church leadership
What Jesus Wants Us to Know on Good Friday
The gospel of John has just 21 chapters, and five of them (one-quarter of the narrative) are dedicated to Jesus’
April 17, 2025
Author: Rick Lawrence
church leadership
Warriors for Parents In a Family-Unfriendly Culture
A quarter-century ago I worked with family ministry pioneer Ben Freudenburg on his groundbreaking book The Family-Friendly Church. Together, we
April 10, 2025
church leadership
The Superglue In Relational Ministry
Last fall, at a gathering of ministry leaders who are all part of a Lilly Endowment grant program called “Christian
April 4, 2025
church leadership
The Surprising Connection Between Religion & Happiness
Our Vibrant Faith team just returned from our first in-person retreat of the year, where (among other things) we focused
March 28, 2025
church leadership
How Covid Is Still Impacting the Church
I met Dr. Scott Thumma years ago, at a Future of the Church gathering when I served on the executive
March 21, 2025
church leadership
An Invitation to Vulnerability
Early in her career, sociologist and author Brene Brown was on a mission to deconstruct the “secret sauce” of connectivity.
March 14, 2025
church leadership
A Decline, Interrupted?
Over the last two decades writers have churned out millions of words, maybe billions of words, mapping the sobering decline
February 28, 2025
church leadership
A Primer On Young Adults
Antwuan Malone is a young-adult pastor and the founder and Executive Director of ELEVATE.YA. In an insightful piece posted on
February 14, 2025
church leadership
Reclaiming a Near-Extinct Ministry Skill
The diminishing ministry skill that is most threatened in church culture is, simply, listening… I just named it a simple
January 24, 2025
church leadership
So Long, Farewell!
A long time ago, I decided to live my life with Jesus by jumping into mud puddles instead of over
January 10, 2025