Pastors

From the Editor

Discipleship
In Search of "Biblical Symmetry"
A faithful witness requires service and evangelism.
Drew Dyck

Features

The Soul of Steve Jobs
What would it have taken to reach the Apple founder's core?
Gordon MacDonald



Discipleship |Outreach

Six Reasons Young People Leave the Church

Barna President David Kinnaman examines the trend.

Compiled by Eric Reed
Outreach
Transforming Service
How do your service efforts introduce people to Jesus?
Rich Nathan, Lee Strobel, and others



Outreach

Rod and Reel, or Net?

What it means to catch in community.

Robert Crosby
Outreach
Know Your Neighbors?
A simple tool is helping churches in Arvada, Colorado, know and love their neighbors.
Matt Branaugh
Outreach
Acting Like Jesus
An unlikely theatrical role enabled me to connect with unbelievers.
Syler Thomas
Outreach
View from the Second Story
Community partnerships are bringing transformation to unlikely places.
Paul Pastor
Discipleship |Outreach
Road to Recovery
How one church was transformed by reaching out to neighbors with addictions.
Brandon O'Brien
Leadership
Shedding Lethargy
What it takes to move people from complacency to follow Christ.
Richard Stearns
Outreach
Outlooks on Outreach
Can one church handle two generations' attitudes toward evangelism and service?
A conversation with James and Jonathan Merritt

Parse

Great Humility
The power of a neglected virtue
Interview with John Dickson
Discipleship |Outreach
I (Finally) Do
Cohabitating couples treated to free church wedding.
Eric Reed



Leadership|Outreach

How Will They Hear?

A surprising way to spread the word about your church.



Outreach

Facebook vs. FaceTime

Why do you use social media?

Commentary

Outreach
The Gospel in Contexts
Religious and secular audiences require very different approaches.
Joshua W. Moody
Discipleship
Love Needs No Justification
John Stott's writings clarify the relationship between evangelism and social justice.
Skye Jethani

Toolkit

Discipleship
A 'Move' in the Right Direction
A new book takes a closer look at how churches foster spiritual growth.
Steve Tomlinson
Discipleship
Your Toughest Audience
Preaching to Yourself
Interview with Joe Thorn
Leadership
The Hardest Sermons and Other Resources
Leadership Reviews
Brandon O'Brien

Bonus Article

Leadership
The 2011 Leadership Book Awards
We highly recommend these titles as you strive to develop your leadership gifts.
The Fall
How a near-fatal climbing accident forced me to rethink ministry--and the rest of my life.
Nathan Conrad as told to Matt Woodley
Epic Fail
How can pastors be encouraged to embrace their failures and redefine ministry success?
J.R. Briggs
Ministry Meltdown
When ministry turns you into a monster, the answer is not to suck it up and work harder.
Bob Merritt

Cartoons

Cartoon

Building Bridges

Dennis Fletcher

Cartoon

Now Entering the Mission Field

Dennis Fletcher

Cartoon

Pastoral Search Committee

Dennis Fletcher

Cartoon

Game Night

Dennis Fletcher

Cartoon

Congregation's Usefulness

Dennis Fletcher

Cartoon

Coffee Therapy

Martha F. Campbell

Cartoon

Transformation

Tim Walburg

All Articles

Outreach

Fishing Mindsets: Pole vs. Net