Church Shopping: Finding the Right Church
I love shopping! No, seriously, I really do. For me, there’s something about finding a great outfit at a decent price. Over the years, I…
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10 Characteristics of Healthy Relationships
Part of the essence of being human involves relating to other human beings. We relate to our parents, spouse, extended family, friends, church community, colleagues,…
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Church Discipline in a Christian Non-Profit?
This is Part 4 of a series I wrote with Ed Stetzer on Church Discipline. Although church discipline is reserved for the shepherds of God's…
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The Pattern and Practice of Church Discipline
This is Part 3 of a series I wrote with Ed Stetzer on Church Discipline. In Part 1, the practice of church discipline was grounded in…
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The Purpose of Church Discipline
This is Part 2 of the Church Discipline series that I wrote with Ed Stetzer. As we noted in Part 1, God compares himself to a…
The Way of the Shepherd: The Biblical Foundation of Church and Church Discipline
This is part 1 of a series I wrote with Ed Stetzer on Church Discipline. Church discipline. Those two words can bring a multitude of…
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Remaining Opportunities in North America Toward Fulfilling the Great Commission
This is Article 2, in a series of articles based upon the Lausanne North America Listening Call, that I wrote with Ed Stetzer. Question 1:…
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Creating A City-Reaching Movement
Many missiologists, mission-minded church leaders, and practitioners have talked about the church engaging in the seven spheres of society. To refresh your memory on the…
Having a Full Cup in an Empty World: A Key Element for Pastoral Ministry
This article originally appeared on OutreachMagazine.com. By now you’ve probably seen the articles that address the state of many pastors in America. Navigating through the…
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The Messy Middle of Christian Cultural Engagement: Two Reasons Why Evangelicalism Continues to Fracture
When it comes to the church’s cultural engagement—how the church participates in the missio Dei—there’s not one clear and cut definition or description that Christians have…
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