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Something New Because of You

Something New Because of You
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The importance of how we talk about church membership
Bonhoeffer’s Challenge

Bonhoeffer’s Challenge
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Three ways we’re called to deepen discipleship in an age of division
Accentuating the Positive in Youth Sports

Accentuating the Positive in Youth Sports
byJeni Grangaard
How churches can support the beautiful and the good found in athletics for kids
The Antioch Effect

The Antioch Effect
byRosario Picardo
Reimagining church in a multicultural world via the book of Acts
Filling in the Vowels

Filling in the Vowels
byHallie Knox
Seeking Buechner’s alphabet of grace in Vonnegut’s incomprehensible world
Russian icon on the second coming, circa 1700.

Where Can Hope be Found?
byJoey Goodall
The importance of eschatology in Christian community
Real Estate as Ministry?

Real Estate as Ministry?
byFaith+Lead
Invited into sacred spaces of transition
Listening to Spiritual Lives in Your Ministry Context

Listening to Spiritual Lives in Your Ministry Context
byDwight Zscheile
Learning more about the stories and struggles of those entrusted to our care
Faith+Lead Spiritual Life Listening Tool Page Cover

Spiritual Life Listening Tool
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Dear Sophia: How to survive my family’s holiday gatherings?

Dear Sophia: How to survive my family’s holiday gatherings?
byDanáe Ashley
When experiences and views of loved ones differ, how can we still enjoy each other's company?
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The Need Is So Great, but Small Acts Are Christ Embodied
byRev. Dr. Hollie Holt-Woehl
You can live Jesus’ message of compassion
The Wisdom in Being a Nobody

The Wisdom in Being a Nobody
byJanell Downing
Among the wreckage of our bruised and battered egos is a haze of grace
Serving on the Frontier

Serving on the Frontier
byDoris Tollefson
One must be an adept driver (and comfortable with vast open spaces) to lead Easter people
Farm machinery harvesting crops

Jaxon’s Smile
byJon Anderson
Faithful attention to the risk of farm injuries
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Rural Resilience Requires Community
byShana Williams
In the toughest times, we can't go it alone
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The Urgency of Loving Others
byTessa Pinkstaff
Why Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s ideas of personhood matter today
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Get on the Tractor: Church Community Amid the ‘Idle and Disruptive’
byKatlyn DeVries
How 2 Thessalonians can help us move past complaining.
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Solidarity Economics and the Good Life
byMary Hess
“We do better when we all do better.” -Paul Wellstone

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