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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

Toolkit

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.

Bonus Article

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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Discipleship |Leadership

Pastor Joe's Katrina Blog: Ministry to the Diaspora

As New Orleans' churches anticipate digging out after the hurricane, this pastor journals a few hopeful thoughts.

Joe McKeever, pastor, cartoonist, and regular Leadership contributor

Discipleship

What Wives Want

Here's what ministry wives wish their husbands knew.

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