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Is Your Church Ready to Care for Those Reentering Society?
Churches have a tremendous opportunity and responsibility to welcome former prisoners home.
Douglas Cupery
How Evangelistically Effective is Church Planting?Church planting is evangelistically effective only to the degree that it is evangelistically focused from the beginning.
Jeff Christopherson
Planting Pastors in the New America: A Case for Civic Advocacy TrainingIn today’s urban ministry climate, people are not content to settle for “lip service” anymore.
Dr. Elizabath D. Rios
Why Prepare for Ministry at a Liberal Arts College?A liberal arts education does not simply encounter creation; it encounters the Creator.
Ed Stetzer
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All Good Things Must Come to an End
Every ending is a new beginning.
Derwin L Gray
The Source of True JoyJoy is not found in our circumstances.
Derwin L Gray
How to Get the Most Out of Your LifeSix keys to being more productive in life and ministry.
Derwin L Gray
Your Day in CourtHis case is so convincing, so true, that it is beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are guilty.
Derwin L Gray
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Love Is Slow, but It Lasts
Final thoughts on family, faith, and what matters most.
"Looking for Ways to Build Bridges"A conversation with CT editor Katelyn Beaty about blogging, books, and what's next.
Nine Favorite Posts from Thin Places The best of faith, family, disability, and culture as I say goodbye to blogging.
Why I Need to Stop BloggingThe possibilities and limitations of logging life on the Internet.
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Why We Stopped Taking Attendance At Our Church For A While
Getting more precise numbers wasn’t going to fix the obvious problems or identify the undiscovered ones.
Karl Vaters
Pastoral Transition: Six Factors That Help A Church Navigate Big ChangesChurches that resist change have a harder time when change is needed. Churches that regularly make smaller transitions hone their transition skills.
Karl Vaters
The Biggest Misunderstanding About Small Church PastorsWe don't have a limited vision. Our best contributions to Christ’s kingdom happen to be in a smaller setting.
Karl Vaters
The Invisible Scandal: How Bad Debt And Poor Stewardship Are Killing The Church's ReputationPeople want to give. God wants to provide. Our churches need to be places worthy of those gifts and that provision.
Karl Vaters
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