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The Greatest Gospel Question of this Moment: “How Are You Doing?”

Two weeks ago, the question, “How are you doing?” was a passing gesture that meant relatively little. Things have changed.

Jeff Christopherson

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Mar 28
Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership
Spreading Love from a Distance: What a Church in Brooklyn Is Doing
How one church in Brooklyn, the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis, is responding to opportunities in their neighborhood.

Brandon Watts
Mar 27
Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership
Survey: Churches Pivoting, Anxious, and Getting on Mission
Over 1500 church leaders responded to our Covid-19 Church Survey.

Report by Andrew MacDonald, Ed Stetzer, and Todd Wilson
Mar 27
Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership
5 Keys to Speaking Positively about Generosity During COVID-19
Encouragement and coaching to pastors to raise our confidence and clarity as it relates to leading generously.

Todd McMichen
Mar 26

Connecting as a Team When You Can’t Be Together
As we are thinking innovatively about how to do church or business with these new limitations, we need a similar level of creativity in team building and de-stressing.

Andrew MacDonald

Mar 25Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship
Pastors from Europe Tell North America: Get Ready Now
We talked to pastors from Spain and Italy about their experience, which might be the North American experience in just a few weeks.

Ed Stetzer with Daniel Yang
Mar 25Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership
From Crisis to Catalyst: How to Innovate Well by Asking Three Key Questions
As the church works to understand and engage the gravity of the suffering and loss around the globe, I’d argue that we are best served by seeing this season as a catalyst.

Johnny Pereira
Mar 24Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership
Ways Churches Are Stepping Up During the COVID-19 Crisis
Churches are asking what they can do during a time of social distancing. We gathered examples from actual churches already engaged.

Ed Stetzer
Mar 24Culture, Leadership, Research
Will COVID-19 Lead to a Long-term Shift in Church Attendance?
This coming weekend may represent the fewest people engaging in corporate worship in the last two millennia.

Ryan Burge
Mar 23Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership
This Is Not The Crisis, But It Is Just A Few Weeks Away
It is time to move from focusing on the current challenge of doing church and turn to the crisis weeks away from our communities.

Ed Stetzer with Josh Laxton
Mar 23Missio Mondays
Secularity, Political Christianity, and COVID-19: Sovereign Conditions for Gospel Movement
Since 2016, the detachment of the general population to evangelicalism has increased in both numbers and emotional ranker.

Jeff Christopherson
Mar 21Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship
F.A.M.I.L.Y Worship during COVID-19
We all want to lead our children well during this unprecedented time.

Josh Laxton
Mar 20Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership
Can You Livestream from Church During a Lockdown?
Yes, you are essential personnel-- so let’s act like it

Ed Stetzer
Mar 20Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership
When Loneliness Meets Self-Isolation
A Warning and an Opportunity Amidst the Coronavirus

Jana Magruder
Mar 19Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship
Feeling Out of Control? You Are Gaining Something Even Greater
In both Christian and non-Christian circles, the message of hope in this generation has never been so needed.

Laurie Nichols

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