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September 22, 2016 The Changing Landscape of Youth MinistryThe increasingly complex intricacies of doing ministry in a post-modern, post-Christian reality have completely changed the context in...
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February 28, 2016 Struck by lightningupdated 2.28.16 This is classically the busiest season of my year; board meetings, budget process, conventions and speaking...
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August 21, 2014 5 secrets to build a GREAT Missions StrategyI speak with a first-time lead pastor almost every week. And one question that consistently comes up in...
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June 5, 2014 3 simple steps to go from “knowing” to “doing”So often in ministry there is a gap between knowing and doing. We might know there are children...
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April 8, 2014 When a pastor falls due to moral failureI first met Bob Coy 25 years ago on my summer break from seminary. He was a guest...
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March 13, 2014 Girl Scout CookiesRecently Seth Godin penned a post, Girl Scout Cookies, which implored parents NOT to sell on behalf of...
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February 3, 2014 Sexless Japan: an unnatural patternIn Japan, Europe and the U.S., statistics are showing that people are marrying later in life or not...
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December 12, 2013 Macro Trend: The Emerging Middle ClassMost Americans would consider themselves “middle class”. But in many other countries, that status is in the minority—people...
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December 5, 2013 New Law Designed to Financially Sink ChurchesHave you heard about this new ruling by a US District judge in Wisconsin? The church is under attack again......
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November 7, 2013 Hope Delivered: Tiffany’s StoryBecause we do follow-up research after launching a program or distributing a product, we gather not only statistics,...
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October 7, 2013 Seeking the Peace of the CityAs President of a global evangelistic ministry, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing traditional pictures of revival –...
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September 23, 2013 God said Turn RightI always drive the same route to work. One day while sitting at a red light a few...
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September 16, 2013 The ‘Delinquency Fulfilling Prophecy’Imagine how your son or daughter would feel if you were in prison. Abandoned. Ashamed. Alone. Sadly, this...
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August 29, 2013 Know thy City: 4 steps toward effective urban ministryYou're the God of this City You're the King of these people You're the Lord of this nation...
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August 26, 2013 6 Steps to prevent the next generation from spiritual extinctionDid you know that Swaziland is predicted to be the first nation to become extinct because of HIV/AIDS?...
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July 25, 2013 Spiritually Homeless YouthIn his book You Lost Me, David Kinnaman—president of the Barna Group—divides once church-going Millennials into three types...
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July 8, 2013 Research before you launchAfter my epiphany about Outcomes Based Ministry in Swaziland, we launched a giant research effort in order to...
