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One Step at a Time Leads to Maturity

“The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will …

How God Uses Spiritual Dryness to Help You Grow

August is often the driest month of the year here in Southern California. Not only is it physically dry, but …

A Spiritual Growth Campaign Will Transform Your Church

I know a proven tool that will transform your church. That tool is a spiritual growth campaign. I’ve seen God …

5 Tools to Help People Grow Spiritually

All living things grow. It’s evidence of life. If a child doesn’t grow to physical maturity, that’s a tragedy. And …

How to Prepare for a Spiritual Growth Campaign

One of the most powerful tools God has used to grow Saddleback Church in profound ways over the last several …

Want to Be Fruitful? Learn to Wait on God

One of my fondest memories of growing up is my father’s garden. It seemed my dad grew everything in his …

Discipleship Is All About Growing Up to Be Like Christ

God wants you to grow up. “God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in …

5 Tools for Developing Spiritually Mature Disciples

Spiritual maturity is not automatic. It must be intentionally cultivated. This is your role and your responsibility as a leader in your …

Scriptural Discipleship Principle #1: Maturity Is The Goal

A Discipleship Deficit Lately there’s been a lot of talk about spiritual formation and discipleship, and rightfully so. I think …

12 Tips for a Successful Campaign

Having lived through 9 campaigns (running point on 5) in my 12 years as Small Group Pastor here at Saddleback, …

We Say We ‘Can’t’ Change When We Mean ‘Won’t’

We should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been freed from sin. Romans 6:6–7 (NIV) …

How to Increase the Health of Your Sunday School

Once your church has decided how to define a healthy follower of Christ (for Saddleback it is someone balancing the …

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