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Christian communities need to be centers of deep listening, where God’s presence is named and life-giving relationships are formed across all dimensions of diversity—both within and beyond the church.

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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
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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
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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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Youth Sports Versus Church?
byAngela Denker
Noticing—and bridging—the gap between sports and faith
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Healthy But Not Well
byMark Tranvik
On vocation and what it means to be well
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Shiny, Happy People: Caring for IBLP Survivors
byFaith+Lead
The documentary opened the door for conversation, but the healing will come in waves
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Church Community in Resort Towns
byStephen Blenkush
Hospitality is at the heart of ministry
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Mary of Bethany
byNikki Taylor
Love like Jesus in every moment
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Dear Sophia: What are your best parenting tips for raising compassionate kids?
byDanáe Ashley
Common language, starting the way we want to finish, and four mistaken goals.
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Re-entry from Pastoral Sabbaticals
byRob Saler
How to keep the renewal going