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Eli Bonilla Jr. has done a lot of thinking on what makes some pastors resilient when other pastors burn out. Though there are various root causes specific to individual leaders and churches, often burnout begins when church leaders lose their spiritual center. They start to depend on processes, self-reliance, and ministry growth over dependence on God. For him, the...

For many fast-growing churches, their thankfulness toward God is expressed in how they serve other congregations. But receiving thanks from the churches they helped wasn’t the reason they decided to care for other congregations. Their motivation flowed from sources much deeper and more intrinsic to their identity.

Motivations

Dudley Ru...

HERO MAKER | DAVE FERGUSON

In a Surgeon General’s Advisory, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy sounded the alarm that America is facing a public health epidemic of loneliness, isolation and disassociation that is linked to anxiety, depression and even increased mortality. Not only do adults report persistent loneliness, but the most digitally conne...

Twenty-one days.

In an isolated cabin, tucked into a moody, coastal forest above a remote beach in Puget Sound.

All alone.

No phone.

No computer, email, or internet. You are required to hand over any devices upon check-in.

No...

Feeling understood, loved and accepted by others is at the heart of the human experience. Co-Lead Pastors Bryan Smith and Alex Berger at Summit Christian Church in Sparks, Nevada, lean into this reality by creating a highly accessible, authentic entry point for newcomers and nonbelievers.

“Everyone wants … what was that Cheers theme song?” Smith asks....