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Church Planter Candidate Assessment Tool

Last week at the Exponential Conference I was excited to unveil a new online Church Planter Candidate Assessment tool that can be used to...

Where to Start

Note: This is something I’m tossing around for a potential book intro. Please let me know what you think: If you’ve ever headed south on...

Churchmorph Reflections – Expanding Networks

As Gibbs continues his study on the reshaping of Christian communities in ChurchMorph, he turns to the ways a new context has changed what...

The Bridge (Part Two)

Nearly four years ago, I experienced one of the lowest moments of my life, which I took time out to write about...

Isaac Watts Speaks 266 Years Ago About the Rob Bell Hell Controversy

I was recently rereading portions I had marked in a wonderful book written by the Puritan Isaac Watts (1674-1748). He was best known...

Seeing God as Too Much God

Don’t let the title of this post upset you just yet… God is fully God. There’s no way to describe the greatness, majesty, holiness, perfection, bigness...

Megachurches, Growth and the Art of Pastoring

Eugene Peterson talks about what it means to be a pastor.

5 Leaders Respond to Love Wins

Five church leaders participate in a panel discussion about "Love Wins."

Do You Pray the Text Before You Preach the Text?

The best way to have something worthwhile to say is first to listen.

The G.O.S.P.E.L.

The message in one poetic sentence.

Free eBook: Religious Affections

"Written in 1746 during the First Great Awakening, 'Religious Affections' remains an important and challenging Christian treatise."

National Day of Prayer Event Broadcasting on GOD TV

GOD TV will once again broadcast the main event of the U.S. National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 5.

Prayer Statistics: Statistics on Prayer in the U.S.

A collection of statistics and illustrations on the prevalence and efficacy of prayer in the United States.

Why We Are All About the Numbers

Furtick: "Personally, I don’t want to put a cap on the number of stories God wants to redeem."

10 Tips for Handling Conflict

If relationships are normal, conflict is inevitable.

Rethinking “What Would Jesus Do?”

Frank Viola: "Jesus made pretty clear that we cannot live the Christian life. Instead, He must live it through us."

How to Preach Practical Sermons with Spiritual Depth

For everyone who is tired of the dichotomy between "spiritual" and "practical"

Keller: 5 Big Issues Facing the Church

Tim Keller offers insight into the biggest cultural changes impacting the church today.

Greg Laurie: Art and Beauty Are God's Ideas

The church should see the arts as a means for proclaiming His glory!

Is Your Brand of Faith Too Tame?

Alan Hirsch discusses the tension between Spirit and reason.

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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