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10 Ways a Church Planter Can Focus on Culture

Is your church's culture front and center in your outreach strategy? It should be!

How to Embrace "Ordinary" Mission Work

Ordinary doesn't have to mean un-extraordinary.

Why “Plug and Play” Won’t Work for Your Church

Will Mancini offers five reasons why "cut and paste" won't cut it for your ministry.

7 Tips for Outreach … Even During the Summer

Do the dog days of summer equal a death sentence for activity and outreach?

3 Fun Ways to Reach Out This Summer

Looking for fun and creative ways to impact your neighborhood this summer? Look no further!

Church Planter, Get a Thicker Skin!

The best way a church planter can combat negativity and doubt is by developing a right attitude—and a thicker skin.

5 People You Must Pray For (Even Though You Don’t Want To)

Even though we might want to keep our distance, we must at least pray for these people.

Why Missions Are For Right Now, Not Later

God planned missions to be time sensitive for a reason.

What Jesus Wants

People long to belong, to be a part of something bigger than themselves.

A Mission That's Bigger Than My Apathy

Foreign missionary Megan Tschanz reveals her secret for combating apathy.

What's the Opposite of Missional? It's Not What You Think

"Mission and attraction are two positive forces which are like the inhaling and exhaling of a body. It takes both to breathe."

1 x 1 > 1 + 1: How Simple Math Radicalizes Outreach

Multiplication is God's heartbeat, and He wants us to follow His lead.

What Happens When Your Church is Crazy About Broken People

"We hunger to see people healthy and growing, and we’ll get our hands messy to make it happen."

Individualism Is Dead … Or It Should Be

"No man is an island" is an even truer statement than you might think.

Church Planting 101 for the Modern Missional Community

Read seasoned church planter Mike Breen's excellent tips on when and how to plant a new church.

Why Your Church Needs to Host a 5K

They're a lot of work, but mass mobilization efforts can greatly benefit your church's ministry.

The Surprising Enemy of Mission

What does 3 John tell us about this sinister and ugly enemy?

The Who, What and Where of Ministry Callings

Are you too caught up in the what or where to notice the who?

The 10 Commandments of Being Guest-Friendly

Welcoming guests is easy — just be friendly!

‘The Church Is Called To Salt, Not Sugar,’ Says Pastor John...

John Amanchukwu Sr. serves as the First Assistant to the Senior Pastor and the Youth Pastor at the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Andy Bannister: How Pastors and Churches Can Stop Living as ‘Undercover...

Dr. Andy Bannister joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how pastors and church members can share their faith boldly, strategically, and without fear.

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