To take their congregation on a journey of fresh steps in ministry and mission, pastors need to practice 4 x 4 leadership essentials. The first 4 x4 leadership essential is hope.
Isaiah tells us that in Jesus the glory of God will be revealed. But something seems wrong with the glory God reveals.
The U.S. election is bringing deep anxiety, incivility, and fear to U.S. congregations. How do leaders navigate this moment?
How do we see God in light of the crises that surround us? Do you look back to find him or look somewhere else?
Is Facebook evil? How about Tik Tok? Take time and learn from two resources and decide on your own.
This prayer can help us keep our focus on our neighbor.
In Charles Olson's book, Transforming Church Boards into Communities of Spiritual Leaders, he asks: what if there is another way of looking at the work of the church council?
Mark Noll’s powerful and insightful book The Civil War as a Theological Crisis resonates with struggles of our day.
A Prayer for God's work in us to make us one, as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one.
Kaitlyn Scheiss' book, The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of our Neighbor, helps us think through how to be formed for living well in the political sphere.
Taking words from James Baldwin, Robert P. Jones' new book holds that white Christians have been white too long.
Could it be that without confession there can't really be deep renewal?
Building a Vibrant Congregation is about living out God’s amazing vision of the way things are supposed to be.
At the beginning of COVID-19, Andy Crouch wrote about churches preparing for a blizzard, winter, and a mini ice age. Here's a tool to help churches be ready.
Aimee Byrd's recent book on recovering from Biblical manhood and womanhood takes on gender stereotypes in the church.
Kristin Kobes Du Mez's book Jesus and John Wayne helps evangelicals to see their family story.
Restart Churches gives important insights into how churches can wisely and practically restart their life as a congregation.
The August Church Now Conversation features Kara Powell. Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women to Watch,” Kara is coauthor of Growing Young (2016).
N.T. Wright is less concerned about the "why" of the Pandemic and more concerned about the "what" of the Christian response.
In the first of the Church Now conversations, Ed Stetzer spoke about the church’s response to COVID-19 and the killing of George Floyd.
David Swanson's book is a powerful statement on the central place of discipleship in reshaping the church.
Church Now Conversations offer an opportunity to reflect on how to live in our present days and help the local church take fresh steps in ministry and mission in the midst of difficult times.
Celebrating the Sabbath de-centers our understanding of life as we proclaim that a brown man from the Middle East is our Lord.
What does it mean to love our neighbors and our neighborhoods in this moment?
Patience Lord? Many of us are living on the edge. . .