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Why Your Church Isn’t Moving—and What the Antioch Model Reveals

Most pastors carry a clear vision for their church. Fewer have a framework for closing the gap between that vision and what's happening. Most pastors can articulate what they want…

Ray BrandonApril 21, 2026

Book Reviews Church Leadership

Small and Strategic

Bigger and better. Bigger is better. Bigger is bigger, and that must be better! That’s the reason it’s bigger. This is a problem. Ironically, it’s a “big” problem. Small churches can make a big impact! In fact, they…

Clare JewellMarch 31, 2026

Church Leadership

Beyond the Pressure of New Year’s Resolutions: A Pastoral Call to Joy, Freedom, and Spirit-Led Ministry

As the calendar turns, the church often speaks eagerly of renewal, vision, and fresh beginnings. For many pastors, however, the arrival of a new year brings not only hope but…

Elias GarciaDecember 30, 2025

Church Leadership

Interdependent Leadership

Interdependent Leadership is a biblically based conviction that is submitted to Jesus Christ as Lord and Head of the Church, to His word and His gospel, and to the nature…

Jordan StinzianoSeptember 30, 2025

Church Leadership Local Church

Church Planting Isn’t Optional

The words of Jesus still ring through history: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations...” (Matthew 28:19). For many churches, this verse is foundational, but how it's lived out…

Thad BergmeierSeptember 9, 2025

Book Reviews Church Leadership

How Pastors Can Use the Freedom Fight to Address Porn Addiction in Their Communities

Pornography addiction is one of the most pressing challenges facing Christians today, yet it often goes unspoken in churches. Shame and stigma create a silence that leaves many struggling in…

Ray BrandonMay 20, 2025

Church Leadership

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: How Pastors in the USA Navigate the Immigration Debate

In today's highly polarized political climate, few issues are as emotionally and ideologically charged as immigration. For pastors across the United States, this poses a particular challenge. Churches are traditionally…

Elias GarciaMay 6, 2025

Church Leadership

What Is a Missionary Church?{Acts 12:25-13:12}

Missionary churches are marked by commitment to teaching, worship, prayer, and fasting. They recognize that missions is a spiritual battle, requiring courage and reliance on the Spirit. Just as Paul…

William BoekesteinFebruary 17, 2025

Church Leadership Cross-Cultural Ministry

Taking Responsibility for a Geography

“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and people and languages, standing before the throne and before…

Jim MurphyOctober 14, 2024

Church Leadership Church Revitalization

The Importance of Weekly Communion for the Church

Michael Horton once observed, “Your view of the nature of the Lord’s Supper will determine the importance of it in the worship service.” Historically, many Protestant congregations moved away from…

Ray BrandonSeptember 17, 2024

Church Leadership

Why Your Church Isn’t Moving—and What the Antioch Model Reveals

Small and Strategic

Beyond the Pressure of New Year’s Resolutions: A Pastoral Call to Joy, Freedom, and Spirit-Led Ministry

Interdependent Leadership

Church Planting Isn’t Optional

How Pastors Can Use the Freedom Fight to Address Porn Addiction in Their Communities

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: How Pastors in the USA Navigate the Immigration Debate

What Is a Missionary Church?{Acts 12:25-13:12}

Taking Responsibility for a Geography

The Importance of Weekly Communion for the Church

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