Outreach Leaders

What Forced Conversion and Poor Discipleship Have in Common

Teaching people to obey everything that Jesus commanded is different from teaching people everything Jesus commanded. Teaching about Jesus’s commands increases people’s knowledge about God and Christian life, while teaching them to obey equips them to live out the Christian life.

Missions Helped Me See White Privilege

Sometimes it seemed like I could barely leave the hotel or apartment without people making insulting assumptions about my education, character, income, politics, then I realized what I’d experienced was my white privilege.

3 Experiences Guests Won’t Forgive

Some of your visitors are looking for a reason not to return. Don't give it to them.

How to Better Use Video in Your Church

Many churches have moved to video announcements over the past couple of years.

Why Most Churches That Start Small…Stay Small

What are the main hindrances to church growth? If you’re reaching your community, you’re going to grow. And if you’re growing, you have to figure out why certain things make a church grow and why certain things stop that growth.

A Gut-Wrenching Afternoon Thinking About Child Sexual Abuse

Safeguarding churches from child predators in light of Rachael Denhollander’s sentencing hearing of Larry Nasser.

When the Church Prays: What in the World Is the Summit’s “Boiler Room”?

For our church, the Boiler Room is our room of prayer—the place where a group of people comes together to pray during all of our services.

Stop Trying to Get God to Like You

The three most powerful words in the English language: God loves you.