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Learn more »Like it or not, there’s a cause/effect connection between the relational health of the families showing up for church on Sunday and your church’s capacity to have substantive Kingdom impact. That’s why churches can’t be accidental when it comes to offering on-going training in the areas of marriage and parenting. […]
We sat down with Nabeel Qureshi, bestselling author of Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus and the new book Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward. Q: As a child, you grew up in a Muslim home with several family members having served in the U.S. Military. What values did that ingrain in you? […]
Leadership is hard. It’s a difficult calling and responsibility. If I finish my life and haven’t left a mark or made an impact that was significant to another person’s life, I won’t be content with that. It’s my “holy discontent,” the term Pastor Bill Hybels has coined to describe the […]
Simply placing ourselves in a small group does not automatically make us disciples. Indeed, sociology can never supplant the work of the Spirit when it comes to discipleship. The structure simply creates the context for growth to occur—in this case, for personal spiritual training, coaching, support, and multiplication to take […]
Of the thousands of spouses who have written to us and our marriage ministry, the common thread that runs through almost all of them is that, in one way or another, it could be concluded that the number one problem in marriage is communication . . . or the lack […]
Every employee in the church or nonprofit ministry plays a part in preventing fraud. Many times, we think that fraud only happens in large corporations like Enron or WorldCom, but it can happen to small nonprofit organizations too. Unfortunately, many religious and charitable organizations may think their organizations aren’t at […]
