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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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Andrew Arndt

Advent: Watching and Waiting for God

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Steph Armstrong

Radical Discomfort: The Crux of Incarnational Mission

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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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Derek Vreeland

Rise Above: Why Politics Matter, But Not As Much As Your Soul

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Rowland Smith

Rewilding the Mission of the Church

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David Swanson

Reconciling to Place

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Mandy Smith

Can Christian Leaders Hope to Flourish?

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Joshua E. Livingston

Maroon Church: Desert Wisdom for Fugitive Worlds

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Gaby Viesca

Lisa Rodriguez-Watson

El Encanto Latino: Un Regalo Para La Iglesia

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Gaby Viesca

Lisa Rodriguez-Watson

The Latino Encanto: Gifts for the Church

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Liliana Reza

Acompañamiento: The Sacred Between Us

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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)

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Vatreisha Nyemba

Arise and Shine: Missional Living that Boldly Confronts

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Emily Beth Hill

Jesus as CEO (and Other Unhelpful Leadership Metaphors)

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Cheryl You

The Ongoing Journey of Becoming a Trauma-Informed Pastor

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Amanda Hecht

Walking Toward Shalom: Hospice Wisdom for a Declining Church

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Chris Kamalski

Oneya Okuwobi

Finding Our Voice: Introducing the 2024 Writing Fellows Cohort

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Mandy Smith

What Art Does: An Artmaker’s Wisdom on Life and Leadership

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Todd Deatherage

Every Bombed Village Is My Hometown

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Eun Strawser

Assimilation Displaces, and the Church is Complicit

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MaryKate Morse

The Essential Need for Integrity in Leaders and Systems (Part 2)

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MaryKate Morse

The Essential Need for Integrity in Leaders and Systems (Part 1)

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Dennis R. Edwards

Disruption in the Life of the Church: Then

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Phillip Lewis

Our Deep Desire is to be Witnessed

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Mark Glanville

Awakening to Creation is Key for Flourishing Churches in Post-Christendom

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Ruth Padilla DeBorst

The Blessing of Discomfort: A Global Church Perspective

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Ian McFadden

Injecting the Tonic of Humility: Could Political Healing Come From An Unexpected Quarter?

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Tracy Mathews

The State of the Church in America Through the Lens of Contemplation

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Macho Lara

The Loaves and Fish Paradox: Planting a Church While Bi-Vocational

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Miriam Swanson

The Disruption of Life

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Mandy Smith

Tired of Feeling Guilty for Feeling Tired

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Missio Alliance

Chris Kamalski

Reflectively Listening to a New Year

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Eun Strawser

Advent: Expressible Joy

Featured image for “Holding Vigil: Beneath a Binary Perspective on the Israeli War in Gaza”
Missio Alliance

Jer Swigart

Jon Huckins

Rich Villodas

Lisa Rodriguez-Watson

Holding Vigil: Beneath a Binary Perspective on the Israeli War in Gaza

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Andrew Arndt

The Speed of Love

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Sherin Swift

Nine Lessons For Christian Leaders (Who Also Happen To Be Female)

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Eun Strawser

Loneliness is the Penalty for Women Leaders

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Alan Hirsch

Metanoia: Wholehearted Change in Unprecedented Times

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Michelle Ferrigno Warren

Dr. King Shines a Light Forward for Justice Work Today (‘I Have A Dream’ 60th Anniversary Version)

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Derek Vreeland

Interrogating ‘Tough Guy’ Masculinity

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MaryKate Morse

Why Go to Seminary?

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Graham Joseph Hill

‘Holisticostal Mission:’ Paradigm Shifts in Theology and Practice (Pt. 2)

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Graham Joseph Hill

‘Holisticostal Mission:’ Paradigm Shifts in Theology and Practice (Pt. 1)

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Isabel Tom

The Gift Underneath Our Wrinkles: Is Aging Actually A Grace?

Featured image for “Surprised by God at Tables: Extending the Eucharist Into the Neighborhood (Pt. 2)”
Gino Curcuruto

Surprised by God at Tables: Extending the Eucharist Into the Neighborhood (Pt. 2)

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Gino Curcuruto

Surprised by God at Tables: On The Eucharist as Mission (Pt. 1)

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Amy Davis Abdallah

How to Celebrate a Meaningful Name Change: ‘Consecrated Woman in Ministry’ to Reverend

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David Fitch

The Three Waves Metaphor: How Culture Shapes the Way We Work for Justice

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Michelle Ferrigno Warren

Dr. King Shines a Light Forward for Justice Work Today

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Chris Rice

Pentecost DNA Forms Border-Crossing Christians

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Angie Ward

The Least of These: Reflections on Learning to Practice a Faith Without Margins

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Missio Alliance

The Sights & Sounds of Awakenings 2023

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Lisa Rodriguez-Watson

Disruption Doesn’t Have The Last Word; New Life Does

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Pieter Valk

Called, Not Conscripted (to Celibacy)