Interviews

Megan Fate Marshman: Everyday Grace

While influence tends to want to go upwards and grow to the right, I am fighting to go down to the left, and it takes a lot of intentionality.

Nirup Alphonse: It Starts With Hospitality

The point of hospitality is not to entertain; it is to tell a better story and invite people into the story of God. That's what people need. That's what they're longing for. They want to be a part of that story. And that story is transforming. That story is eternal. That story is enduring. That story is faithful.

Gene Appel: Do Less Ministry; Reach More People

None of the programs at our church were bad in and of themselves. The volume of it just prevented us from being focused on building relationships with those who are far from God. So, we had to do less ministry to reach more people. It sounds funny, but people had to be trained in how to do life with nonbelievers or people spiritually disinterested.

Mindy Caliguire: Becoming a Non-Anxious Presence in a Frantic Culture

Our world desperately needs people who are marked by inner peace, who can carry the shalom of God. It's almost hard to remember somebody in your life who was a non-anxious presence. As we become the kinds of people whose deep rootedness in God in real time is on display, what could happen?

Drew Hyun: Gratitude, Grief and Grace

"Out of all the different places that I could look, at the end of the day, Jesus offered me the most truthful and compelling way of living in the world." ~Drew Hyun

Daniel Im: Challenging Church Models That Are Holding Us Back

What if we actually focused on the interested? If we focused on the interested non-Christian and the interested Christian, then how would that affect the way that we strategize, preach, disciple and evangelize?

Mandy Arioto: Spreading the Gospel Through ‘Word of Mom’

We have a tremendous opportunity to mobilize moms who are raising the next generation, who are talking about faith to their families and to their friends and in their community. It feels like this untapped potential is sitting in our pews, and when we mobilize them they will spark a movement.

J.J. Vasquez: Journey of Faith

No matter who walks through the door, I can connect with him or her, but only by being the person God created me to be, not pretending to be someone I’m not.

Irwyn Ince: A Hopeful Pursuit

How do we live in this world in light of the truth that Jesus is who he says he is, that he is indeed making all things new?

Heather Matthews: Beyond #MeToo

If people outside the church saw Christians empowering and advocating for women and fighting against sexism, that the gospel might actually be good news, especially for women outside the church.

Ed Newton: Oil Flows in Empty Vessels

“I believe the gospel doesn’t just change someone’s life now, but their whole future life, and the lives of those around them.”