Tending to the relationships in our neighborhoods is central to living out the gospel.
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Reengaging ministry volunteers
How do we help potential volunteers know what’s at stake when they give their time, talent and treasure?
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Churches should act more like philanthropies
How can we do more than just react to urgent needs?
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Is your ministry prophetic?
What does prophetic ministry look like today?
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Food insecurity, faith and God’s abundance
Congregations have a role to play in relieving food insecurity.
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What should your church do after a mass shooting?
What is the church supposed to say? What is the church called to do?
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Renewing your city is spiritual work
The work we do to renew cities is profoundly spiritual work that reflects the way we see God through Scripture.
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Hospitality for the unhoused
The gospel provides a clear mandate to offer concrete acts of compassion to people on the economic and social margins of society. Today, unhoused people comprise a sizeable number of this struggling demographic. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…
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How to be the church in a digital culture
Congregations typically aspire to be stable communities. They want to be the steady, faithful center of a person’s life. The concept of a network, however, offers a new lens for looking at the church, because networks are more fluid than communities. In…
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Preaching is leadership
Preaching gives pastors an incredible opportunity that most leaders do not have. At their best, sermons teach, inspire and provoke, which are three essentials for leadership and change. Whatever approach we use for sermon planning, preparation and delivery, preaching has the potential…
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