Helping Christians Live Like Christians – Chip Ingram
God told me, “Chip, I want you to be a catalyst to transform how America thinks about God, how pastors think about preaching, how churches think about the community, and how everyday believers live out their faith at home and
ChurchNext IV: Overcoming the Shock of a Changed World
"Spiritually, the impact of Covid-19 has yet to play itself out fully because it is only when all restrictions are lifted that we will know if all our members are willing to return back to church. In summary, I would
A Life of Social Innovation: Take Risks, Engage Community, Tackle Failure
"I think failure is something we live and breathe every day.If we talk about social innovation, it is really about things that have never really been done before. It's akin to navigating and drawing a map in a dark room.So
The Way to Solve Interconnected Problems is Through Connected Community
"But for us, social innovation is a process, where we create new expressions of serving one another. Whether the expression is in the format of an engineering solution or something else, it ultimately seeks to serve. We view social innovation
Practicing Justice in a Culture of Self-sufficiency: Andrew Gardener
"Eventually, I realized that one of these two things had to give. Otherwise, I was just going to run myself into the ground. I was kind of praying, doing that typical prayer, “Should I be a pastor? Should I be
The Core of the Gospel Involves Caring for Orphans and Refugees: Andrew Gardener
"I'm pretty radical, when it comes to thinking about the church’s role in adoption and orphans. I honestly believe that if we understood our role in adoption and foster care, we’d be able to empty all of the childcare facilities