Being in this world, but not of it – this is what well known Hollywood actor Stephen Baldwin is driven towards. Listen to Nils Smith and Nick Runyon as they…

Here’s a collection of interesting, thought-provoking articles from around the web from recent weeks. For more links, check out our Flipboard magazines: Leadership Network Today, Leadership Network Deep Trends, and Ideas…

Here’s a collection of interesting, thought-provoking articles from around the web from recent weeks. For more links, check out our Flipboard magazines: Leadership Network Today, Leadership Network Deep Trends, and Ideas…

By John Poitevent As the Outward Focus Pastor at Christ the King Church in Bellingham, Washington, Wendy Powell began to examine their local outreaches in light of the missions strategy…

Here’s a collection of interesting, thought-provoking articles from around the web from recent weeks. For more links, check out our Flipboard magazines: Leadership Network Today, Leadership Network Deep Trends, and Ideas…

Here’s a collection of interesting, thought-provoking articles from around the web from recent weeks. For more links, check out our Flipboard magazines: Leadership Network Today, Leadership Network Deep Trends, and Ideas…

Brian Mavis and Rick Rusaw talk about their book, The Neighboring Church: Getting Better at What Jesus Says Matters Most.

By Warren Bird Yesterday at the small Metro New York City church where my wife and I are members, our pastor shelved his planned sermon, and instead led us to…

By Andy Williams Pastor Jeff Warren (on the left) and Pastor Bryan Carter after speaking together at Movement Day Greater Dallas. Two Dallas pastors—one black and one white—were just…

First Presbyterian Church in Boulder Colorado hosts event they had launched to help improve marriages in Boulder. Held on a Friday evening in January, open to the public, and centered on…

As you enter 2016 it is helpful to put everything you do in your church into one of three boxes: Box 1 represents THE PRESENT and contains all the stuff…

Platforms are breaking the traditional rules of how value is created and how customers are being served. Platforms are the most disruptive business model in history. Think about it; “The…

Many great questions were submitted for our Collaborative Intelligence webinar in August which Warren Bird and I were unable to respond to due to time constraints. We have answered many…

By Warren Bird Lisa Johanon is demonstrating the true meaning of “pay it forward” as her community…

By N. Doug Gamble, Pastor of Mission Partnerships, Crossroads Fellowship, Raleigh, NC Untapped outreach possibilities lie just beyond the church doors. Some go unseen because they aren’t well publicized. Many…

by Warren Bird It’s an incredibly bold claim: that eradicating extreme poverty can happen in this generation. But Compassion International’s Dr. Scott Todd believes it is also surprisingly realistic. His book, Hope Rising: How…