A few years ago, I ran into a friend who was going through some tough family times. I asked him if there was anything…
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Resilient Prayer in Escalating Crisis: Video
Are you a leader facing escalating crises on multiple fronts? Enjoy this video from Managing Editor Elizabeth Glass Turner, on resilient prayer for leaders…
Doubts & the Mission of Jesus
Jesus saw them. He sent them. They were still part of his team, his flock, his people. Their doubts did not exclude them from the mission.
Omar Al-Rikabi ~ Being a Waffle House Church in the Storm
The folks at Waffle House have a whole system for keeping restaurants open in a storm. They know how to do natural disasters. We need to be a “Waffle House church,” first offering people the body and blood of Jesus Christ, then offering a full menu of the faith even in the midst the storm.
Shaun Marshall ~ When All Else Fails
Gideon is saying, “my narrative contradicts your call. My life story does not line up with what you’re saying, Lord. My circumstances do not fit the direction you are navigating me in.”
Edgar Bazan ~ Transformative Mission: When the Church Malfunctions
If missio Dei is the initiative of God to redeem, bring Shalom, and heal his creation, then the church needs to reclaim its mission as the mission of God in which the church has been invited to join alongside God to accomplish God’s work from everywhere to everywhere.
Matt LeRoy ~ Radical Disciple Making
Ecclesia means “called out ones.” This is who the church is meant to be.
Edgar Bazan ~ The Trinity and the Mission of God
The ministry of the church – the mission that God has given to the church – is meant to be a continuation of the “ministry of the Son, to the Father, through the Holy Spirit, for the sake of the church and world.”
Edgar Bazan ~ Transformative Mission and the Purpose of the Kingdom of God
The proclamation of God’s kingdom is in the embodiment of the teachings of Jesus in everyday life.
Edgar Bazan ~ Transformative Mission
Jesus uses an example: those who listen to what he says are like a strong and well-built house, and those who ignore him are like a weak house poorly built on the sand.