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What's the Big Idea?

What's the Big Idea?

Cultivating ideas and thinking deeply can be spiritual acts of love.

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The Spotlight Syndrome

The Spotlight Syndrome

How do you raise a family while leading a church?

We Couldn't Stay Silent

We Couldn't Stay Silent

Love compelled our church to get involved with the immigration issue.

Raising Money from Millennials

Raising Money from Millennials

They're in debt. They don't trust institutions. But they will give generously to your church if you approach them in the right way.

How churches can prepare for disasters

How churches can prepare for disasters

Recent events underscore the importance of emergency preparedness. |
What's the Big Idea?

What's the Big Idea?

Cultivating ideas and thinking deeply can be spiritual acts of love. |
We Couldn't Stay Silent

We Couldn't Stay Silent

Love compelled our church to get involved with the immigration issue. |
Church Rearranged

Church Rearranged

What can Starbucks and Alcoholics Anonymous teach us about the power of interaction? |
Do You Have What it Takes to Lead?

Do You Have What it Takes to Lead?

Three tests to determine if someone is ready to lead. |

Latest from Out of Ur Blog

The Intersection of Ministry & Culture

The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 52- Switzerland, Stephen Hawking & is Persecution a Myth?

A new book claims Christians inflated how much they were persecution by Rome.

Ur Video: Greg Boyd Answers "Are Mormons Saved?"

What role does right theology have in a person's salvation?

Friday Five Interview: Amy Simpson

How should the Church respond to mental illness? We asked the author of the new book, Troubled Minds.

The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 51- Brain Burp, Bieber, & the Best Coffee

Does God care how we brew coffee? This conversation may challenge your thinking about ministry.

Conversations

Convening Top Ministry Thinkers
Developing a Culture of Contentment

Developing a Culture of Contentment

Jeff Manion on taking appropriate financial risk and cultivating a generous spirit.
Preaching to the Super Bowl Champs

Preaching to the Super Bowl Champs

An interview with Rod Hairston
When Church Becomes an Idol

When Church Becomes an Idol

A Leadership Journal interview with Craig Groeschel and Kyle Idleman
Are You Ready for a Crisis?

Are You Ready for a Crisis?

8 questions with Mel Lawrenz
Raising Money from Millennials

Raising Money from Millennials

They're in debt. They don't trust institutions. But they will give generously to your church if you approach them in the right way. |
The Power of the Ask

The Power of the Ask

7 fund-raising principles for pastors. |

Classics


The Hermeneutics Quiz

The Hermeneutics Quiz

Your biblical blind spots and what you tend not to see. |
God's Call Waiting

God's Call Waiting

Be faithful where you are while you wait for God's call. |
Personal but Never Private

Personal but Never Private

Jim Wallis and Mark Dever don't see eye to eye, but they do agree on justice. |
Onward, Christian Couple

Onward, Christian Couple

How marriages can survive deployment—with some help from the church.

Grieving with the Good Friday God

Grieving with the Good Friday God

Shannon Polson sought healing from her father's death by retracing his fatal journey into the Alaskan wilderness.

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