Articles in this Issue
What Are You Focused On?
Prayer ensures the sermon reflects Christ, and not just the preacher.
Keeping It Real
Can staged worship “experiences” lead to a false gospel?
The Gospel in All its Forms
Like God, the gospel is both one and more than that.
Next & Level
After a bad experience with personality-based, top-down leadership, a whole new approach was needed at what is truly The Next Level Church.
Walking in Step
Elders and ministers can lead successfully together if they share these four priorities.
Three Overlooked Leadership Roles
We’re familiar with pastors and teachers, but today’s world needs a leadership team that includes APE, three biblical but forgotten functions.
Apostles Today?
Rediscovering the gift that leaves churches and well-connected pastors in its wake.
Ministry Team Diagnostics
How to avoid the 5 most common dysfunctions of a ministry team.
Sharing the Driver’s Seat
When pastors team up to write the week’s sermon, can they avoid oncoming traffic?
Difficult Sermon? Call in a Team
When the topics get tough, this preacher gets help.
Ethnic Blends?
How do you develop a racially diverse leadership team? Are quotas the right recipe?
Parish Without Partners?
It took a church and a social service agency teaming up to bring good news to a tough Chicago neighborhood.
Preaching to the Choir
Should unbelieving musicians be allowed to play with the worship team?
Why Can’t I Shake My Sins?
A surprising answer to a stubborn problem.
Serving Is Believing
Rallying Christians and non-Christians around community needs may invigorate your outreach.
Launching a Remarriage Ministry
Saving second marriages before they start.
My 3×5 Salvation
When words fail, the Word I’ve memorized is there.
The Spotlight Syndrome
How do you raise a family while leading a church?
Ministry in the Middle
We asked two PKs who are now raising their own PKs to tell us how they navigate ministry and family life.
Tending or Processing?
Maybe sustainable agriculture is a better model for church life than a feed lot.
Ministry’s Sweet Spot
It wasn’t till we attempted the untried and untested that I discovered …
Which Half-Brain Do You Lead With?
Comparing the latest books by Andy Stanley and Tim Keel.
Rethinking “Team” Terminology
More artistic leaders are looking for an alternative to sports metaphors in ministry.
This Is It
What kind of groundwork leads to real community?