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Chris Morton

Churches are Closing. These Four Models are Thriving.

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Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

What the Collision Between Covington Catholic School Boys and Nathan Phillips Reveals About White Supremacy

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MaryKate Morse

Spiritual Director, Counselor, and Pastor: Who Does What?

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Josh Sweeden

Seminary for the Rest of Us: Theological Education Isn’t Just for Pastors

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Kris Beckert

What the Government Shutdown Has Taught Us

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Christine Yi Suh

One Korean American Woman’s Call to Pastoral Ministry—and What the Church Stands to Gain

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Sean Palmer

Mandy Smith

14 Dynamic Leaders of Color and Women You Should Know About

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Derek Vreeland

Church, Today We Need Dr. King’s Vision of Justice

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Joy Craun

Racism and The Dying American Church

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Geoff Holsclaw

The 1 Thing We Forget About Jesus’ Baptism During Epiphany

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Mandy Smith

What If the Pain Women Experience in the Church Better Equips Them to Lead?

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Geoff Holsclaw

A Brief Theology of Walls

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Juliet Liu

Top 20 Articles of 2018 from Missio Alliance

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Kat Armas

One Pastor’s Journey to the Border and What She Found There

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Juliet Liu

15 Books from 2018 that Will Get You to #ReadWomen

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Sean Palmer

Believing Our Carols at Christmas: Embracing Our Brother, the Slave

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MaryKate Morse

The Greatest Obstacle to the Gospel Today: Racism and the White Church

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Sean Palmer

How Saint Francis Can Help Save Christmas

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Anthony Siegrist

Colonialism and Mission: 4 Lessons We Must Learn from History

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Kyuboem Lee

The Dominant Approach to Leadership in the Church and Why Jesus Means to Upend It

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Lesa Engelthaler

This Advent, Let the Gospel of Luke Reawaken Your Hope

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Jared Siebert

Waiting in the Margins: A Daily Advent Resource

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Dustin Bagby

Advent: the Once & Future Coming of Jesus Christ by Fleming Rutledge [Book Review]

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INFEMIT

Caring for Orphans Globally: How Can the Church in the West Do Better?

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Karen Wilk

Christ the King Sunday: What Does It Mean that Jesus is King?

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Seth Richardson

For Kingdom Citizens, Civil Discourse Doesn’t Work

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Emily Hallock

A Man of Honor: What Same-Sex-Attracted Christians Can Give the Church

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Kris Beckert

Why Your Church Resists the Change that Could Save It—and What to Do About It

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Keri Hui

Why Attentive Listening is Essential for the Witness of the Church Today

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Andrew Arndt

Midterm Elections Day: How the Church Could Turn the Tide on Political Polarization

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Rich Villodas

Midterm Elections: Let Us Pray

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Matt Ingalls

Classism Exists in the Church—and It’s Hurting All of Us

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Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

Choosing Freedom from Our Stories Despite “The Hate U Give”

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Mandy Smith

I Don’t Have Time to Talk About “Women’s Issues”

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J.R. Briggs

Eugene Peterson’s Long Obedience in the Same Direction: A Personal Tribute

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Winn Collier

Everything a Gift: Remembering Eugene Peterson

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Mandy Smith

The Emotional Issue that Gets in the Way of Women’s Leadership

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Ben Sternke

Matt Tebbe

Repenting As We Go: A 9-Part Podcast Series on Women and Men Leading Together in the Church

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David Fitch

Reading the Bible Together When We Don’t Agree

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Levi Jones

Why Theological Education Must Include Intentional Learning Communities

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Andrea Summers

3 Key Aspects of Mentoring Across the Gender Gap for the Sake of Mission

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Seth Richardson

Four Things I Need to Hear From My Sisters in Christ

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Mandy Smith

What I Long to Say to My Brothers: “I Release You”

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Derek Vreeland

Four Ways to Walk in Love as Resurrection People

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Mandy Smith

Setting Aside the World’s Categories: One Pastor’s Approach to Politics

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Mandy Smith

Pastoring in a Culture of Independence and Fragility: Reflections from Parenting

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Joel Yoshonis

The Good News for an Increasingly “Post-Truth” Society

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Greg McKinzie

Whatever You Do, Do Not “Just Do It”

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Adam Gustine

Confessions of a White Guy: Reflections After the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel

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Ashley Easter

Abuse: Would Your Church Cover It Up?

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Dennis R. Edwards

Reflections After the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel: What’s This Really All About?

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Meghan Larissa Good

4 Practices for Navigating Those Conflicting Bible Stories

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Joy Craun

Sexual Misconduct at Willow Creek: Why We Must Bid the Business Model of Church Goodbye

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MaryKate Morse

Trauma from Abuse: How the Church Can Care for Those Seeking Healing

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Kayla Craig

Faith Under Construction: The Upside Down Gathering in Chicago

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Juliet Liu

(Video) The Church’s Sexual Abuse Crisis: Our Open Letter to Women in the Church

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Al Tizon

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Your Shalom Come: Where Can Hope Be Found in Our Day?

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Mandy Smith

The Surprising Solution When Gender Dynamics Seem to Be Destroying the Church

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Rich Villodas

7 Questions All Pastors Need to Ask Themselves Post-Hybels

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Amy Simpson

Mental Illness: 7 Practices for Ministering Well—Even if You’re Not A Mental Health Professional