Figuring out taxes can be hard for everyone—perhaps especially for pastors. “Every year it was an exhausting, frustrating, stressful time,” retired pastor and TGC Council member John Yates will tell…
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The Good News of Your Limits – Collin Hansen
How many biographies have you read or seen about the driven individual who has achieved personal triumph? And how many biographies have you read or seen about the relational person…
See Kids Through the Lens of God’s Big Story – Jared Kennedy
Children’s ministry is one of the biggest challenges a church can face. There’s so much to think about—facility, curriculum, check-in, security, and recruiting and training a quality team! It’s hard…
End of Days for the End of Conflict – Kent Bass
For whatever reason, fictional fights are funny. Think about the McAlisters in Home Alone. Early in the movie, we see their dysfunctional antics on full display. Many of us make…
Take the Long View of Discipleship – Susan Hunt
Jesus writes long stories. I grew up in church and was very religious, but didn’t know Jesus. In my early 20s, the Holy Spirit opened my blind eyes, and I…
3 Key Practices for Pastoral Mentorship – Timothy Cho
Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to serve alongside a theological giant? Can you imagine being an associate pastor on Augustine’s, Luther’s, or Spurgeon’s team? Though…
How to Avoid Misinformation and Disinformation Online – Patrick Miller
The video brought tears to my eyes. A Ukrainian father wept as his wife and daughter boarded a bus to flee the country. His daughter’s hands stretched toward him in…
What Is Word-Based Women’s Ministry? – Kathleen Nielson
What pictures do the words “women’s ministry” bring to mind? We come from different contexts, all of us. Some will picture a small circle of women gathered at a friend’s…
Take Heart. His Power and Will Are One. – Chad Ashby
Sometimes you’ve gotta go through hell to get to heaven. That’s one place where George Strait and Dante Alighieri agree. In his medieval epic The Divine Comedy, Dante chronicles his…
20 Quotes to Help Your Church Do Missions like Paul – Matt Smethurst
Every generation wants to see the Great Commission fulfilled in their lifetime. But for all our urgency, fidelity is often the casualty. Elliot Clark’s new book, Mission Affirmed: Recovering the…