Jared Byas | 01 February 2012

For the past several years, I have taught a class at our church called "For Skeptics Only." Usually populated with spouses and friends of church attenders, they all had one thing in common: disbelief about the Christian faith. Since it was a class for non-Christians we told everyone up front that if they were Christians we would kick them out. And boy was it easy to spot them, with their ironically serious questions about the rapture and whether or not we would still be here for the tribulation. You might imagine how difficult it would be to talk about whether or not the Bible was true with a room full of skeptics when you have a Christian in the room.

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Neue | 01 February 2012

Each week, Neue asks a question that is meant to challenge, inspire and encourage today's ministry leaders. Feel free to respond and discuss in the comment section. This week, we want to know:

How does your church make room for doubters and skeptics?

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Neue | 30 January 2012

We talk to filmmaker Mark Landsman about his new film, Thundersoul. Click to listen now or subscribe at iTunes.

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Josh Lujan Loveless | 25 January 2012

Husband and wife Michael and Lisa Gungor lead the musical collective Gungor. They’ve released two full-length albums, including their most recent release, Ghosts Upon the Earth. The Gungors also contribute to worship at Bloom, a church they helped plant in Denver, Colo. Here, they discuss theology, community and why, just as with God, you can’t put worship in a box.

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Neue | 25 January 2012

Each week, Neue asks a question that is meant to challenge, inspire and encourage today's ministry leaders. Feel free to respond and discuss in the comment section. This week, we want to know:

What do you think of the concept of "celebrity pastors"?

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Neue | 23 January 2012

We talk to author and Willow Creek Creative Director, Blaine Hogan. Click to listen now or subscribe at iTunes.

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Ryan Hamm | 18 January 2012

It probably goes without saying that the American church hasn’t always valued creativity as highly as it should. But that seems to be changing. Churches all over the country have creative teams, weekly church services are markedly more creative and conferences like STORY have injected new imagination into sanctuaries everywhere.

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Neue | 18 January 2012

Each week, Neue asks a question that is meant to challenge, inspire and encourage today's ministry leaders. Feel free to respond and discuss in the comment section. This week, we want to know:

Do you schedule time for you and your team to be creative?

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Neue | 16 January 2012

We talk to pastor Aaron Stern about his book, What's Your Secret?: Freedom Through Confession. Click to listen now or subscribe at iTunes.

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Dr. Kara E. Powell | 11 January 2012

We asked six influential ministry leaders to tell us their stories of the toughest leadership decision they’d ever made—and how they went about making the decision. We've already heard from Craig Groeschel,  Nancy Ortberg, Glenn Packiam, Richard Stearns and Dr. Joel C. Hunter. This week we conclude this series with Dr. Kara E. Powell, the executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute, who shares about her decision to find the right ministry partner:

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