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How Does Church Planting Benefit the Sending Church?

Can giving away your best people be a good thing?

How Does Understanding God’s Happiness Change Lives?

As much as I believe in the holiness of God, I also believe in emphasizing God’s happiness as a legitimate and effective way to share the gospel with unbelievers or to help Christians regain a foothold in their faith.

You Can’t (and Shouldn’t) Please Everyone

Learning to balance the natural tension of loving and caring for people, but not allowing someone to leverage their personal agenda or hijack the vision of your church is part of the leader’s responsibility.

How To Move On From Careless Prayers

I will not talk about my prayer life to make me look more spiritual. My prayer life has a long way to go. If I hint in any way that I am some super saint with an unmatched prayer life, I am lying.

Everyone, All the Time

Three ways to help your people be part of God's mission

7 Ways This Year Can Be Better Than Last Year

God’s mercies are new every morning, and great is His faithfulness (Lam 3:22-23). That means each day is a new day and each year is a new year. His mercies await you this day, and He will be faithful to you.

Beth Moore: A Lifelong Learning—Part 1

No matter what’s going on in the world, I can make it if the Lord is loud to me—his Word is really alive and jumping off the page into the marrow of my bones.

3 Reasons College Towns Are Ideal for Church Plants

Spiritual awakenings often happen on or near university campuses.

Considering New Year’s Resolutions for Your Church?

We make resolutions because we want to bring change to bear on our circumstances. We want to improve ourselves and our quality of life. And the top resolutions, for most people, tend to revolve around the same three poles: money, health and family.

Suffering Is About Knowing Jesus Better

I saw firsthand what God did in Nanci though her suffering, and I know what He has done in me through mine.

The Key to Loving People Who Hate You

How to obey one of Jesus' most difficult commands