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Confronting Sin in a Digital Age

How should we apply the teaching of Jesus in a digital age?

16 Leadership Quotes and Principles From Secretariat

Secretariat is AMAZING and the best movie I saw in 2010!  Randall Wallace has given us a great gift in the creation of this...

Books to Be Blessed By

by David Mathis Whether you’re in Minneapolis for this week’s pastors conference or not, here are some books we would love for you to...

7 Top Issues Church Planters Face, Issue #3: Launch Team Development and Mobilizing Volunteers

The church planting experts and church planters cited building a launch team and mobilizing volunteers as major challenges. Now, remember, the...

Elijah and Elisha, John and Jesus

In the NT Jesus equates John with Elijah (Matt. 17:1-13); Bruce Waltke makes the case that Elijah and Elisha are types of the...

I Choose to Live Among

Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge,...

Rethinking & Retooling at NWF

Over the last month I posted every morning, which to be honest was by accident until the last week or so. Some of the...

Seven Reasons People Aren't Giving to Your Church

Yesterday, I shared six reasons why people aren’t visiting your church.  Today, let’s talk about why people don’t give to your church. You don’t have...

What If?

To every NewSpring Church owner/member/regular attender (AND anyone else who is obsessed with reaching the world for Christ.) THIS question hit me this morning…and to...

Living Life or Documenting Insignificance?

I saw this comic and it reminded me of the pride and presumption of imagining that swallowing toothpaste while brushing your teeth or...

3 Leadership Lessons from Jesus’ Recruitment Practices

I was reading John Chapter One recently and noticed something helpful in leadership.  I love the leadership principles of Jesus.  I’ve written 10 Reasons I...

Let’s Discuss Adam, Eve, Noah, Faith, Intellect: How They Can All Co-Exist

I was writing a very detailed blog post based on some “controversial” statements I made yesterday @ Courageous Church, but thought a conversation would...

Cotton Candy Sermons?

Is your preaching substantive? Does your preaching foster transformation? In an old post on the Preaching Today Blog that is no...

Where to Find Encouragement?

I woke up this morning thinking about navigation. I know, very strange. I’m not an experienced sailor who has spent years learning the...

Prophecy in 1 Corinthians 14

In yesterday's post I began considering the nature and function of prophecy in 1 Corinthians, focusing especially on chapters 12 and 13. ...

10 Things I Believe About the Church

Perry Noble: "I believe God wants to use your church to do unbelievable things in the community."

Balancing Our Treasures

If our treasure is not balanced, what does that say about our heart?

7 Ways to Keep an Outward Focus

It is easy to lose momentum. Use this list to keep your outward focus fresh.

Free Video Download: Balancing Our Treasures

"If our treasure is not balanced, what does that say about our heart?"

Dallas Willard, What the Church Needs to Get Right

John Ortberg and Dallas Willard discuss the centrality of Jesus' message in the Gospels.

‘Understanding Precedes Refutation’—Preston Sprinkle’s Exiles in Babylon Conference Is Curious

The Exiles in Babylon conference, which is an outgrowth of Preston Sprinkle's “Theology in the Raw” podcast, “aims to help believers think Christianly about theological and cultural issues by engaging in curious conversations with a diverse range of thoughtful people.”

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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