Play can restore our souls from the damage done by our accomplishment-driven, workaholic culture.

Addressing doctrinal divisions on day one of the Q conference.

Be faithful in every aspect of your life.

The insights we gleaned from a year's worth of church visits.

Seeking Christ in an age of complexity.

Why is a once honored leadership trait now despised?

You're convinced that your sermons provide a nourishing spiritual meal. How could anyone claim otherwise?

Do kids show up at church for the treats and trinkets?

Welcome to a strange new world where atheists do outreach and evangelicals reject God.

One eruption can contaminate your inner space for a l-o-n-g time.

Moving beyond the "messiah" and "manager" pastoral models.

Dealing with attenders who aren't getting involved.

The desire others carry for God can help ignite our own.

While one left behind impressive buildings, the other demonstrated a fitness that is mysteriously transferable.

How Url Scaramanga thinks about cool new church names.

The ten top reasons the kids in your life and ministry need a Christian camp experience this summer.

What the health insurance reforms tell us about the new age of adult accountability.

Learn to pray in agreement with others.

Seven questions for leaders to ask themselves

The true nature of worship.

Visiting Israel changed my view of two people I thought I knew.

Now that we've identified those leaving the church, what are we to do about them?

After your trip, dialogue about your experiences, your feelings upon returning, and action steps for living here in light of what you saw over there.

Prepare for culture-shock, learn how to effectively debrief, and discuss your team dynamic.

Train your team to have sensitive cross-cultural encounters.

Discuss visas, immunizations, packing, and support-raising.

Watch this documentary of two short-term teams and discuss your expectations for the trip.

What can we learn from Piper's leave of absence from public ministry?

Our free webinar will explain how to leverage these inherent gifts.

Finding a third way.

A.W. Tozer is a man who will make you hungry for God.

Identifying churches that spend less than 35 percent on staff

The church has a significant image problem and denouncing Beck won't solve it.

When we give generously, we get a glimpse of the abundance of God.

It was a chronic problem for the people of Israel. They honored God with their actions and rituals, but their hearts were far from him. Have we fallen into the same trap?

"Everybody is a volunteer." Since anyone can leave at any time depending on the authenticity of our moral authority, that is how we should see those we lead - even the paid employees.