Should You Make Your Church Smaller?
Big churches! Multi-site campuses! Church planting movements! Megachurches! It's all the rage. How often have we stopped to think about the bigger-is-... Read More...
Getting Saved Is Cliché
Christians are on mission to proclaim and live out the good news of the gospel. Sometimes, we're not very good at it. When we teach others about Jesus... Read More...
Seven Ways to Make Prayer Part of Your Daily Life
For some reason, it's really easy to feel guilty about prayer. No, wait. Let me rephrase that. It's really easy to feel guilty about the lack of praye... Read More...
Enemies and Allies: Figuring Out Which Is Which
Whether it's singing "Onward Christian Soldiers," or "I'm in the Lord's Army," warfare has always been a part of Christianity. With good reason. The N... Read More...
How To Make Tough Decisions
Nearly everyone has faced the agony of an impossible decision. Do you ever wish that there was some kind of automatic decision-making device? Maybe it... Read More...
How to Innovate
Innovation is important, but it's also hard. We live in a time of change. In order to remain effective, strategic, and relevant, we must innovate. So ... Read More...
How Not to Worship Celebrity Rockstar Pastors
I carefully opened the envelope. I could tell by the logo that it was an invitation to a pastors conference that I had attended a couple years ago. I ... Read More...
Seven Ways to Reverse Stagnation and Improve Your Ministry
Do you know what stagnation in the ministry is? It happens when ministry becomes dull, unexciting, routine, and altogether undesirable. This is the ki... Read More...
10 Tips for Small Groups
Small groups are an important part of the life and development of a local church. Just knowing that small groups are a good idea isn't enough. There n... Read More...