Preach the Real Gospel
By Chris Philbeck “He doesn’t preach Jesus, he preaches you.” That’s how a friend recently characterized the preacher at a church she had been visiting. As I listened to her a little longer, it became...
View ArticleThe Crux of Evangelism
By James R. Estep “Where’s Waldo?” If you were a child in the 1990s, or even a college student, you probably spent copious hours diligently searching brightly colored pages in oversized books hoping...
View ArticleBuilding Out Your Vision by Thinking Outward, Part 1
By Jerry Harris To focus outward means that the church’s primary concern is the people outside its walls and influence. It means that the church’s assets—its money, its talent, its time, and its...
View ArticleThis Generation is Now
By Kory Hollensteiner My life was forever changed by an invitation—or better yet, by accepting one. At 17 years old, I finally accepted the invitation from a friend who had invited me every Wednesday...
View ArticleMinistry Is About Relationships
By Jerry Harris In the last chapter of his letter to the Romans, Paul gets very personal with specific people who serve and lead in the Roman church. At first, this passage doesn’t seem that...
View ArticleFor the One: A Call to Radical Alignment
By Bart Rendel Jesus gave us wonderfully clear directives as church leaders and followers. In Luke 15 he gave us three powerful stories that emphasized the pre-eminent importance of pursuing the...
View ArticleTaking the Gospel Back to Post-Christian Europe
By Jeff Vines What if the next great move of God isn’t coming from Europe but is going back to it? At ONE&ALL Church in Southern California, we’re preparing to send hundreds of young adults to...
View ArticleThe Missing Piece of the Great Commission
By Don Wilson A Note from the Publisher Don and Sue Wilson have accomplished more in church growth than any other leaders in the Restoration Movement. That’s a big boast and it’s not his, but mine as...
View ArticleSolutions for Ministry Stress
By Kent Fillinger The Barna 2024 State of Pastors Summit reported that one-third of pastors had given real, serious consideration to quitting full-time ministry in the last year. The top two reasons...
View ArticleYour Best Investment
By Jerry Harris What would you describe as your best investment? For a Jesus follower, that’s a pretty easy question to answer. For me, it was the day I came into an intimate personal relationship...
View ArticleEvangelism and Discipleship . . . Evangelism Comes First
By Jerry Harris The word evangelism seems to have fallen out of favor with many in church circles these days and been replaced with the word discipleship. I believe this change to be a relatively new...
View ArticleOctober 15 | The Widows and the Seven
Unit: Acts (Part 1)Theme: The Church BeginsLesson Text: Acts 2:44-47; 6:1-7Supplemental Text: James 1:27; 1 Timothy 5:3-10, 16; Deuteronomy 24:17-22; 26:12Aim: Look for creative solutions to church...
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SPOTLIGHT: Fast-Growing Ohio Church Merges with Neighbor
By Chris Moon The past year-plus has been eventful for First Church of Christ in Fairborn, Ohio—the fastest-growing “very small” church (99 or fewer weekly for worship) in Christian Standard’s 2022...
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SPOTLIGHT: Ocala Christian Church’s New Building, Baptistery Paying Dividends
By Chris Moon A baptistery can make a world of difference. Ocala (Fla.) Christian Church discovered this during 2022 when the small church in central Florida baptized 31 people. That translated...
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SPOTLIGHT: Nebraska Church Enjoys Strong Recovery from COVID
By Chris Moon Sometimes, a story of growth is a story of recovery. Such is the case at First Christian Church in Norfolk, Neb.—which had one of the highest growth rates in Christian Standard’s 2022...
View Article8 Ways Church Growth Has Reached an Idolatrous Level (Part 2)
By Tyler McKenzie Church growth shouldn’t be the crowning pursuit of success among leadership. And yet, we’ve framed the pursuit of growth as natural and celebrate its attainment as health. In part...
View ArticleRecapturing a ‘Phenomenal’ Vision for Our Churches
By Michael C. Mack January 2020 seems like an excellent time to think about vision. The articles in this issue focus on significant church strategies—fundraising, assessing, training, neighboring,...
View ArticleWHAT MATTERS MOST: Getting Better at the Two Things Jesus Said Are Most...
By Rick Rusaw I have lived in Boulder County, Colorado, for nearly 29 years and currently work from an office on Pearl Street in the city of Boulder. Some describe Boulder as 20 square miles...
View ArticleThe Power of Invitation
By Kent E. Fillinger Jesus told the parable of a man who planned a great feast and invited many people to attend (see Luke 14:15-24). When preparations were completed, he sent his servant to tell his...
View ArticleMultisite Comes of Age
“The multisite congregation is the single most profound change in American congregations in the past century.” —Thom Rainer, CEO, LifeWay Christian Resources By Jim Tomberlin When I started down the...
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