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David Kinnaman: Fluency Is Not Authority

A Message from Ed Stetzer on Season Relaunch

Jaclyn Jones on Why Church Members Drift Away From Giving (And How Pastors Can Turn the Tide)

Brad Hill on the Discipleship Deficit, AI Competitors, and Redefining Success in the Local Church

Arthur Brooks on the Science of Happiness and the Inner Life of Church Leaders

N.T. Wright on God’s Homecoming and the Meaning of Heaven

Carl Trueman on the Desecration of Man

Joby Martin: What Happens When Pastors Finally Understand Grace

Best of 2024: Jennie Allen—Why Church Leaders Need To Pay Attention to Their Emotions

Jody Dean Gives Church Administration Advice to Pastors Who Hate It

Mike Cosper: How Church Leaders Can Resist the 'Banality of Evil' and Stand Strong in This Moment

Kay Warren and Glen Bloomstrom: The Vital Role Church Leaders Play in Helping To Prevent Suicide

Max Lucado on How He and His Elders Have Navigated Him Changing His Mind on Theological Issues

Tod Bolsinger: Why 'Trying Harder' Will Not Help You Through a Crisis

Kevin Ford and Jim Singleton: What Happens When Church Leaders Are Not 'Attentive'

Rebecca McLaughlin on Whether Christians Can Agree To Disagree About Same-Sex Relationships

Léonce Crump Jr.: How To Develop Resilient Teams

Kyle Strobel and Jamin Goggin, Part 1: Why the Church's Problem With Power Is Not 'Over There'

Molly Matthews Shares Key Findings From the 'State of Church Tech' Report

Natalie Runion: How Pastors Can Avoid Quitting Before God Has Called Them Out of Ministry

Thom Rainer: Why Pastors Need To Ask Their People for Prayer

Ryan Burge: The Biggest Reason Why People Are Leaving Church

Benjamin Watson: What Church Leaders Need To Know About Abortion and Racial Justice

Henry Cloud: Trust Is More Complex Than You Might Realize

Chris Sonksen: How To Protect Your Ministry Teams From Being Torn Apart

Eric Geiger: Why Your Church Needs a Leadership Pipeline

Barnabas Piper: Why a Culture of Belonging Has To Start With a Church's Leaders

Tom Nelson: What the 'Lost Shepherds' of the Church Need To Flourish

Glenn Packiam: How Pastors Can Develop Healthy Rhythms in Our 'New Normal'

Matthew Stephen Brown: How the Enneagram Helps Church Leaders With Their Blind Spots

Nick Hall on Asbury, Gen Z and Why He Believes 'God Is Doing Something'

Nicky Gumbel: The 'Greatest Injustice in the World' Is Never To Hear About Jesus

Karl Vaters: Just Because Your Church Is Small Does Not Mean It Is Unhealthy

J.D. Greear: How To Explain the Gospel to 21st Century Americans

Dale Sellers: There Is Hope and Help for Pastors Who Feel 'Stalled'

Dallas Jenkins on Why 'The Chosen' Is Not 'Adding to Scripture'

Kelly Kapic: How Pastors Can Embrace the God-Given Goodness of Their Limitations

Priscilla Shirer: 'Message Preparation Is the Hardest Thing I Do in Ministry'

Eric Geiger: What the 'Alarming' State of Theology Report Means for the Church

Charlie Dates: Why Your Church Needs To Identify and Raise Up Young Preachers

Wilfredo de Jesús: How (Not) To Turn Your Sermon Points Into Stop Signs

Rick Warren on the Kind of Preaching That Changes Lives

Doug Sweeney: Discipleship Isn't Sexy, but We Need To Get Back to It

Jonathan Dodson: How To Persevere Through the Heartache of Pastoring

Laura Lewis: What Women Who Have Had Abortions Need From Your Church

Adam Wyatt: How To Be a Biblical Patriot, Not a Christian Nationalist

Karen Swallow Prior: How the Church Should Move Forward Now Roe Has Been Overturned

Justin and Lindsey Holcomb: How Pastors Can Stay in Their Lanes While Helping Survivors of Abuse

Daniel Yang: How People on the Margins Can Help Save the American Church

Jemar Tisby on Grove City College, CRT, and His Struggles With White Evangelicalism

Andy Stanley: Is Your Church Choosing Political Sides Without Realizing It?

