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- 1. Why Your Church May Not Be as Evangelism-Focused as You Think
- Evangelism has the ability to make some of us very uncomfortable. We worry about offending people. We agonize over saying something wrong, unorthodox or unhelpful that might end up leading someone further ...
- Created on 15 October 2019
- 2. 2 Ways to Put Church Preferences in Their Proper Place
- Everyone has their own personal preferences. I am an '80s guy. In fact, I like '80s music so much so that a worship leader at a church I planted in Tennessee called me "'80s Ed." But some people prefer ...
- Created on 30 September 2019
- 3. Florida Coffee Shop Brews Up a Noble Kingdom Cause
- ... w, but God's called us to do this. So we just need to get up and walk." A Testimony and a Hope And get up and walk the Kadolphs did—but not without challenges, including some from the Christian communit ...
- Created on 10 September 2019
- 4. 10 Surprising Questions Church Leaders Are Asking
- I love those who work in local churches—pastors, children's ministers, worship leaders, lay leaders and so many more. And I have the incredible opportunity to hear from over 1,600 church leaders on a regula ...
- Created on 09 September 2019
- 5. How Your Church Can Better Reach Your Local Community ...
- Perhaps the most common question I get in church revitalization goes something like this inquiry: "What do I do to get people in the community to come to our church when our members don't live in or ne ...
- Created on 13 August 2019
- 6. 5 Simple Questions for a Highly Productive Ministry Day
- ... theological degree. Ultimately, our spiritual responsibility is to lead people to Jesus and see an eternal transformation. Facets of this happen from the boardroom working on a strategy to out in the c ...
- Created on 08 August 2019
- 7. Why Lucifer's Lie May Be Blocking Your Growth
- Most people have a desire to grow, but very few know how to do it. Growth requires change, and most people are change resistant. Growth occurs best when people are part of a community. This is because ...
- Created on 29 May 2019
- 8. This Church Prayed a Radical Prayer—And Saw a Radical Reward
- ... nt scale. We start to judge the success of what we do in the community by how many families it draws to our church. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but I started to wonder, What if we measured a diffe ...
- Created on 10 October 2018
- 9. How This Bible Verse Guides One Woman's Christ-Centered Fashion Line
- ... to every area of their lives—whether in raising their two toddlers, Nahla and Matthew; serving the Chicago community through their What's Your Forte? Foundation; or providing moms stylish designs made ...
- Created on 09 October 2018
- 10. How the Church Can Help Fix the Refugee Crisis
- "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another" ...
- Created on 24 September 2018
- 11. Ministry Leaders Step Up as Thousands Lose Everything in Century's Worst Flood
- GFA-supported workers (Gospel for Asia, gfa.org) are stepping up efforts to help with rescue and relief efforts in India's flood-stricken Kerala state, as the death toll and number of displaced people ...
- Created on 22 August 2018
- 12. Let's Help Bethel Give to Every Family Who Lost Home in Redding Fire
- ... rt" podcast so he could share what his church is doing to support and help heal its community. Eric says that the night the fire first broke out was traumatic for the entire community. Almost half the city—40 ...
- Created on 20 August 2018
- 13. 5 Priceless Keys to Navigate Rocky Relationships Through the Holy Spirit
- I know many leaders who love crowds but hate people. And it would be very easy for my type of personality to be that way. In fact, at the beginning of my ministry it was rather easy for me to focus on ...
- Created on 07 August 2018
- 14. 7 Common Traits of Healthy Teams
- ... m, I know I can't ignore it.) Celebratory atmosphere. Laughter builds community. A team needs time just to have fun together. And, there needs to be a freedom for spontaneous (and planned) celebration. ...
- Created on 12 July 2018
- 15. Francis Chan: Why Do Gangs Offer Better Fellowship Than the Church?
- Francis Chan relates the story of a man who converted to Christianity after being a gang member, only to be disillusioned and disappointed when he found that the gang offered better community than the ...
- Created on 13 June 2018
- 16. 10 Things You Have to Understand to Experience True Unity ...
- As someone who has had to work hard at unity (from a personal perspective with my family as well as in the church and marketplace), I have come up with 10 things I must understand to achieve true unity ...
- Created on 14 February 2018
- 17. Jack Hayford Speaks a Word of Biblical Unity Into These Polarized Times ...
- Pastor Jack Hayford says everybody is made in the image of God—and that powerful reality should change our everyday interactions. The longtime apostolic elder shares why an understanding of the image ...
- Created on 08 January 2018
- 18. How Pastors Can Cooperate With the Holy Spirit in This Crucial Church Ingredient
- Sharing and having common stewardship of all things is what I call Level 3 Unity. Acts 2:44-45 says, "All who believed were together and had all things in common. They sold their property and goods an ...
- Created on 20 November 2017
- 19. What It Takes for Selfless Love to Permeate Your Church
- The way the early church shared and had common stewardship of all things is what I call "Level 3 Unity." Click here for my last article on this topic. Acts 2:44-45 44 All who believed were together an ...
- Created on 13 November 2017
- 20. Did Martin Luther Destroy the Church's Unity? ...
- I sat in a seminary class and listened as a guest lecturer bashed Martin Luther, accusing him of "destroying the unity of the church." I decided I could not keep silent and so raised my hand. I told th ...
- Created on 06 November 2017
