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Discipleship
It's Just Not Working
Frustrated by his ineffectiveness, this pastor did something … he admitted the truth. The first step toward change.
Bill Hull
Discipleship
Ask Fred
Mentor and sage Fred Smith receives lots of questions from leaders, and sometimes his greatest gift back is to reframe them.
Fred Smith
Discipleship |Leadership
No More Mr. Nice Group
5 practices that take small groups beyond polite "sharing" to the disciplines that change lives.
John Ortberg



Discipleship |Preaching

Our Daunting Hope

Can preaching really change anyone?

Mark Labberton
Discipleship |Preaching
Transformed, Not Self-Made
Marshall Shelley
Leadership|Outreach
4 Marks of a Transforming Church
There's more to it than doing good deeds.
Discipleship |Preaching
Contemplative Kids
Children may be the people most receptive to quiet, reflective spiritual formation.
Discipleship
The Apprentices
What is spiritual formation? And how does a church do it? A professor and pastor discuss the new language of making disciples.

Parse

Leadership|Outreach
Churches Team Up to "Clothe A Child"
Texas churches and corporations find a creative way to help their community.
Andy Williams
Discipleship |Leadership|Outreach
Taking Membership Seriously
Why it's time to raise the bar.
Outreach
Life and Death
Discipleship |Outreach
Porn Comes to Church
America's dirty little secret is neither little nor secret. So these pastors are taking it on.
Leadership|Outreach
Friendship Boosts Church Attendance

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Leadership|Outreach |Preaching
The Case for Sunday Brunch
Is your worship service a banquet or a bust?
Nancy Beach
Outreach
Wielding the Culture Club
What's tougher than building a church from scratch? Changing an existing one.

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Discipleship
The Campus Confession Booth
What I considered a horrible idea turned into a moment of transformation.
Donald Miller



Discipleship

Why Was Billy Graham's Preaching So Powerful?

Spiritual strength, as the renowned evangelist experienced it, means remaining connected to the Source.

Harold Myra and Marshall Shelley
Leadership
The Magical History Tour
Tired of the usual staff meetings, we took our leadership retreat on the road—to see John Wesley.
C. John Steer

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