Last Updated: April 3, 2026 Most Christians have never been taught how to read the Bible for transformation. We know how to study Scripture for information—how to parse Greek verbs, trace theological themes, and accumulate biblical knowledge. Yet millions of believers remain spiritually stagnant despite years of Bible reading. The problem isn’t a lack of […]
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Ministry is war. But the battlefield isn’t where most church leaders think it is. We blame difficult team members. We blame lack of resources. We blame cultural resistance, declining religious affiliation, and the increasing secularization of our communities. But as Paul Tripp recently reminded us, “The real war is not out there. The real war
The most effective church planting movement in the world right now doesn’t use seminary-trained pastors, expensive buildings, or worship bands. It uses three questions and an open Bible. Over the last thirty years, something remarkable has happened. In places where missionaries were expelled, where Christianity was illegal, where resources were nonexistent — churches have multiplied
Church planters are notorious for wearing too many hats. In the early days, you’re the preacher, the counselor, the custodian, the graphic designer, and sometimes the coffee maker. The temptation is to keep it that way—to remain the indispensable center of everything. But this isn’t just unsustainable; it’s unbiblical. John Calvin, reflecting on the pastoral
Paul wrote to the Corinthians with a startling claim: “Though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers” (1 Corinthians 4:15). In an age of Christian content abundance, we’ve never had more teachers. What we desperately need are spiritual parents. The Crisis of Orphaned Disciples Walk into most churches on any
The church plant in rural New Hampshire didn’t launch with a glossy website, a worship band, or a six-figure budget. It started with three families, a handful of committed believers, and a pastor who spent his weekdays working at the local hardware store. Three years later, that small community has become a sending church—already dispatching
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Seventy-five percent of American adults aged 18-34 don’t attend church regularly. That’s not a typo. Three out of four young adults have stepped away from the very communities designed to form them in Christ. We’ve tried better music, slicker production, and more relevant sermons. Yet the exodus continues. Here’s what the research is now telling
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Forty percent of American adults didn’t read a single book in 2021. Among young men, the numbers are even more dire—leisure reading has plummeted 40% over the past two decades, with many spending hours daily on TikTok but unable to finish a paragraph without reaching for their phones. This isn’t just a cultural curiosity. It’s
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Here’s the hard math of church multiplication: one Western missionary can plant one church every three years. One indigenous leader, properly trained, can plant ten churches in a decade—and raise up others who do the same. In Acts 29 Africa’s regional training days across Uganda, Malawi, South Africa, Burundi, Mozambique, and Zambia, we’re seeing what
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We’ve optimized the wrong metric. American churches have spent the last decade chasing engagement—likes, shares, impressions—while actual discipleship has flatlined. The Barna Group reports that only 25% of self-identified Christians regularly read their Bible, and church attendance has dropped below 50% for the first time in American history. Yet our social media feeds are polished,
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