Church Life+Ministry

My Immigration Status: Beloved
In Christ I am more than the ‘crime’ I committed at age 5.
Strategy Matters: The Importance of Strategic Thinking in the Church (Part 2)
Strategy matters, even when it comes to something like sermon prep.
The Pastor’s Wife Effect
Pastors' wives don’t need reverence. They need friendship.
Seeing the Unseen
What picture of the future has God tattooed on your heart?
Was Driscoll's Board a Problem?
Outside Insight: Some say it’s the new norm. Others don’t consider it biblical.
Biblical Illiteracy by the Numbers Part 1: The Challenge
How well do American Christians know their Bibles? Hint: not well.
How Boko Haram's Murders and Kidnappings Are Changing Nigeria's Churches
Leading Nigerian evangelical says Christians won’t abandon the North.
What the Church Should Look Like
That's what I'd like to help us think about in this blog.
Instead of Building Your Platform, Build Your Character
Three Practices to Grow as a Leader.
Pastor, Five Signs We're in Danger
Simple steps we can take to guard our hearts.
I was Going to Commit Suicide, but…
An invitation to a friend may save a life.
Seven Things Every Church Planter Must Know
Preparing for the adventure of a lifetime.
Don't Declaw the Lion
Have we commercialized the Gospel, reducing its effectiveness?
Mark Driscoll Resigns from Mars Hill
"I do not want to be the source of anything that might detract from our church’s mission."
Learning to Lead Differently as You Age
As we get older and the world changes around us, we must learn to lead differently and adapt our vision.
Why It's Hard to Learn from African Christians
New research spotlights what the continent’s believers (and those worldwide) are missing.
Have We Told You How Pretty You Look Today?
How our instinct to praise each others’ looks might fuel an image-obsessed culture.
Mental Illness and the Church: An Analysis, a guest post by David Murray
What do the stats tell us about how the church deals with mental illness?
What is Contextualization? Presenting the Gospel in Culturally Relevant Ways
Contextualization involves an attempt to present the Gospel in a culturally relevant way.
The Boomerang Effect
The generation of the 'silent exodus' has now started coming back.

Top Story November 10, 2020

Jon Tyson: ‘Run into the Controversy’
Jon Tyson: ‘Run into the Controversy’
Why the NYC pastor’s goal is “to winsomely offend everybody.”

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