Chris Kamalski

Chris Kamalski facilitates space for Missio’s Writing Collective to thrive as Editorial Director, shaping both words and ideas to help our writers find and use their unique voice within the global Church. Born and raised in the Bay Area, he has lived in South Africa since 2009, married to Maxie, an Afrikaans South African. They have two amazing girls, Mia and Clara, and a furry son named Wally (their beloved Scottish terrier). Chris’s work and calling lies at the intersection of the holistic spiritual formation and leadership development of Christian leaders, particularly under-resourced leaders from the global south. He is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and long-time Spiritual Director with a D.Min in Leadership & Spiritual Formation from Portland Seminary.

Articles by Chris Kamalski

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Chris Kamalski

Seek the Welfare of the City

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Ian McFadden

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

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Jason Barnhart

Politic, Not Party

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David Fitch

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

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Robert Chao Romero

Erica Shepler Romero

When BIPOC Leaders Speak Out

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Robert Chao Romero

Erica Shepler Romero

How Social Identity Alone Damages the Church

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Mandy Smith

Understanding the Whole Good News of the Gospel

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Jules Martinez-Olivieri

When the Gospel Reaches Everything: A Tribute to C. René Padilla

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Corey Widmer

Commemorating the Uncommon Humility of John Stott

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Tara Beth Leach

I (Still) Believe in the Church

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Vince Bantu

The Pure and Undefiled Job Description of the Christian

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Dennis R. Edwards

Why Clarifying “the Gospel” Matters—Now More Than Ever

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Angie Hong

True Politics Through Subversive Worship

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Bill Walker

Can We Transcend the Reformation? #AlwaysReforming

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Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

“Hidden Figures” Teaches How Injustice Remains Hidden

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John Hawthorne

The Patrick Option

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Judy Dominick

Confessions of a Taiwanese-American White Supremacist in Recovery (Part 1)

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Dennis R. Edwards

Being #TrulyHuman 2015: A Homecoming

Geoff Holsclaw

Against Revelation; or On the Power of God’s Word

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Geoff Holsclaw

Evangelism is…more than you thought.

Missio Alliance

Suzannah Paul: In Defense of Evangelicalism

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Missio Alliance

Is Evangelicalism Over? John W. Hawthorne Weighs In

David Fitch

What we HOPE ‘Missional’ Could Mean by Geoff Holsclaw

Efrem Smith

Im with Dr Gates and You Should Be Too