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Setting Goals That Stick

By Shawn Lovejoy: My goals for 2021 have been set for several weeks now. How are yours coming along? You should be working on them if they’re not already complete. You should be setting goals right now for yourself and the team you lead. Every great leader I know has […]

PODCAST 045: Church In A Bar & Other Innovations

by Jeff Reed: Sometimes innovation is overly complicated and very costly. Sometimes innovation is just looking at what you have differently. What you’ll discover here in this episode of The Church Digital Podcast is two churches that have done some incredibly innovative things with what they had. So much effort […]

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Connecting the Dots of Church Culture

By Justin Gravitt: Understanding your church’s culture is like doing a connect the dot worksheet, but with no dots and no lines. Instead, just information scattered on the page. The challenge is to sort out the important information from the noise that seeks to hide it. Lack of clarity isn’t […]

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9 Essentials of a Discipleship Group: Relationship

by Replicate: The Post is Part of a 9 Essentials of a Discipleship Group Series Perhaps no phrase rings truer when it comes to Discipleship Groups than this one: “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” In order for people to grow towards […]

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New Exodus? 4 Reasons So Many People (Including Christians) Have Suddenly Left the Church

By Carey Nieuwhof: You’ve probably noticed. Leading a church is more confusing, frustrating and complex than ever. In this post, I’ll share some surprising data that shows why it feels that much harder, and some observations and suggestions that I hope can help point you in a more promising direction. […]

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Finding Your Identity in Christ – Not Your Ministry

Home > Blog > Finding Your Identity in Christ – Not Your Ministry Finding Your Identity in Christ – Not Your Ministry By Ed Stetzer My identity has too often been tied to the successes or failures of the ministries that I lead—and too frequently in unhealthy ways. It’s easy […]

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Life: It’s STILL Not About You

Life: It’s STILL Not About You .et_post_meta_wrapper Over a decade ago, Pastor Rick Warren wrote The Purpose Driven Life, which went viral and global. I still give it away all the time as a basic primer on life as God intended it to be lived. And this best-selling book starts […]

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Three Steps to a Clear Vision

Home > Blog > Three Steps to a Clear Vision Three Steps to a Clear Vision By Ben Connelly As honest and experienced church planters will tell you, there are mountains of work that go into planting a church. “Three steps” in any title barely scratches the surface of the […]

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Episode 449: Create a Culture of Sending

by NewChurches.com: In Episode 449 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss creating a culture that values multiplication and sending. “How have you seen established churches create a culture of sending when it has previously been largely self-interested?” In This Episode, You’ll Discover: How you begin creating a […]

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When Depression is Demonic

When Depression is Demonic .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: As I’ve said in many other places, I’m a huge believer that Christians should approach the subject of depression and mental health holistically. That is, we must consider the medical, spiritual, physical, psychological, and emotional angles. We should see counselors, talk to […]