What is Spiritual Success?
While most people are chasing the idea of being “successful,” what if we got the definition of success wrong? What if we don’t even know what success really is? Which […]
Pastors and Workplace Leaders: A Two-Way Street to Kingdom Impact
In today’s cultural seismic shifts, the boundary between sacred and secular continues to blur—and that’s a positive development. As pastors, we have a unique opportunity to extend our influence beyond […]
5 Things to Expect from a Missionary
People sometimes place unfair expectations on missionaries that they support. They might expect the missionary to convert an entire nation to Christ before their first furlough. They might expect the […]
Leadership Alignment Training for Disciple Making
Dear RENEW.org Network Leaders, Join me by wrapping your mind around an important truth: fewer than 5% of churches in North America have a disciple making culture (see here). That […]
From Cornfield to City: How One Congregation Followed Jesus into the Heart of Middletown
There’s a moment every week that still catches me off guard because it’s so new. Unhoused men and women, some still recovering from addiction, gather alongside longtime believers on a […]
Battle-Ready Discipleship
Why do so many Christians crumble under cultural pressure? Why do churches so often resemble spiritual daycare instead of boot camp? The Church cannot afford to raise spectators. We must […]
VIDEO: Review of John Mark Comer’s ‘Practicing the Way’
In this Renew Review, we explore John Mark Comer’s book Practicing the Way: Be With Jesus, Become Like Jesus, Do as He Did. This book is the cornerstone of Comer’s […]
Must Every Disciple Be a Disciple Maker?
At the end of his earthly ministry, Jesus instructed the disciples he had made to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father […]