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David Swanson

A Plea to Pastors

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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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Joel Varner

What’s the Point?

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Sherene Joseph

A Nuanced and Complicated Relationship

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Ericka Henry

What’s Your Model of Church?

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Dennis R. Edwards

Remembrance and Solidarity

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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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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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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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Miranda Zapor Cruz

The Myth of the 93%: Fathers and Mothers are not a Competitive Hierarchy in the Home

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Jesse Carbo

Beyond Twitch: Incarnational Ministry in Everyday Digital Spaces

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Jacob Hoyer

Mission Shapes Us In The Going

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Benjamin Park

More Than A Museum For Saints

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Mark Lutz

The Future of Digital Ecclesiology

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Amanda Hecht

Walking Toward Shalom: Hospice Wisdom for a Declining Church

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Michelle Winter

Theopoetics: Breathing Fresh Life into Faith Communities (Part 2)

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Michelle Winter

Theopoetics: Breathing Fresh Life into Faith Communities (Part 1)

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Katelyn J. Dixon

In the House of Belonging: Healing Church Hurt Through Church (Part 2)

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Katelyn J. Dixon

In the House of Belonging: Healing Church Hurt Through Church (Part 1)

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Daniel E. Harris

The Church is Strangely Fascinated with Youthfulness

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MaryKate Morse

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Q&A with Dr. MaryKate Morse: On Hierarchy, Authority, and Stewarding Power Well

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MaryKate Morse

Hierarchy: A Word Christian Leaders Can Confuse with the Dark and Love to Hate

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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?

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Ben Sternke

Spiritual Formation as the Transfer of Tacit Knowledge

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Liz Cooledge Jenkins

I Don’t Want God to ‘Use’ Me

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Sahr Mbriwa

Truth-Telling: An Integrated Engagement With Our Differentiated Self (More Than Words, Pt. 2)

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Sahr Mbriwa

Truth-Telling: A Just Movement Toward Human Flourishing (More Than Words, Pt. 1)

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Kris Beckert

Disrupted Giving: An Uncomfortable Opportunity (Part 2: The Future of Giving)

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Kris Beckert

Disrupted Giving: An Uncomfortable Opportunity (Part 1: The Origins of Giving)

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Mandy Smith

We’re All Pioneers Now: Skills for the Unchartered Landscape of the 21st-Century Church

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Ian McFadden

Sticking With It When the Church Is in Decline

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Michelle T. Sanchez

Want to Dismantle Racism? Disrupt Your Discipleship

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Miranda Zapor Cruz

The Myth of the 93%: Fathers and Mothers Are Not a Competitive Hierarchy in the Home

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Rich Villodas

Formation for a Newly Disrupted Generation

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Angie Ward

Chris Kamalski

A Dialogue on Kingdom and Country with Angie Ward

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Andrew Arndt

Lessons from the Desert: How Frustration with the Church May Be an Invitation of the Spirit

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Isabel Tom

How Loving the Old Will Strengthen Your Church

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Juliet Liu

Contemplative Spirituality Provides a Trauma-Informed Approach to Growing Healthier Churches

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Miranda Zapor Cruz

Burning Away Barriers and Blowing Down Walls

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Helen Lee

Michelle Reyes

Racial Transformation Begins in Your Home

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Samantha Rauh

Yes, Your Church Can Start a Special Needs Ministry

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Michelle Reyes

Centering Voices of Color is More Complicated Than We Realized

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David Swanson

Christian Nationalism: What Dismantles It

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David Swanson

Christian Nationalism: What Defines It

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Miranda Zapor Cruz

When the Psalm Isn’t For Me

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Dennae Pierre

Two Paths Toward Discovering Gravity and God’s Mystery

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Donnell Wyche

Eleven Ways to Be a Great Partner to BIPOC Communities

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Ian McFadden

Six Ways to Respond to People Leaving Church

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Josh Funk

The Unremarkable Growth of Peace in God’s Kingdom