When Urban Leaders THRIVE: How Discipleship and Digital Innovation Are Fueling Church Multiplication

The church is reawakening in the heart of America’s cities – not through massive crusades or slick marketing, but through...

How Do I Handle Conflict in Friendships?

Nursing a friendship back to health is often the last thing a leader has time and energy for with all...

Called Not Curated: The Strategic Power of Women in Leadership 

Many have spent decades in the church, attending and serving with conviction, sacrifice, and a deep reverence for God. The...

Three Shifts For Moving From Addition to Multiplication

The Problem with Addition In the church world, we’ve gotten used to celebrating addition – more people in the room,...

‘Portrait of a Healthy Multiracial Church’

What does a healthy multiracial church actually look and feel like in real life? This article highlights the beautiful story...

7 Things Pastors Get Wrong About AI for Churches – and How to Get Them Right 

AI isn’t coming for your pulpit. But it is showing up everywhere else. From sermon prep tools to Bible study...

From the Keyboard to the Couch, the Headset to the Dinner Table

While we have no examples of digital ministry in scripture, we do have examples of “long-distance” ministry in Paul’s writings....

Answering Invitations from God: My Journey to Becoming a Lead Pastor

Some of the earliest feedback I received after preaching was, “That was a great message. But I couldn’t stay in...

Boosting Church Engagement Through Generational Bonds

We are all trying to address the issue of engagement in our churches – whether it’s a teenager who is...

The Inner Life of the Multiethnic Church Planter

“…as I finally faced the identity I had tried to evade for so long, I was shocked to find peace...

The LINC Experiment: Reimagining the Church for a City That’s Not Coming to Ours

If you stood on any street corner in your city and asked a passerby to describe “church,” what would they...

3 Practical Questions Every Pastor and Church Leader Needs to Ask (And Answer) About AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) became a central topic of conversation in 2024. Tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini shape...