What COVID-19 Exposed
The church must equip cross-cultural, reconciling and justice-oriented disciple makers.
Author: Efrem Smith
Who Are We to Be, No Matter the Season?
Our call is one of compassion and justice in any and every season.
If You Can’t See These People, You Can’t See Christ
"How we treat the poor, the oppressed, the immigrant and the incarcerated is directly related to our intimacy with God."
Efrem Smith: Pursuing a Childlike Citizenship
"Armed with love and with childlike faith, we become an army, advancing the right-side-up kingdom of God."
Efrem Smith: The Power and Freedom of a Transformed Mind
"A significant part of living the transformed life of a Christ-follower is a renewed mind."
How to Engage the Community
Efrem Smith: "The churches that are doing the best in our conference in engaging their surrounding community are the ones who value a cause more than their Sunday morning worship."
Efrem Smith: The Multi-Ethnicity of Jesus
“In Christ Jesus, we are no longer red, yellow, brown, black, and white. … We are freed from false identities, but we retain the gift of our true identities of ethnicity and nationality.”
Efrem Smith: Sanctuary Covenant Church, Minneapolis
The pastor of a multiethnic congregation shares his passion for racial reconciliation and where he thinks the Church is headed in that regard.