A Bridge Of Hope: Life-Saving Prayers in Spokane

A Bridge Of Hope: Life-Saving Prayers in Spokane

I heard the Holy Spirit saying, “Go to the bridge and pray and worship there.” Our little group went. And a place notorious for death became a place of encounter with God.

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Make Love Your Goal: Intimacy That Leads to Spiritual Authority

Make Love Your Goal: Intimacy That Leads to Spiritual Authority

In God’s Kingdom, the greater our intimacy with the Lord, the greater our spiritual authority becomes.

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Then the Darkness Lifted: Joining Hands in Prayer for Japan

Then the Darkness Lifted: Joining Hands in Prayer for Japan

I felt something change after that prayer. It was an atmosphere shift, like darkness lifted off of me. And that was only the beginning…

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You Got an Agenda Here?

You Got an Agenda Here?

One of the biggest foundations to having (or destroying) love, unity, and our Christian witness is how we talk to others. Here’s one major conversational skill you may have overlooked.

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Growing the Harvest: Faithfulness and Fruitfulness

Growing the Harvest: Faithfulness and Fruitfulness

In ministry, is faithfulness or fruitfulness most important? Or...can both be equally important?

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Presence, Power, and Proclamation: Being Good News in the Neighborhood

Presence, Power, and Proclamation: Being Good News in the Neighborhood

Christians can talk a lot about “being good news” in hard places. But in a world dominated by bad news nearly all the time—from the global to the personal—what does good news actually look like?

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Good News Agents: Building for Gospel Movement in South Africa

Good News Agents: Building for Gospel Movement in South Africa

The goal of discipleship is to develop good news agents—people who live the good news in ways that are meaningful to their context.

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From Bombing to Blessing: Bringing Healing Through Identificational Repentance

From Bombing to Blessing: Bringing Healing Through Identificational Repentance

The anniversary of the NATO bombings was all over the news in Novi Sad. As my team faced the difficult situation of being connected to the perpetrators of so much pain in the city, we realized we had a strategic opportunity…

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Honoring the Bride of Christ [Video]

Honoring the Bride of Christ [Video]

How can we intentionally bless the Church when facing the imperfections or the places we have been hurt? ChurchNEXT director Gary Mayes shows the way.

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