LEADERSHIP RESOURCES
A Virtuous Cycle
By Matt Green
Shawn Seipler always had an entrepreneurial bent. He sold lemonade, cookies and Disney trinkets as early as eight years old, and by high school he had expanded to running a lawn-mowing ...
Future-Tripping
By Paul Young
Alice and Bob (not their real names) are two of our younger couple-friends. They know most of our family—no small feat because we have 17 living grandchildren.
I got a call from Bob: “...
The Minister of Defense
By Matt Green
On the evening of March 11, 2020, the NBA announced it was suspending all public events due to rising cases of COVID-19. The final eight games of the season were played and televised be...
Fight Right: A leader’s playbook for healthy conflict
By Stephen Blandino
When you’re navigating conflict, it’s difficult to accurately read what the parties in the conflict think, want or expect.
Furthermore, all kinds of variables are at play in conf...
The Protector
By Matt Green
James Sang Lee was in elementary school when his father was assaulted by a police officer. A first-generation immigrant from Hong Kong, the elder Lee was a Ph.D. student at the Universi...
A Shepherd’s Heart
When the remnants of Hurricane Helene smashed into Asheville, North Carolina, in late September, they wiped out the last few days of Revol Church’s three-week fasting and prayer emphasis, along with a...
Create Your Own Economy
By Dave Martin
When it comes to their faith and finances, Christians tend to migrate toward one of two extremes. One extreme is the view that I was force-fed as a child—that material possessions are ...
The Advocate: Jany MartĂnez Ward’s journey from asylum seeker to attorney
By Matt Green
Jany MartĂnez was 14 when her family presented themselves at the U.S. border in Brownsville, Texas. Although they were seeking political asylum and entered the country at an official cr...
A Voice in the City: Sam Chand talks with NYC church planter A.R. Bernard
Last issue, I introduced the Founding Faith section, featuring conversations with founding pastors (who also happen to be friends of mine) in which I explore the origin stories of the churches t...
The Great Rescue: Why reviving sick churches is just as important as planting new ones
By Jeff Baker
Sit back, grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable while I tell you a story from 3,000-plus years ago that resembles the current state of the American church. This story starts sh...
