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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.
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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.
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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.
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Stop Trying to Get God to Like You
The three most powerful words in the English language: God loves you.
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An Open Letter to Those Nonchalant About Their Sexual Sin
Sex is like fire. When it blazes in the fireplace, a good fire warms and brightens the room, enhancing joy and companionship. But when fires ignite in the wrong places, the house burns down.
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5 Lies Christians Tell About Money
Most Christians offer reasons (or excuses) for their fiancial decisions. Yet often they’re acting based on misconceptions about what Scripture teaches.
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Transgender Children: Responding in the Local Church
Each situation is unique because each child is unique.
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8 Footprint Tracks Toward Moral Failure
Some tracks aren’t alarming, but others say, “Be careful. There could be trouble in the area.”