Jessica Hanewinckel

Jessica Hanewinckel is an Outreach magazine contributing writer.

Clay Scroggins: Leading When You Lack Authority

“I thought if I’d just had more authority to be able to call the shots, then I could have been a better leader. And that’s a lie.”

Clay Scroggins: Leveraging Influence When You’re Not in Charge

"Positivity is an option for every kind of personality. Each of us can choose to see the hope and potential in every situation."

Peyton Jones: The Lost Art of Mission—Part 1

“The church has neutered itself by trying to do ministry behind four walls. The lost art is doing what the apostles and Jesus did.”

Peyton Jones: The Lost Art of Mission—Part 2

"What they want is what the church isn’t offering: mission. If we will lead the way, they will follow."

How to Become Diverse: The Story of Fielder Church in Texas

Fielder Church employs an intentional, strategic process over multiple years to change the culture of the church.

Small Church in Philadelphia Extends Familial Love to the Community

Cosmopolitan Mission Service Baptist Church seeks to build a church that lives and breathes sacrificial, Christlike love.

Kay Warren: Sacred Privilege, Crucial Partnership—Part 1

“The best thing pastors can do is to get off the pedestal so their family can get off it as well.”

Kay Warren: Sacred Privilege, Crucial Partnership—Part 2

"Pastors’ wives wish their husbands understood how painful it is when pastors treat the church as their mistress."