Lisa Rodriguez-Watson

Lisa Rodriguez-Watson desires to see all people reconciled to God and to each other. Investing in this passionate call for more than two decades has led Lisa to urban church planting, international missions and community development, immigration advocacy, collegiate ministry, and seminary teaching. She currently serves as the National Director of Missio Alliance, and as an associate pastor at Christ City Church. A proud Cuban-American, Lisa writes, speaks, and leads at the intersection of formation, justice, and mission

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Lisa Rodriguez-Watson

Called, Capable, and Necessary: Women Leading the Church

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David Swanson

A Plea to Pastors

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Daniel Yang

Missio Alliance

A Needed Conversation on Revival in America

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Bethany Becker

A Subversive Enemy of Allyship

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Lisa Rodriguez-Watson

Faithful Witness in a Fractured Moment

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Mark Glanville

Profaning the Image of God as “Garbage”

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Missio Alliance

Life on the Ground in Minneapolis

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Liliana Reza

A Season of Imagination

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Chris Kamalski

Our Bubble Must Pop, For Good

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Andrew Arndt

How Do I Name What I’m Sensing?

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Robert Chao Romero

My Dearest Wormwood, Keep Them Confused

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Sherene Joseph

A Nuanced and Complicated Relationship

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Daniel Yang

If Revival Is Real, the Vulnerable Will Tell Us

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Cheryl You

Green Pastures of Refuge

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Benjamin Park

We Must Rethink the Role of the Pastor

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Dorothy Littell Greco

Abusing Power In God’s Name

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Amanda Hecht

Reclaiming the Tent

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David Swanson

Communities of Wisdom in a World Drowning from Information Overload

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Emily Beth Hill

A Crisis of Control: On Letting Go of Power

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Mandy Smith

A Lifetime of Letters to the Church

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Amber H. Jones

The Bill For Our Recklessness Has Come Due

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Jamie Cowen

How We Treat Immigrants

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Oneya Okuwobi

Aren’t You Tired of Attempting to Dominate? (You Are Loved)

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Chris Kamalski

Letters to the Church: An Invitation to Listen

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Dennis R. Edwards

There’s A Different Way To Fight

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Catherine McNiel

Jason Hague

Wolves in Shepherd’s Clothing

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Austin Maxheimer

Love Your Neighborhood

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Austin Maxheimer

Who Are Our Marginalized Neighbors Today?

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Joylanda Jamison

Stones of Remembrance (A Poem for Juneteenth)

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Lamont Hartman

My Grandmothers’ Stuffing Recipes Can Teach Multi-Racial Congregations

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Vatreisha Nyemba

The Shibuya Crossing and the Holy Spirit’s Intersections

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MaryKate Morse

How Ageism Affects Our Spiritual Formation

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Oneya Okuwobi

I Set Out to End Racism and Failed

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Julius Shumpert

I Thirst

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Liliana Reza

The Borderlands: What Will We Do?

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Christopher Smith

Lindsey Cornett

Reflections on Awakenings 2025 from The Englewood Review of Books

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Missio Alliance

Embers in the Campfire: Awakenings 2025 Day 3

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Missio Alliance

What If We Gave It All Back?: Awakenings 2025 Day 2

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Missio Alliance

Lace Up Your Jordans: Awakenings 2025 Day 1

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Missio Alliance

The Great Re-Commission: Awakenings 2025 Day 1

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Missio Alliance

Cherry Trees in the Budding Season: Awakenings 2025 Day 1

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Amanda Hecht

Remembering For the Sake of Our Souls

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Daniel Yang

The Immigrant Canary Stuck in the American Evangelical Coal Mine

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David Swanson

Faithful Mission Through The Chaos (Part 2)

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David Swanson

Faithful Mission Through The Chaos (Part 1)

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Missio Alliance

Discerning 2024: Our Leading Voices

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Eun Strawser

Sabbath Isn’t About Stopping

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Amber H. Jones

Sherene Joseph

Bethany Becker

Reflections on Wholeness and Beauty in the Life of the Church (Pt. 3)

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Amanda Hecht

Benjamin Park

Emily Beth Hill

Reflections on Wholeness and Beauty in the Life of the Church (Pt. 2)

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Heather Matthews

Sexism in the Church Decreases Missional Effectiveness

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Vatreisha Nyemba

Lamont Hartman

Cheryl You

Reflections on Wholeness and Beauty in the Life of the Church (Pt. 1)

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Robert Chao Romero

Christianity’s Growing Cultural Identity Crisis

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Heather Matthews

Biblical Justice Includes Justice for Women

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Jason Gaboury

Pray Your Rage

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David Swanson

Reconciling to Place

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Nicole Doyley

Racism Hinders Spiritual Formation

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Lamont Hartman

Coping with Persistent Relational Isolation as a Pastor of Color

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Bethany Becker

Restoring A Masterpiece: God’s Tender Care For Sexual Assault Victims

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Missio Alliance

Wholeness and Beauty in the Life of the Church

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Heather Matthews

Every Woman Has a Story (of Sexism)