According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, there are over 900,000 registered sex offenders in the United States. And, statistically speaking, you probably see at least one…
by Bob D’Ambrosio The start of a new year provides the opportunity for ministry leaders to reflect on their church health. It’s often the best time to develop a new…
Are the ministry teams at your church still charged with the energy they had when they first came on board? Are they still pumped to “change the world”? Ministry teams,…
by Bob D’Ambrosio The start of a new year provides the opportunity for ministry leaders to reflect on their church health. It’s often the best time to develop a new…
by Zach Below Imagine a map of your city. Imagine that on this map every church was represented by a bright light. Now imagine that every small-group gathering from every…
No Holy Week has ever rocked our planet like this. Or has it? COVID-19 now. Jesus’ journey to the cross then. A close-to-home “now” touched me when fear gripped our…
“…unless you become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.” — Jesus Our almost-3-year-old granddaughter gave us the gift of a parable—in addition to a…
According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, there are over 900,000 registered sex offenders in the United States. And, statistically speaking, you probably see at least one…
By Craig Cable It goes without saying that church should be a warm, welcoming, and safe space for everyone who is looking for community, worship, and spiritual growth. Unfortunately, there…
Has the church in America finally reached a tipping point? It seems so, according to a national consultant. For many years, the warning signs have mounted. The institutional church is…
By Joani Schultz Sometimes it takes a jolt out of our day-to-day patterns to be inspired. Well, I just got jolted. And inspired. We recently returned from Kenya on one…
