Willow Creek

Benchmarking

Smaller churches can learn from larger churches without copying them wholesale. Benchmarking, team visits, and simple facility changes can help leaders adapt creative ideas for their own ministry…

Opening Doors

Six Christian leaders discuss how the Restoration Movement can preserve its identity while building partnerships across denominational lines, strengthening relationships, and pursuing shared mission without abandoning core convictions.

Deeper Hunger for God’s Story

Brian Mavis explores why people want a deeper understanding of Scripture and how teaching the Bible's overarching story helps congregations connect individual passages, discover meaning, and grow in…

You Must Read This . . . Recognizing Leadership Potential

I Was the Big, Dead Tree

Tim Harlow reflects on burnout, Elijah, Sabbath, and stillness, showing how even fruitful ministry can become spiritually dangerous when leaders begin running ahead of God.

FROM MY BOOKSHELF: Three Reads to Make You Squirm

LeRoy Lawson reviews three provocative books that challenge church traditions, American worship practices, and Christians’ responsibility to the world’s poor.

What I Have Learned in 50 Years as a Theologian (Part 1)

Jack Cottrell reflects on 50 years of theological teaching, contrasting passing fads with enduring fundamentals and defending truth against the rise of relativism in doctrine.

Masculinity, Femininity, and Church Leadership

Kelvin Jones argues for complementarian church leadership, connecting biblical teaching about men’s and women’s roles with biological and behavioral distinctives while rejecting any claim of superiority or inferiority.

They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Vote

Mandy Smith examines the changing relationship between evangelicals and politics, asking whether Christians can apply shared biblical values differently at the ballot box while remaining united in faith.

Where Have All the Choirs Gone?

As choirs decline, Becky Ahlberg argues the issue isn’t “traditional vs. contemporary,” but whether worship leaders equip people to serve. A healthy choir can be a cross-generational, creative,…