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December 2019

December 30, 2019

Flame-throwers in Church? How Much Stagecraft is too Much?

Have we reached peak stagecraft? At what point do our showy, manmade contrivances overwhelm the...

November 2019

November 22, 2019

The Future of Worship: Virtual and Private

Christians can have the world's best preaching and worship piped directly into their eyes and...

July 2019

July 29, 2019

New Members’ Class: Tell Men the Truth

We need to tell men the truth about church membership. The good, the bad and...

July 23, 2019

How the New Members’ Class Sets Men Up to Fail

There are legions of former churchgoers who have fallen away — not because they’ve lost...

April 2019

April 14, 2019

Will Livestreaming Kill the Local Church?

It's much easier to watch church than go to church.

December 2018

December 10, 2018

Dying Churches – a Solution?

Two churches. One has a building but no people. The other has people but no...

November 2018

November 05, 2018

How Churches Create Isolated Christians

In a lonely world, the church is uniquely positioned to offer genuine face-to-face human contact....

October 2018

October 29, 2018

I worship in a television studio

The worship spaces we build today are dark, cavernous rooms designed to capture sound and...

October 21, 2018

Why seeker-friendly churches are losing seekers

Most contemporary churches offer almost nothing of interest to a visitor during the first 30...

May 2016

May 05, 2016

There’s no such thing as church planting

Let me point out something that should be obvious: you can’t plant a church. All...

April 2016

April 12, 2016

How to love your church again (in 15 minutes)

Are you sick of going to church? Bored? Burned out? Angry? Irritated? You're not alone.

January 2016

January 05, 2016

Is modern worship too entertaining?

The church has been in the entertainment business for almost 1700 years.

June 2015

June 18, 2015

Black church triples in size by focusing on men

In the past five years the church has exploded. Instead of five reliable men, Kirkland...

May 2015

May 19, 2015

The church I would plant (part 3)

Men’s League is an extremely simple, lightweight church-planting model that focuses like a laser on...

May 12, 2015

The church I would plant (part two)

If I were planting a church it would look nothing like the model we know...

May 04, 2015

The church I would plant (part one)

So here’s my crazy idea: what if we could plant a church where discipleship is...

April 2015

April 15, 2015

Why I’m not too excited about church planting

Is church planting really the best way to reach the world? Are non-Christians crying out...

March 2015

March 24, 2015

Decorate your church with men in mind

The typical church is decorated grandma-style: Quilted banners and silk flower arrangements adorn church lobbies....

March 03, 2015

Why churches are stage-driven

Most churches program a series of low-risk, stage-driven activities such as worship services, classes and...

January 2015

January 07, 2015

Church builds on a military model

It’s led by a general, not a bishop. New members must sign a declaration of...

December 2014

December 16, 2014

Archery-based church targets men

What happens when you put an archery range inside an abandoned grocery store and call...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

Black Friday special: free DVDs until Thanksgiving

This DVD has been used by thousands of church leaders around the world. It's a...

October 2014

October 07, 2014

Is muscular Christianity the problem – or the solution?

Are we seeing character flaws in individual men – or does something unhealthy surface when...

August 2014

August 19, 2014

Between Boredom and Blood

Christians live in the tension between these two poles. We long for the freedom and...

August 14, 2014

Mark Driscoll’s true god to be revealed

Mark Driscoll has a wonderful opportunity to step away from his high-profile life and complete...

July 2014

July 08, 2014

Thinking outside the church planting box

What if there are millions of men who would become disciples if only we offered...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

How a traditional church can grow again

This traditional church is growing by about 10 percent a year. The nursery is bursting...