Lay Ministry

Joe Thorn discusses how congregations can rediscover the biblical basis of who they are and what they’re called to do.

5 pieces of advice I could have used when I started.

Let the Holy Spirit work within you to shift reality.

These five pastors’ stories point toward a bigger story.

Want to reach the next generation? Empower them to participate by using their gifts.

Humanity was created to make something out of the world.

A brief exploration of the gap between the church’s leadership and laity based on one’s adherence to the actual, full Bible or the functional, partial Bible.

Realizing I couldn’t do it all changed my approach to recruiting leaders.

What leadership looks like—and how it happens—in a house church context.

Reflections on calling after Chicago’s Leadership Journal Live event.

I neglected the callings of my people. I pushed them into church work. Now it was time to equip them to be the body of Christ in the world.

People want to do substantial kingdom work; you just need to ask.

Passionate, specific, persistent prayer is essential to every ministry.

The most popular downloads from the past year.

Six methods for catching a vision.

You don’t need a soapbox or a tract to share your faith.

How the church can develop a climate of help to the hurting.