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5 Traits to Look for in a Campus Pastor

The “right” person at one church may be the wrong person at another.

Driscoll Announces Beth Moore as New Teaching Pastor

Mark Driscoll makes a surprise announcement.

Why Ed Stetzer Doesn't Read His Bible Every Day

Find out how Ed Stetzer studies the Bible.

Fooled by a False Sense of Authority

Are you leading by control or influence?

What To Know If Your Hard Work And Effort Are Unappreciated

Are you frustrated currently?  Are you giving everything you’ve got to your family, your career, your craft, or your community and no one...

Consider the Lilies: Fujimura on The Four Holy Gospels (Part 4)

by Makoto Fujimura Jesus tells us to “consider the lilies” (Matthew 6:28). To assist us in taking this step, we benefit much from the artist’s...

You Can't Love a City if You Don't Know a City, part 4: A Case Study: Church Planting in Washington DC / Baltimore Corridor

I've been working through some idea about researching a city in order to reach a city. You can read part 1, part 2,...

A Few Thoughts on 1 Peter

It’s an endlessly fascinating epistle, even mind-blowing at times. If you haven’t read it lately, do so! Nelson Kloosterman has an interesting discussion of one...

Four Reasons Marriages Are Failing, Part Two

Continuing from yesterday… #3 – Refusal To Change A person who is absolutely convinced that they have nothing at all to change in their marriage...

Pastors Are in the Integrity Business

“Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.” - Proverbs 22:1 Pastors are (or should...

Practical Preaching Or Kingdom Preaching?

Many call for practical sermons. I have made the same call on occasion. However, the term “practical sermons” means different things...

A Dad’s View on Generosity

A few days ago, I wrote a post titled Generosity Can’t Be Taught. It stimulated a great conversation on Facebook about whether generosity...

7 Questions For Determining the Best Goal for Your Entire Church

This post is an example of new material I have written as Auxano, in partnership with Group Publishing, rolls-out the Church Unique Vision Kit...

Jesus, The Unexpected Son of Man – Part 2

In yesterday’s post I showed how Jesus startled his disciples by claiming that he, as the Son of Man, would suffer and die....

Study Suggests Church Can Make You Fat

Results of a new study from Northwestern University show a correlation between religion and obesity in young men and women.

Rare 1611 KJV Bible Found in Tiny Church

A small church in England has discovered it owns a rare original copy of the King James Bible.

5 Ground Rules for Doctrinal Debate

Charitable Christians are not fictional. We are legion.

Should Leaders Create Controversy?

If Jesus’ ministry was controversial, why do we expect that ours should be any different?

Making the Message Memorable

"I learned early on that if my preaching was to be powerful, it had to be memorable," says Larry Osborne.

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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