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Church Planting Lessons: Ask Dumb Questions

New Community Covenant Church in Bronzeville is quickly approaching our first anniversary of weekly Sunday services.  Michael Washington suggested that I capture some of...

Lord, Where Are You Going?

by John Bloom What are you more concerned about today: where Jesus is leading you, or whether you really trust him? I can tell you what...

Monday is for Missiology: Answering Questions about God's Mission

One of the challenges of being an author is that you get asked to help a lot of students. I always try to...

Prayer for Japan

PRAYER FOR JAPAN Mysterious God, Creator of atoms, earth, fire, water, and air, We do not understand all that surrounds us, We are only a...

6 Reasons Not to Reach the Lost

Guest Post by JMark Johns Reaching those far from Christ requires an attitude and a commitment.  And it will cost you.  Here’s six reasons...

Horton

After reading this book to my oldest daughter on last night, I am convinced that this story should be REQUIRED READING for any business...

Two Pet Peeves in Worship

A little over a month ago, I tweeted the following about a problem that exists in a lot of churches: 2 pet peeves: 1) Pastors...

10 Ways to Fail

Clayton King, one of my best friends and our teaching pastor here at NewSpring Church, posted this on his blog the other day…it’s amazing…and...

5 Solutions for Sexual Abuse in the Church that I Hope We Can All Agree To

If you love me or hate me or are on the fence about me, I think we can all agree that churches have a...

Two Things Not To Do In The Sermon Close

A while back, Peter Mead at the Biblical Preaching blog did a series on preaching that he called “finishing weak.” That was...

A Warning About Rob Bell

I’ll be honest-I haven’t been tracking with all the controversy about Rob Bell’s new book. One of my staff guys (who I highly respect)...

Think You Might Want to Plant a Church?

LAUNCH is getting ready for its second Church Planter Assessment Retreat on April 18-19. There are spots for up to 16 potential church planters,...

Use 3 Kinds of Days to Dramatically Multiply Your Productivity

One of life’s precious resources is smart people who get exposed to other smart people and then share what they learn. In a...

The Son of Man in The Judaism of Jesus

In my last post I began to examine Jesus' use of the self-designation "Son of Man." I noted that although this was Jesus'...

Free Audiobook: The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola

"The aim of Spiritual Exercises is to assist people in finding God's will for their life, and to give them the motivation and courage to follow that will"."

Reading Books from Other Religions?

John Piper address the question of reading other religions' books.

N.T. Wright: Why We Don't Talk About Hell

What are the roots of our distaste and fascination about this Biblical subject?

The Rob Bell Fiasco: Why We Can’t Have This Conversation

Are there lessons beyond the immediate argument? David Fitch thinks so.

Chandler: Following God May End Badly

The good news is that you get Jesus and he's enough--no matter what circumstance comes.

5 Tips for Leading Strong-Willed People

I believe leadership should be individualized for the needs of the follower.

Church Leaders in Kenya Give Qualified Support for Plan to Close...

Amid a growing push to reunite orphans with extended family rather than keep children in residential homes, Kenyan authorities are set to adopt a new program that will phase out traditional orphanages over the next decade.

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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