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Excuses, Excuses, Excuses

I actually ran across a website yesterday called “The Mother of All Excuses” (No, I wasn’t looking for one).  It exists so people...

Am I Too White to Be Your Pastor?

Pastor Patrick Kelley of River Pointe Community Church goes into the community to ask the question "Am I too white to be your pastor?"

Stetzer: New Research on Global Evangelism

The Pew Forum recently released new data regarding global evangelism that is worth a look.

3 Things First in Church Diversity

You don’t staff just for diversity; you staff well with diversity!

Compassion Urged for Famine in Africa

The Pope entreated the world to assist those living in the Horn of Africa suffering under a severe drought and famine.

Video: Church Provides Prayer Drive-Thru

Calvary First Assembly of God in Stockton, California is giving a new meaning to the phrase "drive-thru."

What Athletes Can Teach Us About Recovery

We can learn a lot about life and health from professional athletes. Athletes realize the vital importance of recovery and rest. Let me...

Can the Church do What Government Can't (or Won't)

Last night I watched the major cable news channels’ coverage of the deal to address the budget crisis within the United States of...

Christ Died for the Sins of Christians Too

The title for this post actually came from a guest post on Tullian Tchividjian’s blog. It was written by Dr. Rod Rosenbladt, a...

Surrendering Sucks

As I was counting down to September (my baby’s due date), I realized that the year is more than half over. At the...

What Is Influence?

What is Influence? by definition Influence is – A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events, especially one that operates without any...

Prayer: From Knot to Knot

The stories of our lives bind us to one another, just like the threads in a bracelet.

4 Promises For Church Leaders

Scripture is filled with the promises of God for those who look to and depend on him. I was reading Ezekiel recently and...

The Hip-Hop Generation and Idolatry

“And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them who did not know the LORD,...

Is the Week More Important than the Weekend?

One of our core Summit principles is that we are not building an audience, we are building a church. We believe, you see,...

The World’s Worst Discipler

So, I cried…a lot. I don’t cry that often. There was a time when I went years without crying and was sadly proud of...

One (Oft-Used) Leadership Tool

By Pastor Scott Thomas Church planting pastors usually experience a painful crash course in leadership. Very few seminaries teach this well and very few...

No One Excluded Except the Real Jesus

It’s a serious thing to sack a seventy year old priest. The Catholic church has a shortage of them. Yet it strikes me as strange...

Reaching People Through Diversity In Design

"It’s about incorporating the feelings one gets when looking at something that is designed specifically for them," says Erika Gordon.

Looking Through The eyes Of The Unchurched

There is a lot of discussion about the “un-churched” and the “first time” attendee as it relates to things “The Church” can do...

Sean Feucht, Eric Metaxas, and Russell Johnson Set To Lead ‘United...

On Thursday (April 25), political activist Sean Feucht will lead a “United for Israel March” at Columbia University alongside author Eric Metaxas and Pastor Russell Johnson of The Pursuit Church in Seattle, Washington.

Steve Robinson: How To Create a Culture of Service in Your...

Steve Robinson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can foster a culture of serving in their churches, raise up new leaders, and help people discover their giftings.

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