So many churches are trying to get larger. They put a lot of time, energy, and money into their pursuit of getting bigger. The church needs to make getting small a priority. Church-health proponents are reminding pastors that the bigger the church gets, the smaller it has to get. ...
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Kitschy Evangelism –
Pastors, authors and apologists Lee Strobel and Mark Mittelberg discussed evangelism with Ed Stetzer last year during this fast-paced episode of The Exchange. Strobel and Mittelberg were pastors at Willow Creek Community Church. Strobel is the author of many books, including The ...
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Creating Evangelists by Leading in Evangelism –
If we want evangelistic people, we must model that as leaders. You can’t lead what you won’t live.
Many Christians love evangelism as long as somebody else is doing it. It’s kind of a recurring theme that people want to talk about it or even bemoan the lack of evangelism, but ...
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Don’t Blame Your Schedule For Your Burnout –
We live in a world that is defined by boundaries. Our roads are painted with them, our sports games are designed around them, and our psychologists tell us that we need to expand them around that codependent crazy aunt of ours.
While it may be true that the term "boundaries" has ...
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3 Ways Technology Enables the Mission of the Church –
The technological-ification of the church is a huge issue, and every congregation and every pastor needs to take advantage of technology in order to enable the church’s mission.
I believe technology is a resource that we can use for God’s glory. Here’s three ways technology ...
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Learning to Lead Differently as You Age –
As we watch the news, we often see leaders retire. It happens in the sports world, the political realm, the educational system, and even in the religious community.
The pope retired. Pastors retire from their church ministry. Leaders of Christian organizations retire.
We all have ...
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