Thom Rainer: How Relational Is Your Church?
“Guests often say this is a friendly church if you know each other…it’s the holy huddle.” - Thom Rainer
A. J. Swoboda: The Sabbath Is a Gift from God
The Sabbath "is the one commandment in the Bible that we literally celebrate and compensate breaking.” - A. J. Swoboda
Karl Vaters: Being Small Is Not a Problem, Virtue or an Excuse
“If your church is healthy, it doesn’t matter what size it is.” - Karl Vaters
Jamie Mertens: Keep it Simple, Let God Work
“We want to keep everything lightweight, low maintenance and high quality. For the purpose of being able to respond to what God is doing in the community versus manufacturing something and then asking God to bless it.” - Jamie Mertens
Christine Caine: God Is Preparing You for Something He’s Already Prepared For You
“We end up being disappointed with God because we expect from God what he never promised.” - Christine Caine
Rich Birch: Here’s How to Make Your Church Grow
“The churches that are the fastest growing are that ones that are firmly committed to the proclamation of the message, to preaching.” - Rich Birch
Choco de Jesus: How Your Church Can Reach Out to Latinos
“Just because you love Jesus doesn’t mean that we’re going to welcome you into our living room. We need to see that you are going to do life with us.” - Choco de Jesus
Ed Stetzer: How You Can Be a Better Leader
“What we have to spend more time on as leaders is not what's urgent but important; developing other leaders and your own leadership style.” - Ed Stetzer
Grant Skeldon: If You Want to Be Discipled, Be Hungry
“We don’t have a millennial problem, we have a discipleship problem.” - Grant Skeldon
Brian Houston: How to See God’s Gifting in Your Life
“We’re quicker to see God’s gifting in other people's lives than we are in our own life.” - Brian Houston
Jeff Vanderstelt: When Discipling, Admit You Don’t Know Everything
“Most of our thinking about discipleship and teaching has taken on this idea of, I'm the master teacher and you have to listen to what I have to say. There is potential for arrogance.” - Jeff Vanderstelt
Matt Redman: Worship Is Not About a Small, Flimsy God
“One of the key ingredients that’s missing in many worship teams is kindness….It’s not a great environment for creativity.” - Matt Redman
Dave Ferguson: Multiplication Is the Mission of Jesus
“It's a travesty when we keep (Christianity) to ourselves and we don’t multiply at every level.” - Dave Ferguson
Eric Bryant: How to Reach Those Who Aren’t Like You
“In our culture it's far more difficult to convince someone that there is a loving God than to convince them that they are sinful and broken.” - Eric Bryant
Jo Saxton: Broken Pieces Can Be Redeemed
“When we walk in our valley of dry bones….God is present. You’re still his child and he’s still with you.” - Jo Saxton
Ryan Wakefield: Planning for Ongoing Discipleship, Not the Next Big Event
"The biblical mandate is not the big event, it's ongoing discipleship." - Ryan Wakefield
Nick Vujicic: Teaching the Church How to Fish
“The church is disabled. We don’t know how to fish.” - Nick Vujicic
Daniel Henderson: How to Pray When You’re In Charge
“There’s a difference between a prayer program and a prayer culture.” - Daniel Henderson
Steve and Jackie Green: Inviting All People to Engage With the Bible
"The mission for Museum of the Bible is to invite all people to engage with the Bible." - Steve Green
Brett McCracken: Christianity Is Meant to Be Uncomfortable
“We can’t be afraid of being honest about the costliness of Christianity. We don’t want to hide that or downplay that.” - Brett McCracken
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Hundreds of Christians Dead in Nigeria as Violence Continues
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