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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.

Heaven’s Welcoming Party

Take a look at the send-off of the very first Christian martyr, a precious witness for Christ named Stephen. And notice, if you will, the glimpses we are given into the reception he is about to receive in Heaven…

Keeping Christ in Christmas — Without Meeting In Person on Sunday

Many if not most churches choosing to not hold in-person services on Christmas Day are offering online services.

How to Reach a Culture Not Interested in the Gospel

The key to gaining a hearing in our culture

A God-Shaped Vision

Back in 2001, the leadership team at Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, launched a vision plan that laid out some lofty goals....

Speaking the Truth in Love When the LGBTQ+ Community Comes to Your Church

Welcoming in all those who need a genuine encounter with Jesus is a primary function of the church, and this principle must be extended to the LGBTQ community as much as it is anybody else.

Christmas Strife — Not All That Merry and Bright

There are people in our nation today who don’t want us to merely tolerate their views; they want us to accept them—and, even more so, endorse them. This can’t happen, because as Christians, we stand on the Scriptures.

How to Remove the Obstacles to Your Team’s Success

How do you get your team members deeply engaged in your mission?

Loving People Where They Are

Evangelical Free Church leaders also learned what it means to serve the community when it joined with other churches and Christian leaders to form the “Love Singapore” movement, which focused largely on praying together as one church.