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  • COVER SECTION

    Comeback Churches
    By Ed Stetzer
    A study last year of 324 churches in North America surfaced some revealing things about why some churches plateau or decline, but the study also told the amazing story of what God can do when a church tunes into what He is doing in its community. Learn how God gives a second wind to churches that were down for the count.

    Features

    left behind
    By Kima Jude

    Churches in military towns have a unique opportunity to minister to families ?separated from loved ones deployed overseas.

    FREE FALL OF OBEDIENCE
    By Cory Miller
    Sometimes evangelism can feel like the stomach-lurching first drop of a roller-coaster, but stepping into the unknown with the gospel can offer a thrill like nothing else. 

    THE GOD OF KITCHEN DUTY 
    By Rebecca Barlow Jordan
    Often God works in ways beyond our understanding through the seemingly menial and mundane "kitchen duty" of life. Read how one woman's heart and mind were changed as God changed lives through her non-glamorous ministry assignment.

    JUST ADD PEOPLE
    By Mark Tabb
    Genuine friendship goes a long way with an unbelieving world dying for a taste ?of real love. Learn how the draw of community can lead people to Christ.

    WHERE STARBUCKS & SANKA MEET
    By Margaret Feinberg
    They're the people you pass every day, but don't think for one moment that they're exactly like you. Learn what the twentysomethings in your life are really thinking and find out how you can minister to them one-on-one.

    FIVE CAPTIVE AUDIENCES
    By Rachel Evans
    You never know when a captive audience will be made captive to Christ.

    River of Life
    By Connie Cavanaugh
    "You're not going to scream at us about going to hell are you?" asks a small town in Wisconsin, where River of Life church is offering Christ's love unconditionally.

    Columns

    Staff Notes: A Comeback Story
    By Carol Pipes

    Reflections: Four Big Ideas from Comeback Churches
    By Mike Dodson

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