Joy Qualls: How Pastors Can Be Effective Communicators

Mike Cosper: What 'The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill' Means for Church Leaders

Kyle Idleman: Why We Must Do Ministry One Person at a Time (Even at a Megachurch)

Best of 2021: Beth Moore, Part 2—What It Was Like to Leave the SBC

Greg Laurie on the Likelihood of Another Jesus Movement and Why Pastors Need to Evangelize

Philip Yancey on Meeting Jesus After Growing Up in Fundamentalism

Erwin McManus: Why Understanding the Genius of Jesus Will Change Your Life

Beth Moore, Part 2: What It Was Like to Leave the SBC

Brian Tome: What It Was Like to Pastor Through the 'Worst Season of Discouragement' in 25 Years

Mark Mittelberg: Why You Don't Have to Dread Evangelism

James Choung: How to Avoid Major Pitfalls When Pursuing True Revival

Sarah Zylstra: What Pastors Should Do When Discouraged by All the Bad News

Angela Craig: Digital Church Is Biblical, but Only If You Do It Like This

Jay Kim: How COVID-19 Has Impacted My View of Online Church

DJ Soto: Why Virtual Reality Church Is Just As Legitimate As Gathering in Person

Raymond Chang: Global Christian Persecution Can Help You Understand Racism in America

Caleb Kaltenbach: Do You See the LGBTQ Community Through God's Eyes?

Sean McDowell: Scripture Is Very Clear About God's Design for Sexuality

Timothy Keller: How to Know if You Are a Christian Nationalist

Franklin Graham: We Have Never Been a Christian Nation

Samuel Perry: Are All White Evangelicals Christian Nationalists?

The Best of ChurchLeaders: Steven Furtick on How to Handle Growth and Criticism

Timothy Keller: How to Practice True Tolerance

Ian Morgan Cron: How the Enneagram Can Transform Your Preaching

Matt and Laurie Krieg: This Is How God Saved Our (Mixed-Orientation) Marriage

Kathy Branzell: Jesus Teaches Us How to Pray in a Polarized Time

Scot McKnight: How to Be a 'Tov' Church, Not a Toxic One

Steve Cunningham: Are You Living Out the Second Part of the Great Commission?

Allen White: This Is an Amazing Year for Online Small Groups

Esau McCaulley: Why Do We Treat Racism Differently Than Other Sins?

Wade Mullen: How to Recognize Spiritual Abuse in the Church

Adam Weber: How to Love Difficult People (for Pastors)

Chip Ingram: How to Stop Living Like a Spiritual Orphan

Jeff Reed: Actually, Digital Church Is All About Relationships

Carlos Whittaker: Are You Living 'Life to the Full' with Jesus?

Eugene Cho: Politics, the Fruits of the Spirit, and How Not to Be a Jerk

Brenda Salter McNeil: We Are in an Esther Moment Right Now

Jordan Gustafson on the Amazing Opportunity of Long-Term Missions

Tim Mackie and Jon Collins: This Is Why It's Hard to Understand the Bible

Dave Gibson: Whose Salvation Are You Praying for Every Day?

Eric Metaxas: God Has Powerful Lessons for Us in the Heroes of History

Kara Powell: This Is What Young People Need from Adults Right Now

Daniel Grothe: Who Are the 80-Year-Olds You Want to Be Like?

Jay Kim: Why We Need an Analog Church in a Digital Age

Alan Hirsch and Mark Nelson: Being at Peace with the Mystery of God

Meg Meeker: What You Need to Know About Teen Sex, Depression, and Social Media Use

Daniel Henderson: How to Lead Your People in Prayer

Thomas Jay Oord: What If God Is Not Absolutely Sovereign?

N.T. Wright on the Dangers of Neglecting the History of the New Testament

John Mark Comer: Hurry Is the Greatest Enemy to Spiritual Life

Leonard Sweet on the Shift We Must Make to Point People to Jesus

Mark DeYmaz: Tithing Is Not Enough If Churches Want to Survive

Steve Cuss: The Anxiety That Is Unique to Church Leaders

Lee Strobel: Is Your Church Safe for People Who Are Questioning?

