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- August 17, 2019 5:00 am
by Carey Nieuwhof: Ever write a message or talk that even you suspected was boring? That’s exactly where I found myself a while back. I’d outlined my message for our current series weeks ago, but when I went back into it 6 days before delivery, I realized I’d written a basically boring sermon on a fundamentally read more…
- August 16, 2019 5:00 am
by Greg Curtis: Kendra at one of her favorite places to be: Big Bear Lake California. If you have three children like I do, you have had the concern for the emotional landscape of your child in the middle. My so-called “middle child” is Kendra. She is now 24. Kendra was wedged in the birth read more…
- August 15, 2019 5:00 am
From Carey Nieuwhof: This is a guest blog post by Dillon Smith. Dillon is my content manager and is a member of my new Speaking Team. You can book Dillon to speak at your next event here. By Dillon Smith It’s true, I hate conflict. Maybe you do too. Your heart rate rises, you get goosebumps, and read more…
- August 14, 2019 5:00 am
by Bobby Harrington: You’ve embraced the disciple-making lifestyle, but now what? You need to get equipped on what to do. In this series about our disciple-making partners we help you find excellent guides so you can become a more effective disciple maker. Meet Robby Gallaty, leader of Replicate Ministries. Tell us about the name of your read more…
- August 13, 2019 10:35 pm
Thinking Outside The Box Training Everyday Missionaries Finding a great venue, advertising with eye-catching signs, and designing a slick website isn’t going to attract people to church like those tools have in the past. If we’re going to be successful in making disciples in this increasingly post-Christian culture, we’re going to need develop new methods read more…
- August 13, 2019 5:00 am
.et_post_meta_wrapper By Portable Church Industries: After working with multisite churches for over 25 years, we have seen churches launch campuses a lot of different ways. We have found there are generally 5 main ways to do it – and they all come with a list of pros and cons. *Watch the entirety of the vlog read more…
- August 12, 2019 5:00 am
by Carey Nieuwhof: Leadership is hard. I totally get that, because I’ve been in it for over two decades. But to be perfectly honest, leadership never gets easy. The reason it’s never easy is because what’s hard keeps changing. You solve one problem, and now a new, likely larger on appears. That’s true when things read more…