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Best Practices for Leading Efficient and Productive Team Meetings

Jon Kelly

We’ve all experienced it—a meeting that dragged on too long, veered off course, or left us wondering why we were even there. The truth is, meetings should be purposeful. They should serve as strategic touchpoints that align your team, clarify...

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The Grace of “And”

Barnabas Piper

I don’t know if it’s a trend or if social media and the sharability of video clips have just made it more obvious, but there is a troubling pattern in the communication of many preachers today: the pithy false dichotomy....

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The Place of Lament in Church Planting

Dan Steel

A conversation recently has got me thinking about the place of lament in church planting, which may seem an unusual marriage of contradictory ideas, as church planting is often associated with excitement about what might be. The chance to reach...

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The Priority of Humility

Ronnie Martin

Years ago, I heard John Piper share a story at a conference I attended. He said that someone once asked him, “John, how do I learn to be humble like you?” He replied, “Who said I was humble?” The pastoral...

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Raising Church-Planting Kids: Be Their Calm in the Chaos

Heather Oldham

Planting a church is a calling that demands faith, endurance, and a willingness to step into the unknown. For church planters and their families, the journey is filled with both joy and sacrifice—long hours, uncertain outcomes, and the weight of...

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Team Vision: Church, Nations, and Practical Leadership for Planting Teams

Host Jeff Medders is joined by Vance Pitman, Matt Carter, and Jen Oshman for a final discussion on applying key essentials to church planting teams.

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