Christ's kingdom work involved detours. Can we follow his model?

In an age when most are rushing to have their say, Christians can love by giving others a hearing.

I work for a seminary, but my advice for aspiring ministers doesn’t start there.

Our culture has abandoned a wealth of teaching on character formation. Let’s revive these lost arts.

Why Henri Nouwen warned pastors about becoming "too available."

Our language keeps changing, our common experiences are fewer, and universal illustrations no longer are.

Three tips on how to build a culture of small-group involvement.

Saddleback Church deserves to be honored for baptizing 50,000 people over the last 38 years. But we should never limit our attention to churches with outsized numbers.

Mercy is what holiness looks like in the lives of God's children.

The real mistake made by Jesus' classic adversaries might surprise you.

How does a lonely kid understand that she’s loved by God? An author’s childhood holds the answer.

What people really want from the church are the characteristics the New Testament has always told us the church is supposed to be about.

These common untruths prevent us from fully participating in the body of Christ.

In addition to “how can we break through to the next size level?” we need to ask “is bigger really better in this situation?"

When a church is making disciples a whole lot of problems get better or go away entirely – including finances.

How to encourage a deeper experience of Scripture.

“Black people in the inner city need apologetics, but black people in the suburbs do, too,” says apologist Lisa Fields.

The best way to help foster the Fruit of the Spirit in others is not by demanding it of them, but by living it out with them.

For parents, our most important mission field is closer than we think.