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What can you do to keep your organization on mission? Coca-Cola’s disastrous attempt to sell “New Coke” Sony’s decision to diversify itself into relative obscurity The West Wing, Seasons 5-7 What do these things have in common? Each is an example of an organization that lost its way. Somewhere along the line— whether on accountContinue reading “The Values-Driven Leader: A Mosaic of 3 Tiles”

Memphis pastor who faced backlash after standing ovation: “Apologies are important, but more is required.” Andy Savage, the pastor who disclosed his decades-old assault on a teen in his former youth group to an applauding congregation, stepped down from his position at a Memphis megachurch on Tuesday. Savage’s January 7 remarks regarding the 1998 incidentContinue reading “#ChurchToo: Andy Savage Resigns from Megachurch over Past Abuse”

Start each week with this encouragement to show and share the love of Jesus. What Does Community Have to Do with Our Evangelism, Anyways? Daniel Yang, Director of the Send Institute for Church Planting at the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College, talks about our first impression of evangelism and the mission of the localContinue reading “What Does Community Have to Do with Our Evangelism, Anyways? [Gospel Life Podcast]”

Pregnancy clinics are a crucial force in the pro-life movement, and the center of the argument before the justices today. Americans on both sides often view abortion as the defining issue for the Supreme Court. But the case coming before its panel of justices today represent a legal fight that extends beyond the typical pro-lifeContinue reading “Free Speech and Abortion Collide: Supreme Court Hears One of Its Biggest Cases of 2018”

How gospel truth and global perspective free us from guilt-inducing expectations. Guilty feelings are not uncommon among mothers of my generation. We’ve come to the parenting task at a time when so-called “attachment theory” is common parlance. It’s being applied everywhere from inner-city preschools to executive coaching programs, according to The New York Times. ForContinue reading “Has Attachment Theory Made Us Anxious Parents?”

Does God lead us into temptation? Do we have to ask him not to? As most Christians know from painful experience, temptation is as easy to find as it is hard to resist. Every day, in a hundred ways, we face pressure to cut corners, mistreat others, and gratify our wayward desires. Sometimes we graspContinue reading “Commentary: The Lord’s Prayer’s Hard Plea”

Nehemiah mourned, fasted, and prayed; that’s where you start. Ed: Tell us what led you to write your new book. Tom: This book grows out of one of my life messages. For me, a life message is something I’ve been learning for decades, and is usually something learned out of pain. Thirty years ago, myContinue reading “One-on-One with Tom Holladay on “Putting It All Together Again When It’s All Fallen Apart””

More ways small churches can serve their communities 8. Small churches could develop a jail ministry. Local and county jails almost always appreciate any attempt to lower recidivism and the evangelism and discipleship of inmates is a proven way to lower repeat offenses. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world withContinue reading “Getting Small Churches on Mission (Part 4)”

Religious ID on passports has proven useful to asylum seekers. But expansion targeting Ahmadis threatens Christians’ employment prospects. Pakistan’s citizens must now declare their religion when applying for identity documents, or if they want to work in government or register to vote, Islamabad’s High Court ruled this month. Applicants who disguise their true religion defyContinue reading “Court: Pakistani Christians Must Reveal Religion to Vote or Apply for Jobs”

Survey ranks political endorsements from Trump to Oprah to Jerry Falwell Jr. Jerry Falwell Jr.’s political advice falls somewhere between President Donald Trump’s and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s when ranked by evangelicals—and Americans overall—in a new poll of registered voters. According to Morning Consult, endorsements by prominent religious leaders hold more clout with self-identified USContinue reading “The 10 Celebrities Evangelicals Trust Most and Least on Politics”