ministry that's happening when God goes behind bars.

5 Year-Old Prays For Next Generation At The Potters House (Bishop TD Jakes)

Let this serve as an exhortation, this 5-year-old is prays for his brothers and sister's in Christ.

One Thing Wives Want From Husbands!

I recently interviewed Macy about what women want in their marriage. My questions were an attempt to find out what she was ...

‘Flynn’ Portrays the Christian Nationalist Evangelist’s Fight With the Deep State

The film "Flynn" poses as a straight-laced documentary but is starkly silent about Flynn’s current mission: spreading the gospel of Christian nationalism and preparing his followers to wage spiritual warfare, starting by taking over local politics. 

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.

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