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June 2017

June 13, 2017

How to Build a Championship Dynasty Like the Warriors in Today’s Church

The Warriors weren't handed a dynasty, they built one. How they built it is how...

June 13, 2017

An Oversimplified Reason Why So Many Southern Baptist Churches Are Dying

There are a myriad of reasons why churches are dying, but if I had to...

June 06, 2017

If You Want to Break Up With Beth Moore, Pick a Better Reason

If you want to accuse Beth Moore of heresy that's your right, but please pick...

May 2017

May 31, 2017

7 Ways the Church Can Stay Relevant in a World Where It’s Becoming Increasingly Irrelevant

When a sheep pen has one sheep left and ninety-nine missing, you don't get points...

May 30, 2017

If You’ve Ever Walked Away From Church, I Want to Hear Your Story

If you've ever walked away from church, I want to hear your story. For every...

May 24, 2017

7 Simple Steps to Keep People Away From Your Church

If you want to keep your church small and dysfunctional, slowly fading away into obscurity...

May 22, 2017

Is it a Sin to Have Too Much Fun at Church?

Have we been so conditioned to think that church is something to be endured rather...

May 18, 2017

Belief in the Bible Just Hit an All-Time Low: Why This Doesn’t Have to Be a Harbinger of Doom

For the first time in Gallup's history, biblical skepticism has surpassed biblical literalism. This doesn't...

May 12, 2017

Must One Believe in the Infallibility of the Bible in Order to be a Christian?

Questioning the infallibility of the Bible has always been a quick road to heresy. But...

May 11, 2017

Why Are There More Pastors Over 65 Than Under 40?

Our inability as a church to recruit and train new pastors is an existential crisis...

May 09, 2017

Why the Future of the Church Looks a Lot Like North Point Community Church

Andy Stanley reminds me that the future of the church belongs to those willing to...

May 04, 2017

3 Ways We Unintentionally Exclude Those We’re Called to Embrace

It doesn't matter how many signs you have saying "Guests Welcome." Churches can still exclude...

May 03, 2017

Are We Becoming Modern-Day Pharisees?

Are we becoming the very people Jesus came to rebel against? The answer is not...

April 2017

April 27, 2017

The Church Bubble is Real — And Worse Than You Think

Much as a media bubble caused the journalistic world to miss the rise of Trump,...

April 24, 2017

8 Things Google Just Told Us About How to Reach Today’s Teenagers

Google just gifted the church some incredible insights into today's teenagers. Any church that wants...

April 20, 2017

3 Out-of-the-Box Ministry Teams Your Church Needs to Create

If your church wants to harness the new platforms of the 21st century to reach...

April 17, 2017

3 Mistakes Most Churches Made on Easter

Hopefully your Easter services were incredible and highly attended, but churches who fail to turn...

April 13, 2017

5 Church Rules That Are Made to Be Broken

In honor of Jesus, the chief rebel and instigator of our faith, here are five...

April 04, 2017

5 False Teachings in the Evangelical World

As an Evangelical, it's easy to spot heresy outside of our world. But when we...

April 03, 2017

Is Inviting Someone to Church a Legitimate Form of Evangelism or Just a Cop Out?

Churches today seem to have two distinct approaches to evangelism. Which one is right? Which...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

5 Ways to Reach People Who Couldn’t Care Less About Church

Apathy is the new hostility. If your church truly wants to reach those who are...

March 23, 2017

Why Do You Have to Be a Republican to Be a Christian Today?

If religion is meant to transcend politics, then why does it seem like you have...

March 21, 2017

The Thing That Keeps Most Non-Religious People Away From Church and 3 Ways to Solve It

The reason most people stay away from church isn't what you think. Here's three ways...

March 17, 2017

The Real Reason Why Christians Are So Upset About Beauty and the Beast

While a boycott may not be the best way to respond to Disney's Beauty and...

March 07, 2017

How to Boycott Like Jesus

Boycotting is all the rage among Christians these days, from Target to Beauty and the...

March 06, 2017

The Hypocrisy Behind the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Boycott

If you're planning on boycotting Beauty and the Beast for it's portrayal of an openly...

March 03, 2017

Jack Graham Has Every Right to Withhold Cooperative Program Giving

Jack Graham is being thrown under the bus for withholding Cooperative Program funding. Instead, we...

March 01, 2017

Trump Proves the Power and Timelessness of God’s Word

The most powerful moment in President Trump's speech to Congress last night was launched with...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

A Beautiful Reminder From Last Night’s Huge Oscar Mistake

Warren Beatty made one of the biggest mistakes in Oscar history last night. But there's...

February 22, 2017

A Heartbreakingly Beautiful Story of What It Really Means to Be Pro-Life

Being pro-life is a political position, a movement, but at the end of the daily it's...