Surprise! It’s one of the missing ingredients in today’s church. Most church worship services and programs have become so predictable, so varnished, so rehearsed, and …

Is the church in a cool crisis? For the past several years many churches and their leaders have tried to out-cool one another. But, increasingly, …

Was God there—or not? It depends on whom you ask. We love to ask that question. Every week we see regular people walk in off …

What do the non-churched and the de-churched want? We’ve been listening to a bunch of them. In the past few weeks we’ve met with agnostics, …

A powerful ministry tool lies dormant in most churches. It’s waiting for you to activate it. It’s hospitality. Most think they do it well. Very …

The people in our church don’t get it,” says the pastor. “They sit here on Sunday morning. I tell them to go out and share …

Rhonda is not a Christ-follower. After hearing her story I now know a bit more about her aversion to the church—and what we need to …

What if we started over? What if we erased everything we know about the organized church and its activities? What if we started simply with …

What could be stifling growth in the American church—and in individual spiritual growth? A couple of deadly emotions are killing us. The first is widespread, …

It was a Game Show Easter at one Texas church this year. In the name of outreach, the Corpus Christi church gave away guitars, bedroom …