Kris Beckert

Kris is the lead pastor of Table Life Church near Harrisburg, PA and also serves as Mission Strategist with Fresh Expressions North America. She holds an M.Div. from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC, and while she hails from the Nazarene tribe, she also has served at churches in the Baptist and Methodist traditions. Prior to being called to ministry, she worked as an environmental researcher at the University of Maryland. Kris is an avid runner, cartoonist, and ice hockey player and enjoys being outside, whether in a kayak, hiking with friends, or with a good book.

Articles by Kris Beckert

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Kris Beckert

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

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Samantha Rauh

Yes, Your Church Can Start a Special Needs Ministry

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Dan White

The Weight of Ministry Leadership

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Samantha Rauh

The Special Needs of Special Needs Ministries

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April Fiet

Rob Dixon

Making the Shift: Moving to Full Inclusion of Women in Church Leadership (Part Two)

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Rob Dixon

April Fiet

Making the Shift: A Roadmap to Full Inclusion of Women in Church Leadership (Part One)

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Sean Palmer

How Complete Is Your Gospel?

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Seth Richardson

The Church Needs an Exorcism—And What We Can Do About It

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Chris Morton

Seventeen Resources on Women and Men in Mutual Leadership

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Michelle Reyes

Pastors May Be Close to Burn Out. Here’s How to Care for Them.

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Richard Lee

Pastors, You Can Leave—So, Feel Free to Stay

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Kris Beckert

One Year Later: What Has the Church Learned?

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Russell Lackey

Finding Courage to Build, Even During a Pandemic

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Ken Baugh

How Unresolved Emotional Pain Hinders Discipleship

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Rose Lee-Norman

Jon Houghton

Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Part 2

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Kris Beckert

The Church’s Social Dilemma

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Wes Telyea

The Post-COVID Church: Four Crucial Lessons from the ‘None-Zone’

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Anthony Siegrist

The Economy is Making Many Jobs Obsolete—How Churches Can Be Different

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Christy Rood

When Ministry Leads to Resentment – What Do You Do?

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Kris Beckert

Four Images of Jesus’ Ministry that Would Bomb on Social Media

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Kris Beckert

The Best Words a Pastor Can Hear

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Missio Alliance

Theology On Mission #18: Boasting in Weakness – The Source of Our Ministries

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Seth Richardson

Becoming Present to God’s Presence: The Lost Pastoral Leadership Skill

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Karina Kreminski

What Happened When I Stopped Being A Senior Pastor

Andrew Rooney

A Scottish Perspective On Missional Unity From a Prospective Minister

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J.R. Briggs

Cultivating Faithfulness in a Culture of Efficiency

Efrem Smith

Family as Ministry