Christopher Yuan: If We Don't Redeem Singleness, We're Not Ready to Talk About Homosexuality

Dave Vance: If You Want to Reach Your City, You Need to Know Its True Needs

David Curry to the Church in the West: Please, Do Not Sleep While Persecution Rises

Dave Willis: Jesus Shows Us How to Respect Women in a Culture of Disrespect

J.D. Greear: Here Is How to Keep the Gospel, Not Politics, First

Rachael Denhollander: What Pastors Need to Know About Sexual Abuse

Craig Gross: There Has to Be Space for Us to Talk About Cannabis

Jimmy Dodd: This Is Why Pastors Need to Have Healthy Boundaries

Jay Kranda: This Is Why You Should Care About Online Church

Steven Argue: It's a Difficult Time to Be an Emerging Adult

Sam Allberry: You Don't Have to Be Married to Minister

Charles Stone: What You Need to Know About Mindfulness

Craig Springer: What You Need to Know About Millennials and Evangelism

Justin McRoberts and Scott Erickson: Pastors Are People, Too

Drew Dyck: How to Do Your Future Self a Favor

Matt Brown: Speaking Truth Louder Is Not Working

David Fitch: How to Be a Church on Mission

Matthew Kim: Considering Your Congregation When You Preach

Lysa Terkeurst: How to Lead When Your Private Life Is Being Shaken

Ed Stetzer: How to Pastor People in an Age of Outrage

Craig Groeschel: How to Pastor With Integrity

Les Parrott: How to Take the Guess-Work Out of Pre-Marriage Counseling

Andy Stanley: Why I Stopped Saying 'The Bible Says' When I Preach

Michael Frost: The Church Needs to Get Back to Being Weird

Terry Smith: Dreaming of Diversity in Your Church

Peter Greer: Stop Comparing Your Ministry to Others

Jackie Hill Perry: God Is Not Calling Gay People to Be Straight

Allen White: Finding Ways to Make Small Groups Work

Ken Shigemetsu: Pastor, Here's How to Protect Your Soul

Juli Slattery: Embracing a Biblical Narrative of Sexuality

Sam Rodriguez: Today's Complacency Is Tomorrow's Captivity

Tony Morgan: Know Your Mission Field

Kristen Padilla: Discerning Your Call

Pete Scazzero: Don't Ignore Your Emotional Health

Jon Sanders: Embrace Your Small Town, Don't Try to Escape It

Thom Rainer: How Relational Is Your Church?

A. J. Swoboda: The Sabbath Is a Gift from God

Jamie Mertens: Keep it Simple, Let God Work

Christine Caine: God Is Preparing You for Something He's Already Prepared For You

