Pastors

Features

Leadership
The Best Zoning Defense ...?
Battles between cities and churches over zoning are increasing. One congregation decided to sue preemptively.
Collin Hansen
Leadership
Top 10 Things Churches Need to Know About Zoning
A zoning attorney gives advice before you buy or build your next church facility.
John Mauck
Leadership|Outreach
One King's Money, Another King's Men
How churches can collaborate with local government agencies to serve the purposes of God's Kingdom.
Chuck Coward
Preaching
Non-prophet Preaching
In an election year, is "Don't talk about politics" good advice?
John Ortberg

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Discipleship
Reaching Imprisoned Dads
Malachi Dads helps inmates get back on track.
Sam O'Neal
Discipleship |Outreach
30-Day Sex Challenge
This sermon series had unexpected benefits.
Sam O'Neal
Leadership|Outreach
Loving Salinas
Putting church members to work to rejuvenate a community.
Lois Swagerty
Discipleship |Leadership|Outreach
Getting Men into Church
Insight from "How Women Can Help Men Find God"

Commentary

Leadership
Betty's Secret Ingredient
Is magnanimity the reputation of your church?
Mark Labberton
Outreach
Backward or Forward?
The New Christians by Tony Jones, and Vintage Jesus by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears.
Reviewed by Chad Hall
Outreach
A Losing Proposition
Is there ever an easy way to talk about controversial issues in the church?
Dan Kimball

Toolkit

Outreach |Preaching
Making the Secular Sacred
Should the church use secular songs in worship?
Rick Muchow
Discipleship |Outreach
Preparing a Table
Celebrating communion every week led one church to a new idea for outreach.
Dave Dack
What the Unchurched See in a Building
New research says people are looking for "sacred" buildings.
Matt Branaugh
Discipleship
Fessing Up
Restoring confession and repentance as part of discipleship in the church.
Gordon T. Smith
Leadership|Preaching
From "Have To" to "Want To" Sermons
Visionary preaching that taps into people's innate longings.
Bryan Wilkerson
Discipleship
The Coaching Approach to Care
Rather than giving answers, try teaching skills.
Chris Blumhofer

Bonus Article

Leadership

Can You Hear God Now?

Your most important leadership role: discerning and obeying God's voice. Together.

Ruth Haley Barton
Discipleship
I Have This Feeling ...
Even non-intuitives can hone leadership instincts.
Gordon MacDonald

Cartoons

Cartoon

Idolizing Earthly Leaders

Dennis Fletcher

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Cartoon

Hide and Watch Leadership Style

Dennis Fletcher

Cartoon

Speaking Wisdom to Sleeping Preacher

Dan Pegoda

Cartoon

Debating the Apocrypha

Dennis Fletcher

Cartoon

Bringing Church Problems Home

Dennis Fletcher

Cartoon

Man from Church Across the Street Collecting Offering

Joseph Farris

Cartoon

Make Me Sound Like Chuck Swindoll

Rob Portlock

All Articles

Leadership|Outreach

New Life After the Shootings

On December 9, 2007, a gunman entered New Life Church in Colorado Springs and started shooting. Here's what happened that day and in the days since.

an interview with Brady Boyd by Phil and Pam Brown

Leadership|Outreach

On the Verge

His understanding of the gospel led him to build a multi-ethnic megachurch. And now it's leading him to build smaller churches he calls "verges."

an interview with David Gibbons

Outreach

The Church & Politics Quiz

Where is the "wall of separation" exactly? Uncover the assumptions you carry into your ministry.

analysis by Amy E. Black

Leadership|Outreach

A City Upon "The Hill"

Maintaining church unity is challenging when politics is involved, but one pastor in Washington, D.C. is learning what it takes to reach across the aisle.

an interview with Mark Batterson

Preaching

Does Your Preaching Touch Politics?

Four pastors on how, and if, politics should enter the pulpit.

Mark Dever, Adam Hamilton, Joel Hunter, and Efrem Smith

Outreach

Body Politic

Three leaders, three generations, debate whether political involvement is a duty or distraction for the church.

Charles Colson, Gregory Boyd, and Shane Claiborne

Leadership|Outreach

Diverse by Design

Establishing a multi-ethnic ministry takes patience, persistence, and prayer.

interview with Mark DeYmaz