Want to know where to start? Take these six keys and run with them. read more

Sometimes words aren't enough to transform a heart. Even Jesus knew meeting physical needs is often the greatest starting point for sharing the gospel. read more

Prompting people to attend Easter and Christmas services doesn't take much effort. Find out why the real work is enticing them to become regulars. read more

Revival without reformation merely fills church buildings. Find out what true revival and reformation can do. read more

Is the message of 'come to Jesus, come to church, be good and go to heaven' leading to frustration or boredom for many? read more

The concept of "turf wars" usually conjures up thoughts of boundary disputes. But isn't the world everyone's mission field? read more

Are you a disciple making disciples? Does your church have a discipleship program? read more

Who doesn't want to hear when they get to heaven, "Well done, thy good and faithful servant"? What better reason is there to revel in spreading the Good News? read more

Many Western churches are on life support and don't realize it until it's too late. What can be done to stop this trend? read more

Do you often pray for the Lord to lead you into conversation with people you don't know? Have you been able to spread the gospel that way? read more

While some might be intimidated when talking with an atheist, here are some tips that could make a difference. read more

Find out what we can all can learn from Matthew Barnett and his Dream Center's ministry to the "least of these." read more

It may not be well received by some, but stepping outside the box to reach the lost could work wonders. Here's one example that did for Pastor Hal Seed. read more

In article in a 1972 edition of The Saturday Evening Post, the Rev. Billy Graham was quoted as saying, “The vast majority of American young people are still alienated, uncommitted, and uninvolved. There is a deep vacuum within them. They are searching for individual identity. They are searching for a challenge and a faith. Whoever captures the imagination of the youth of our generation will change the world. Youth movement of the past have been perverted and led by dictators and demagogues. Perhaps the American young people will be captured by Christ.”

Rev. Graham hit it on the head. He did not go into great detail about the symptoms of the youth crisis. He did not detail the issues of pornography, suicide, depression, self-injury and hopelessness, but he did highlight the core issue. He reminded us that their problems are spiritual in nature. read more

Books and seminars on leadership dominate pastoral reading. And that is good. The axiom is true that an organization or a church does not rise higher than its leader.

But do leadership and ministry equal the same thing? I do not think so. Ministry includes much more.

When I am looking for an example or prototype for ministry, I first look to Jesus. How did He minister? What kind of a minister was He? If He is the Chief Shepherd (Pastor) and I the undershepherd, what kind of pastor or minister am I to be? If I am to follow in His steps, what were His steps?

Let me lift from His ministry a brief moment that encapsulates Jesus’ pastoral concern. I do not pretend that this pericope represents the totality of truth about Jesus as our model for ministry, but I find in it three essentials that serve as an example for us. read more

Whatever your goals are for the rest of this year, I’d like to encourage you to include at least one goal that helps other churches.

Helping other churches is a multiplication strategy. If you can help someone else do what you do well, you’ve doubled your effectiveness. More importantly, Genesis 12 indicates that we are blessed to be a blessing.

Helping others has always been God’s intention for His people, particularly for leaders. read more

For the first 15 years, my ministry had been built on an invitation model. In essence, I was saying, “If you come to my camp, my conference, my church, or if you will read one of my books, I can share truth and hope with you.”

But in 2003, my philosophy began to change because God began to amplify the Great Commission in my heart and He began to refine my demographic.  

Up until that point, I felt like because we were doing some outside-the-box events and hosting some aggressive conferences that some other churches might not have, our outreach model was effective—but even our outreach was inward. If they wouldn’t come where we were—and many would not—we had no way to reach and influence them. read more

I’m not an evangelist or a pastor. I’m not even a Bible teacher or a youth minister. I’m a filmmaker, attempting to do the near-impossible for my films. I attempt to visibly film an invisible God. 

Having traveled the world to make my first three feature films, Finger of God, Furious Love and Father of Lights, it’s probably safe to say that the last six years have given me a new perspective and quite an education on what God is doing around the world, as well as which evangelism methods are working, and which ones are seemingly slogging through quicksand. 

The politically correct statement here would be to say that as long as those trying to evangelize are preaching the basics of the gospel, then we should just be happy, no matter their methods. But I can’t help but wonder if one form of evangelism is more effective than another.  read more