Jessica Hanewinckel

Jessica Hanewinckel is an Outreach magazine contributing writer.

Claude R. Alexander Jr.: Obligation, Calling and Purpose

If I understand faith as something I get, then it’s a matter of how I use it. But if I understand that God has me, then the matter becomes how God chooses to use me, not how I choose to use God.

Love the Stranger

Once cleared by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the adult migrants the ministry serves arrive at a nearby bus station where they can catch a ride to their destination city. It is there that Navarro and his church greet the weary travelers.

An Outside-the-Box Church

A Young Church Takes Root in Town’s Historic Former General Store

Sharon Hodde Miller: Letting Go of Control

"Whenever you reach for control to fix something, it only breaks it more. It’s a deal that will always betray us."

Chris Sonksen: Healthy Team, Healthy Church

Learning to spot the signs of relational disunity and drift

Levi Lusko: Discovering Your Identity

When you understand who God is, you stop feeling the need to keep your hidden side from others.

Kyle Idleman: Persevering in Seasons of Struggle

Encouragement for those tough times when you feel like giving up.