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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Appealing to Caesar: Leveraging the Rights of our Earthly Citizenship
This article originally appeared on OutreachMagazine.com. According to the Bible, Christians have dual citizenships. While we may be a citizen of the country of our…
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The Primary Apologetic for the Christian Faith
If you had to choose between a chicken sandwich from Chick-fila or Popeyes, which one would you choose? If you’re a coffee person and you…
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Crisis of Faith: What We Can Learn from Peter’s Crisis of Faith
Most church leaders have read the account of Peter cutting the ear of the high priest’s servant (John 18:10; Luke 22:49–50). What’s fascinating about this…
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Helping Churches Think through Innovation and Technology in Today’s Context
The words “church” and “innovation” have been lumped together for quite some time. In fact, Ed Stetzer co-authored the book, 11 Innovations in the Local Church,…
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When the Cultural Climate Gets Political How Does the Church Stay Missional?
America is caught up (and has been for quite some time) in a culture war of the kind of nation it will be or become.…
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There is a Balm in Gilead: A Missional Strategy for Churches in the 21st Century
We’re living in a time of unprecedented change—secularism, science, technology, communications, migration, generational differences, political pendulum swings, and more. Within this tornadic environment, the church…
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The Power of Small: Leveraging the Advantages of a Small Church
A version of this article originally appeared on Outreachmagazine.com. I come from a small business family. Growing up my dad owned an industrial painting company…
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Accelerating the Great Commission Where Do We Need More Research?
This is part of an article series I wrote with Ed Stetzer. Question 4: Where is further research needed to accelerate the Great Commission? We…
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Better and More Effective Together: Accelerating the Great Commission
This is Article 4 in a series I wrote with Ed Stetzer. Question 3: In what areas is greater collaboration most critical in order to…
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