What’s a Prophetic Word and How Do We Really Hear God Speak?
A prophetic word, also known as a “word of knowledge,” is a prophecy given by a worshiper for the congregation.
What Is the Church?
What Is the Church
And why are the reforming markers of the church (preaching and ordinances) so crucial for understanding what the church is?
The church...
Alan Hirsch: Are You Obsessed with Safety and Security?
“If you want to be creative, you have to risk failure," Alan Hirsch argues.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death Was ‘one of the greatest shocks’ of Billy Graham’s...
“Christianity is not a white man’s religion—and don’t let anyone ever tell you that it’s white or black. Christ belongs to all people. He belongs to the whole world."
How I Found My Pastoral Priorities
In my first several years of pastoral ministry, I asked myself “What should I be doing?” more often than I can count.
Jesus Didn’t Look Down on the Workplace—Neither Should We
What marketplace ministry can teach us about the Kingdom and what the Kingdom can teach marketplace ministry.
Six Reasons Your New Member Class Is Not Effective
An effective new member class is a gift. It provides front-end assimilation. It gets people involved in ministry. It moves them to groups and to wise stewardship.
The Lord Takes His Churches to the Woodshed – Seven Churches of Asia Minor
While it’s true that the Lord chastens whom He loves, it is not true that those who receive the chastening appreciate it the way they should.
8 Signs You’re Leading on the Defensive
Check these markers of leading on the defensive, and see if any characterize you.
5 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2019
Leaders who pretend nothing needs to change end up being the blacksmith in the era of the automobile, Sears in the age of Amazon, or Kodak in an Instagram culture.
Does Your Giving Say “Leftovers” or “Lord”?
You see, when it comes to our money, we all operate in two major categories: a “first and best” category and a “good enough” category.
Viral Verses Read Wrong
The reason most viral verses are going viral has little to do with the actual meaning of the verse itself.
Preaching to the Spiritually Enslaved
We are called to preach the same message with the same purpose. All around us—in the streets where we walk and very often sitting in the pews as we preach—are people who are slaves to Satan, self and sin.
The 6 Biggest Misconceptions About the Bible (and God)
Here are 6 of the biggest misconceptions about the Bible, which form a lasting (and false) impression about God.
I’m a Complementarian and I Read Books by Women Writers
Can men learn from women writers? Tim Challies thinks so, and he doesn't believe that viewpoint is at odds with his adherence to complementarianism.
Don’t Miss the Entrepreneurial Lessons That Only a Small Church Can Teach
If you are pastoring a small church, I want to encourage and challenge you with one simple plea: Don’t spend so much time trying to become big that you miss what you can only learn when you’re small.
What You Need to Know About Interpreting Prophetic Scripture
Every Christian should be equipped with the knowledge of prophetic Scriptures, and we need the guardians of the faith to pass along this knowledge.
Unlikely Champions of the Bible
When you think of heroes of the Bible, these names might not come to mind readily.
How God Gives You His Vision for Your Church
You start with leadership. Everything rises and falls on leadership. I see churches in great locations that struggle because of bad leadership.
7 Excuses for Not Doing What God Called Us to Do
When we make excuses to avoid God's calling, there is oftentimes something deeper than disobedience happening.
Latest News
Teen Finishes the Bible One Day Before Her Death, Inspires Others
A Kansas teen who challenged herself and read her Bible in a year met her goal the day before she died in a car crash on August 10, 2018. Her mom is now using her daughter's example to encourage others to devote more time to God's word.
New Podcasts
Brent Crowe: When You Live and Lead With Regret
“There’s never been a life lived that didn’t have regrets. There’s never been a life lived that didn’t fail on some level or another," Brent Crowe says. In our conversation, Brent encourages leaders to shift their paradigm on regret and failure.
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