Rich Birch: Here's How to Make Your Church Grow

Pastor Choco: How Your Church Can Reach Out to Latinos

Ed Stetzer: How You Can Be a Better Leader

Grant Skeldon: If You Want to Be Discipled, Be Hungry

Brian Houston: How to See God's Gifting in Your Life

Jeff Vanderstelt: When Discipling, Admit You Don't Know Everything

Matt Redman: Worship Is Not about a Small, Flimsy God

Dave Ferguson: Multiplication is the Mission of Jesus

Eric Bryant: How to Reach Those Who Aren't Like You

Jo Saxton: Broken Pieces Can Be Redeemed

Ryan Wakefield: Planning for Ongoing Discipleship, Not the Next Big Event

Nick Vujicic: Teaching the Church How to Fish

Daniel Henderson: How to Pray When You're In Charge

Steve and Jackie Green: Inviting All People to Engage With the Bible

Brett McCracken: Christianity is Meant to Be Uncomfortable

Brian Zahnd: Jesus Is The True Perfect Word of God

Daniel Fusco: How to Transition Leadership and Still Grow

Josh and Sean McDowell: How to Answer Skeptics in a Post-Truth World

Clay Scroggins: How to Be a Great Leader When You're Not in Charge

John Eldredge: What Life Might Look Like When Jesus Makes All Things New

Warren Bird: Want Your Church to Grow? Don't Neglect This

Alan Hirsch: Revitalizing Church with the Ephesians 4 Blueprint

Glenn Packiam: The Gift of the Christian Calendar

Lisa Bevere: How to Lead without Rival

Eugene Cho: Sacrificing Agenda to Make a Positive Impact on Your Neighborhood

Scot McKnight: Reconciling Science and Scripture

N.T. Wright: What the Church Has Missed in the Crucifixion of Jesus

Louie Giglio: If the Church Doesn't Take Risks, Goliath Will Never Fall

Jarrid Wilson: De-Stigmatizing Mental Illness in the Church

Max Lucado: How Pastors Can Be Anxious for Nothing

Efrem Smith: Being God's Reconcilers in a Volatile Mission Field

Todd Adkins: Why We Struggle to Develop Leaders in the Church

Shane Claiborne: When Christians Are Compelled to Protest

William Vanderbloemen: How to Find and Keep Great Church Staff

Mark MacDonald: How to Make Your Church Known for Something

Dave Gibbons: Leading Your Church through Desert Moments

Os Guinness: The Extraordinary Times We Are Living In and the Need for Christian Courage

Jodi Hickerson: The No-Strings-Attached Approach to Church Planting

Adam Hamilton: Lessons on Leadership from Moses, the Reluctant Prophet

Kyle Idleman: How Pastors Miss the Grace of God

Peyton Jones: What We Miss about the Apostles' Approach to Reaching the Unreached

Eugene Peterson: What Most Pastors Don't Know about Pastoring

Shawn Lovejoy: Building Healthy Cultures, Teams, and Systems in the Church

Mark DeYmaz: Repurposing the Church—Living Out the Gospel and Leading Change in Culture

Chad Robichaux: Helping Broken Warriors Win the Most Important Battles in Life

Derwin Gray: Why Sunday Is Still the Most Segregated Time of the Week and What to Do about It

Mark Batterson: How Jesus Modeled Manhood

Robby Gallaty: How the Jewish Jesus Did Discipleship and Other Things We've Forgotten

Christian George: What Charles Spurgeon Has to Say to the Church Today

Bible Literacy Experts Address the Problem of Bible-Less Christianity

Adam Weber: Giving Up Ego and Shame to Pray and Preach Better

Our Most Popular Episode: Kara Powell and the #1 Reason Youth Leave the Church

Lee Strobel: Creating Dialogue Around the Gospel

Craig Groeschel: The Small, Everyday Decisions that Reveal Divine Direction

Jennifer Rothschild: Understanding God's Love from Every Book of the Bible

Scott Sauls: Cultivating Iron-Sharpens-Iron Friendships in the Church

Greg Smalley: Fighting for Oneness in Marriage

Chip Ingram: How God Longs for You to See Him

Joni Eareckson Tada: What Every Pastor Needs to Know About Ministering to Those With Special Needs

Gary Thomas: The Neglected Word That Can Change Everything For Your Marriage

Dallas Jenkins on Faith, Film and Creating Breakthrough Stories

Bill Purvis: Moving Beyond Your Past and Into Your Purpose

Ken Costa: Helping People Discover God's Purpose For Their Life

Louie Giglio: Raising Up a Generation of Passionate Worshippers Sold Out for Jesus

Timothy Lane: Teaching Your People to Live Without Worry

James K.A. Smith: How Our Worship Practices Transform Our Deepest Loves

Mark Bates: How to Lead Change When Change Is Hard

Steve Arterburn: Fighting Against the Biggest Threats to a Pastor's Life and Ministry

Nancy Guthrie: What Grieving People Want Their Pastors to Know

Mike Foster: Sharing God's Radical Love and Acceptance with Broken People

David Jeremiah: Why Christians Might Be Heading Towards Their Best Days

Tim Tebow: How to Stay Grounded When Life Throws You a Curveball

Mark Batterson: Advancing God's Kingdom & Helping Your People Chase Bigger Dreams

Kara Powell: Helping Young People Discover and Love Your Church

Chuck Swindoll: Avoiding Common Mistakes Pastors Make When Preparing to Preach God's Word

Emerson Eggerichs: Why Our Marriages Are Falling Apart and What We Can Do to Save Them

