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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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From Coffee to Community
March 3, 2025
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How one church found new life in laundry
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Lenten Discipleship
February 13, 2025
byEun Strawser
Imitating Christ by entering into the suffering of those around us
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Digital Ministry as a Fresh Expression of Church
January 21, 2025
byRyan Panzer
When online action reaches beyond the boundaries of inherited church
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Café Church?
November 18, 2024
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How one volunteer’s simple steps created a thriving Christian community
Something New Because of You

Something New Because of You
June 18, 2024
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The importance of how we talk about church membership
Bonhoeffer’s Challenge

Bonhoeffer’s Challenge
May 30, 2024
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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
April 24, 2024
byJeni Grangaard
How churches can support the beautiful and the good found in athletics for kids
The Antioch Effect

The Antioch Effect
March 14, 2024
byRosario Picardo
Reimagining church in a multicultural world via the book of Acts
Filling in the Vowels

Filling in the Vowels
February 27, 2024
byHallie Knox
Seeking Buechner’s alphabet of grace in Vonnegut’s incomprehensible world
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Where Can Hope be Found?
February 1, 2024
byJoey Goodall
The importance of eschatology in Christian community
Real Estate as Ministry?

Real Estate as Ministry?
January 10, 2024
byFaith+Lead
Invited into sacred spaces of transition
Listening to Spiritual Lives in Your Ministry Context

Listening to Spiritual Lives in Your Ministry Context
December 5, 2023
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
November 2, 2023
byngibson001
Dear Sophia: How to survive my family’s holiday gatherings?

Dear Sophia: How to survive my family’s holiday gatherings?
November 1, 2023
byDanáe Ashley
When experiences and views of loved ones differ, how can we still enjoy each other's company?
small acts

The Need Is So Great, but Small Acts Are Christ Embodied
October 24, 2023
byRev. Dr. Hollie Holt-Woehl
You can live Jesus’ message of compassion
The Wisdom in Being a Nobody

The Wisdom in Being a Nobody
October 4, 2023
byJanell Downing
Among the wreckage of our bruised and battered egos is a haze of grace
Serving on the Frontier

Serving on the Frontier
September 6, 2023
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
August 30, 2023
byJon Anderson
Faithful attention to the risk of farm injuries