Pastors

Features

Discipleship |Preaching
People of the Book
God's people are distinguished by one thing; my job is to teach it.
John Ortberg
Discipleship |Preaching
An Efficient Gospel?
The modern world was inclined toward reduction, efficiency, and things you can count.
Tim Keel
Discipleship
Let God Speak for Himself
Why we need to listen to more Scripture, without embellishment, in worship and life.
An interview with The Divine Hours author Phyllis Tickle
Discipleship |Preaching
Form-fit Preaching
How the genre of the biblical text should shape sermon structure.
Jeffrey Arthurs
Discipleship |Preaching
How Deep, How Wide?
Marshall Shelley
Discipleship |Preaching
Is it Still Gospel Preaching?
The 21st-century makes demands of those who want to communicate the richness of the gospel.
Leighton Ford
Discipleship |Preaching
Reading Scripture the Way Jesus Did—Aloud!
Warren Bird
Discipleship
Red-Letter Days
When God's message changes the messenger.
Clark Cothern

Parse

Outreach
5 Reasons Muslims Convert

Commentary

Preaching
Hot Theology
If we ignore the reality of hell, we make one of Jesus' frequent teachings a mere metaphor.
Dan Kimball
Leadership|Outreach
The Divine Commodity
Today many people choose churches like they choose groceries.
Reviewed by Skye Jethani
Discipleship
Between "Failure" and "Fraud"
I hear two voices—assessing, accusing. Which will I listen to?
Mark Labberton

Toolkit

Leadership|Preaching
Team Work
Rick Muchow
Discipleship
Learning Imaginative Prayer
Greg Boyd
Leadership|Outreach
Bridging the Trust Gap
Mark Jobe
Discipleship
Where Scripture Meets Life
Chris Blumhofer
Leadership|Preaching
Show, Don't Tell
Angelic host proclaims: Jim Walker calls his approach to preaching "fellowship with the Word."
Angie Ward

Bonus Article

Leadership
Leadership Heroes!
Types of Heroes We All Should Have
Chad Hall
Two of Me
For God's people, the opposite of simplicity is not complexity. It's duplicity.
Mindy Caliguire
Discipleship
Life Before Winter
The vital ministry in assisted living facilities and funeral homes.
Jerry Amstutz
Leadership|Outreach
Who Stole My Church?
When the church you love tries to enter the 21st century.
Gordon MacDonald

Cartoons

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Quick Exit after Service

Ron Morgan

Cartoon

Preaching from Trapeze

Scott Arthur Masear

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Text Your Response to Altar Call

Fred Allen

Cartoon

Focused Sermons

Dennis Fletcher

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Disturbing Biblical Imagery

Mark Sisson

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All-Time High in Giving and Attendance

Dennis Fletcher

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In Children's Ministry

Dennis Fletcher

All Articles

Discipleship |Preaching

Biblical Authority & Today's Preacher

How much has changed over 50 years?

Discipleship |Outreach

Living (the) Bible

A.J. Jacobs spent a year trying to be completely obedient to Scripture. Even down to his underwear.

Discipleship |Preaching

The Hermeneutics Quiz

Your biblical blind spots and what you tend not to see.

Scot McKnight