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December 30, 2019
Flame-throwers in Church? How Much Stagecraft is too Much?
Have we reached peak stagecraft? At what point do our showy, manmade contrivances overwhelm the...
November 2019
November 22, 2019
The Future of Worship: Virtual and Private
Christians can have the world's best preaching and worship piped directly into their eyes and...
July 2019
July 29, 2019
New Members’ Class: Tell Men the Truth
We need to tell men the truth about church membership. The good, the bad and...
July 23, 2019
How the New Members’ Class Sets Men Up to Fail
There are legions of former churchgoers who have fallen away — not because they’ve lost...
April 2019
April 14, 2019
Will Livestreaming Kill the Local Church?
It's much easier to watch church than go to church.
December 2018
December 10, 2018
Dying Churches – a Solution?
Two churches. One has a building but no people. The other has people but no...
November 2018
November 05, 2018
How Churches Create Isolated Christians
In a lonely world, the church is uniquely positioned to offer genuine face-to-face human contact....
October 2018
October 29, 2018
I worship in a television studio
The worship spaces we build today are dark, cavernous rooms designed to capture sound and...
October 21, 2018
Why seeker-friendly churches are losing seekers
Most contemporary churches offer almost nothing of interest to a visitor during the first 30...
May 2016
May 05, 2016
There’s no such thing as church planting
Let me point out something that should be obvious: you can’t plant a church. All...
April 2016
April 12, 2016
How to love your church again (in 15 minutes)
Are you sick of going to church? Bored? Burned out? Angry? Irritated? You're not alone.
January 2016
January 05, 2016
Is modern worship too entertaining?
The church has been in the entertainment business for almost 1700 years.
June 2015
June 18, 2015
Black church triples in size by focusing on men
In the past five years the church has exploded. Instead of five reliable men, Kirkland...
May 2015
May 19, 2015
The church I would plant (part 3)
Men’s League is an extremely simple, lightweight church-planting model that focuses like a laser on...
May 12, 2015
The church I would plant (part two)
If I were planting a church it would look nothing like the model we know...
May 04, 2015
The church I would plant (part one)
So here’s my crazy idea: what if we could plant a church where discipleship is...
April 2015
April 15, 2015
Why I’m not too excited about church planting
Is church planting really the best way to reach the world? Are non-Christians crying out...
March 2015
March 24, 2015
Decorate your church with men in mind
The typical church is decorated grandma-style: Quilted banners and silk flower arrangements adorn church lobbies....
March 03, 2015
Why churches are stage-driven
Most churches program a series of low-risk, stage-driven activities such as worship services, classes and...
January 2015
January 07, 2015
Church builds on a military model
It’s led by a general, not a bishop. New members must sign a declaration of...
December 2014
December 16, 2014
Archery-based church targets men
What happens when you put an archery range inside an abandoned grocery store and call...
November 2014
November 19, 2014
Black Friday special: free DVDs until Thanksgiving
This DVD has been used by thousands of church leaders around the world. It's a...
October 2014
October 07, 2014
Is muscular Christianity the problem – or the solution?
Are we seeing character flaws in individual men – or does something unhealthy surface when...
August 2014
August 19, 2014
Between Boredom and Blood
Christians live in the tension between these two poles. We long for the freedom and...
August 14, 2014
Mark Driscoll’s true god to be revealed
Mark Driscoll has a wonderful opportunity to step away from his high-profile life and complete...
July 2014
July 08, 2014
Thinking outside the church planting box
What if there are millions of men who would become disciples if only we offered...
April 2013
April 24, 2013
How a traditional church can grow again
This traditional church is growing by about 10 percent a year. The nursery is bursting...
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