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Thank you – Erwin McManus

What we read shapes us, often more than we realize at the time. Sometimes that book we pick up from the shelf has a...

Get More People to Back Your Vision

When you’re presenting and casting your vision, always put your best foot forward.

How I'm Learning

A few months ago, we announced that we’re moving to New York to start a new church. And since we’re not moving...

Why People Don't Give and What the Church Can Do About It

I've learned a lot from Ron Blue over the last 10 years. Ron has a way of taking complex ideas and simplifying...

What If…Part Two

Last Thursday I wrote this post that hopefully got us thinking…let’s continue that line of thought with this… What if there was a cancer center...

It’s Time to Stop Pretending Abortion Is Anything Other Than the Ruthless Killing of an Innocent Human Being

I have some similar feelings about the following news story as I did about the abortionist in Washington who received mild discipline (“ethics” training)...

You Are Going to Be Just Like Your Parents = LIE

We are doing a series called LIES… You can read about it HERE. Here’s my message from Sunday.  One lie we believe, or at least...

Fake Havingitalltogetherness

I am a broken man. Tired of hiding it. My body is broken. Life has been hard on it. I try to not to...

Solitude. It’s Not Just About Being Quiet.

I wish I could live my life in solitude. No I don’t mean in a cabin out in the woods somewhere. I’m learning...

The Church…Not an Institution, but a Movement

It seems like every day I read another note written to one of our pastors about the new vision. Here is a portion...

Establishing a Mentoring Culture

Something amazing is happening at the Oak Leaf campus of West Ridge Church. For those of you who may be unaware, Oak Leaf and...

6 Extremely Powerful Questions for Simple Ministry Design

This is the second post related to a forthcoming ebook. The first post was titled the Tyranny of More, (6 Common Myths that Drive...

Free eBooklet: The Cup Challenge

"Re-imagine! Re-do! Re-vise! Re-vo-lu-tion!"

200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes

Hans Rosling reminds us "Having the data is not enough. I have to show it in ways people enjoy and understand."

Perry Noble: My Conversation with a Muslim

"Everyone has a soul, a story, a heart, and everyone needs Jesus."

Furtick: You're Not Francis Chan

"Sometimes God gives you the faith to get up and go and sometimes God gives you the faith to stay put," says Furtick.

Is Your Vision Clear? 2 Surefire Checkpoints

If your vision makes everyone happy, you don’t have a strong vision.

The Power of "Ugly" Preaching

Ugly Preaching is a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, not a display of our wisdom.

11 High-Impact Planning Ideas for Leaders

Will Mancini offers eleven aggressive ideas to build leaders in your ministry.

Is It OK to Fire Volunteers?

Anthony Coppedge offers insights for better volunteer management.

Rebecca McLaughlin on Whether Christians Can Agree To Disagree About Same-Sex...

Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can respond to common arguments that use the Bible to affirm same-sex relationships, the “why” behind God’s design for marriage, and the “beautiful and glorious vision” Christianity has for friendship.

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