The need to deal with ever growing ethnic and racial differences, cultural segmentation, and the tensions that ensue have made diversity one of society's most significant issues. For many churches, simply raising the banner of reconciliation and diversity rarely accomplishes it. In this article, Erwin describes the very different focus his church takes towards diversity.

Pulling an all-nighter is the most extreme example of something many of us do quite a lot: chip away at needed sleep in order to do something else. Usually that something else is work. In this article, Lauren explains how to sleep, long and soundly, is to place our trust not in our own strength and hard-work, but in Him without whom we labor in vain.

Trust is the currency of relationships. Great leaders cultivate a culture of trust, and thus a culture where relationships thrive. In this article, Andy Stanley gives us some insight on how to foster trust and handle suspicion between members of your team.

Kyle Lake's passion and example to embrace beauty will live on for generations. On May 6, 2006 a short film will be nationally released honoring his last sermon and his life. Abandon your plans for escape and be where you are. Experience the newly-released trailer featuring an original score by David Crowder and celebrate Kyle's story together. Click Here

The relationship between those two words "I" and "you" is arguably the central question of human life. In a "What about ME?" generation, Len Sweet asserts that the good news of the Gospel is victory over the love of self. PLUS - check out a sample chapter from Len's new book, The Three Hardest Words.

In this confession of a twentysomething, Sarah Cunningham, author of the upcoming Dear Church, gives a fresh perspective on the pains of Church growth. Find out how the painful moments define the Christian church and our own spiritual journey just as much or more than the bright ones.

The core of spiritual leadership needs to be cultivators of human potential. For the Church to accomplish all that we have on our hearts, we actually need everyone and we need the best of them. In this month's Special Series article, Erwin explains how if your dream is big enough and if your burden is great enough you'll be surprised who you draw and what you draw out of them.

As churches seek reinvigoration, many are finding inspiration from emerging/missional approaches. But many focus on the forms and miss the foundational issues. In this article from our friends at Leadership journal, columnist Brian McLaren suggests that before asking how church should look, let's make sure we're clear what the church is for.