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Loving and Listening to Doubters

Preston Ulmer - December 16, 2025

Over the past decade of setting tables where skeptics and churchgoers sit side by side, I’ve gathered a few hard-earned insights about the art of loving those who see the world differently.

5 Innovative Ministries Shaping the Future Church

Warren Bird - December 16, 2025

The following ministry snapshots are just a few of the examples of innovative ministries that are working well. Whether you’re a pastor, church leader or an everyday disciple looking to reach your neighborhood, we hope their stories will inspire you to innovate in your own ways.

What I Learned in the Painful Parts of Church Planting

Bryan Halferty - December 16, 2025

God has worked in me more than he has through me. His love works within us like an explorer—or, in a way, a church planter—always seeking the places that have not yet met his healing love.

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How I Found a Deeper Faith in the Aftermath of 9/11

Christina Ray Stanton - September 10, 2020

How Living Through 9/11 Gave Me a Newfound Depth of Faith

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4 Crucial Lessons for the Post-COVID Church

Wes Telyea - September 10, 2020

This article originally appeared on MissioAlliance.org and is reposted here by permission. In 2004, Patricia O’Connell Killen and Mark Silk edited and contributed to the book Religion...

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A Depressed Pastor Navigates the 2020 Blues

Brandon A. Cox - September 10, 2020

It’s just hard! Those are three of the nicest words I’ve ever heard. When you’re hurting and sad and you don’t even know exactly why you’re...

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Finding Momentum When Everything Is Working Against It

Carey Nieuwhof - September 8, 2020

So you’re leading in a tougher environment than you’ve ever led through in your life. How do you find momentum and growth in a season...

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Pivoting Your Self-Care

Russell St. Bernard - September 8, 2020

My hope is that these Ministry Pivot articles have been helpful for you and your team as you work through this season. As you...

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How to Plant 10,000 Churches in One Year

Warren Bird - September 7, 2020

Africa’s largest-attendance church grows bigger by training everyone in evangelism.

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Self-Care for Leaders During a Crisis

Josh Laxton - September 7, 2020

Navigating and leading through a crisis or crises is draining on a leader. For instance, when you take into account the current pandemic (a...

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Prayer and the Coronavirus

Dan Reiland - September 7, 2020

What can stop the coronavirus? I’m all in for: • Wearing my mask.• Social distancing.• Washing my hands. That makes a big difference. We also need factual and...

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