Articles

Get encouraged & inspired through a variety of topics from ministry life to church leadership development to trending ideas for church growth.

Visionary Leadership

Dreams, visions and goals are not the same in their composition. Wise leaders know the results of each will be a different outcome.

A Hellish Problem

Jonathan Waits

On the doctrine of hell and of a loving God, is an eternity in hell considered to be punishment or the result of a fate requested by a sinner of a loving God?

A Life of Love Is Lived for The Best of Others

Paul Michael Vacca

Love is more than a feeling, an emotion triggered by attraction. Love is work done internally and expressed outwardly in a self-sacrificing manner.

Always Ask for Commitment

Preaching.com

Think through the offer when you're asking a congregation to commit unredeemed lives to Christ.

An Event-Filled Supper

Ken Kozy

How would you have interpreted the Last Supper if you'd been given a glimpse into this intimate event with Jesus and His disciples?

Illustrating the Truth

Ryan Hobbs

It's important not to do an unjustice to the truth of the Word by illustrating with stories which potentially could be false.

Creation, Evil and Pizza

Dustin Leimgruber

Humans have been adept at the blame game since the beginning of time, but God is not to blame for the evil in the world.

What to Ask Before You Say ‘Yes’

Some personalities are too quick to say yes to tasks and responsibilities they really should research prior to committing.

How Do Guests See Your Church?

Just as ladies' magazines advise to stay a night in your own guestroom to experience what your guests would experience, so you should visit your own church, seeing it as a first-time visitor would.

If It’s Greek to You, Make It English to Them

J. Tyler Scarlett

There's a reason why people say, "It's Greek to me," when they don't understand something, so don't impose too much Greek language on your listeners when you're in the pulpit.