Outreach Leaders

3 Reasons Why Jesus Was Hated

Hating Jesus has always been a popular position by many different cultures. In fact, any society that rejects God ultimately rejects Jesus.

7 Ways to Love Your Pastor

Sometimes, as we reflect upon our pastor's love and care for us, we wonder how we can love our pastor well in return.

Should Our Smaller Church Be Growing?

Many American Christians have this idea that if a church is big, it must be better. Not necessarily. Our obsession with “bigness” can be a reflection of American values, rather than biblical ones.

Pastors, Here’s a Novel Idea: Invite Newcomers to Lunch

How do we treat those visiting or relatively new to our churches in ways that make them know we are glad they came?

5 Questions to Help Millennials Grow Into Leadership

Here are five questions we can use to measure our efforts to determine, “Did I do what a leader should have done today?”

If You Don’t Care for the Poor, You Don’t Understand the Gospel

When we fail to care for the poor, it raises the question of whether or not we've actually ever believed the gospel.

What If Unbelievers Aren’t Miserable?

Unbelievers don't necessarily turn to God because they are miserable people. There is a reason why so many of those who share the gospel in the New Testament do not start with people's psychological emptiness.

Is Unity in a Diverse Church Even Possible?, Part 2

Trusting in Jesus does not remove our cultural distinctives; it just shows us that we are not ultimately defined by our cultures.