by Jeff Hoglen | Jan 27, 2025 | Church Health, Outreach and Evangelism
Let me share this truth straight away: Love changes everything. Not the watered-down, wishy-washy kind of love, but the kind Jesus modeled—bold, truth-filled, uncompromising, yet radically compassionate. Today, Let’s get into the subject of Navigating the...
by Jeff Hoglen | Dec 11, 2024 | Church Health, Church Leadership
We’ve all been there. On Sunday morning, you’re preaching about Moses crossing the Red Sea, and half your congregation is checking their social media feeds—trying to hide their phones behind the seat in front of them. (Come on, we all know it happens!) But...
by Jeff Hoglen | Jun 7, 2024 | Church Planting
Let’s be real here—church planting isn’t some cute, Instagram-worthy adventure. It’s raw and gritty and often feels like trying to grow roses in a concrete jungle. Seeds Can Grow in the Rockiest Soil Here’s the truth—the life-giving...
by Dave Workman | Feb 28, 2024 | Church Health, Outreach and Evangelism
We—the followers of Jesus—live in an interesting neighborhood: The World. My friend Tom Thatcher (co-founder of The Elemental Group) texted me this picture recently in Cincinnati and said: “Positively, the target audience and value proposition are stated in...
by Ed Stetzer | Jan 10, 2024 | Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism, Small Church / Rural Church
MISSIONARY IDENTITY The reality is, Christians are interlopers. We are strangers and foreigners. As Christians, I believe we should always be more driven by our missionary identity than we are by our national identity, our political identity, our environmental...