Glenn Packiam: How to Cultivate Worship Services with Depth and Mystery

Jeff Goins: Leading Creatives Towards Vision and Results

Gary Thomas: Secrets to Enjoying an Outstanding Devotional Life

Lance Witt: The Secret to Building High-Functioning Teams

Shauna Niequist: Trading in Perfectionism for a Life of Peace and Connection

Bianca Olthoff: Discovering God's Huge Dream for Your Life

Alan Hirsch: How the Church Can Fulfill the Mission of God

Les Parrott: Helping Save Marriages Before They Start

Adam Weber: Lessons Learned When Our Church Experienced Extraordinary Growth

Jeff Vanderstelt: Leading People to Submit All of Life to the Lordship of Christ

Tim Challies: Writing to Change Hearts and Minds

Jason Peters: How to Love and Serve Our Persecuted Brothers and Sisters

David Eaton: Translating Youth Culture to Help Parents in the Church

Caesar Kalinowski: Living Out the Mission of God Right Where We Are

Russell Moore: Leading Well Through Election 2016

David Kinnaman: Reversing the Church's Irrelevance Problem

Dan Allender: Ministry That Heals Wounded Hearts

Matt Brown: Are We on the Brink of Revival?

Christine Caine: Jesus Came to Shame Our Shame

Steven Furtick on How to Handle Both Growth and Critcism

Chip Ingram on What You Can Expect the Moment After You Die

Andy Crouch: How to Flourish by Embracing Authority and Vulnerability

Perry Noble on How to Preach the Hope of the Gospel During Difficult Times

Gabe Lyons on How Christians Can Reverse Negative Cultural Stereotypes

Robert Jeffress on Leading Through Controversial Times

Ronnie Floyd on How to Wake Up a Sleeping Church

Jimmy Dodd on the Six Relationships Every Pastor Needs to Thrive

Carey Nieuwhof on Why Most Churches Don't Break The 200 Attendance Mark

Paul Tripp on How Our Sense of "Awe" Changes Everything

Jill Lynn Buteyn Discusses What Leaders Need to Know About Ministering to Those Who Are Suffering

Greg Laurie on Evangelism: Build Bridges and Drop "Christianese"

Jenni Catron on the Essential Habits of Extraordinary Leaders

Greg Smalley on What Every Pastor Should Know About Strengthening the Marriages in Their Church

Barnabas Piper: 4 Mistakes Well-Meaning Pastors Make With Their Kids

Growing Up with Gay Parents and Following Jesus—An Interview with Pastor Caleb Kaltenbach

Dr. Al Mohler on How to Lead with Love in the Midst of Moral Revolution

Louie Giglio on the Glory of God, Leadership Burnout and His Biggest Comeback Yet

Francis Chan and Chip Ingram Share Their Best Advice for Growing in Faithfulness

Jerry Jenkins, Co-author of Left Behind Series, on How Learning to Tell a Good Story Will Improve Your Sermons

Dave Gibbons on Fighting Racism in the Church and Engaging Global Cultures

Leadership Insights from the Fasting-Growing Churches America

Chris Brown on Avoiding Common Mistakes Leaders Make with Money

Kevin Palau on How Churches Can Work Together to Reach Their Cities for Christ

Kay Warren on Mental Health and the Church

Brad Lomenick Shares Leadership Trends Every Church Leader Should Know

Lysa TerKeurst Shares One of the Best Ways to Grow Mighty in God's Word

Stephen and Alex Kendrick Discuss Their New Film War Room

Kara Powell: #1 Reason Youth Leave the Church—And How to Reverse the Trend

Dr. Thom Rainer on Church Attendance Trends Every Leader Should Know

Greg Stier on Reaching the Next Generation for Christ

Jennie Allen on God's Call to Gather, Equip and Unleash a Generation of Women

Jefferson Bethke on Reaching Millennials, Sabbath Rest and the Challenges of Being in the Spotlight

Erwin McManus on Creating Space for Innovation and Creativity in the Church

Jen Hatmaker Discusses Changing the Tone of Our Cultural Engagement, Women's Ministry, and Her Family's Fight Against Excessiveness

Ed Stetzer on Church Planting, Mars Hill, and the Future of the Church

Judah Smith on the Biggest Challenges for the Church, Leadership Culture and Preaching Prep

Franklin Graham on How Samaritan's Purse Is Responding to the Recent Earthquake in Nepal

Matt Chandler on Preparing for Marriage and Working Through Tough Seasons

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