The following excerpt is from Neil Powell and John James’ new book, Together for the City, a groundbreaking story of a group of churches who decided to work together to reach their city like never before.

In quite possibly the most painfully excruciating eight minutes of film ever recorded, Prince Charles (Prince of Wales and heir

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

In New York City, summer is a time when our communities are bustling with activity.

In Part 1 of this post, I suggested that when a worship service is shaped by the gospel, a church doesn’t need to decide between edifying existing Christians and evangelizing to non-Christians.

Who is a worship service for?

I remember asking myself that question as a second-year seminary student. Clearly, the goal of worship is to glorify God, first and

Last year, Jordan Rice led his church through a series on the gospel and race.

When I was in Seoul for the first time last year, I witnessed what may be the biggest challenge of reaching the next generation

When I was a child, I used to write fearlessly.

As a church planter turned pastor, I’m tempted to believe almost anything about myself.

Over a period of 12 years, I planted two churches in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Jordan Rice: I would define contextualization as using the gospel to answer the questions that people actually have—to

It is common for Christian ministries, indeed for human organizations, to claim to be a movement

What misconceptions do people have about the pastor’s wife?

Integrating faith and work is rarely a priority in the early stages of church planting.

What does it take to really understand the hopes and hurts of the people your church serves?

New York City presents serious challenges to the church’s call to discipleship. Shallow relationships

When we moved from Arkansas to New York City, we settled in Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan.

In my travels to preach the gospel in almost every major city across the country, I have witnessed