Mark Glanville

Dr. Mark R. Glanville works as Director of the Centre for Missional Leadership, in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Mark’s latest book is Preaching in a New Key: Crafting Expository Sermons in Post-Christian Communities (2025). Mark is an accomplished jazz pianist, and hosts the Blue Note Theology Podcast from his grand piano. He is the author of Improvising Church: Scripture as the Source of Harmony, Rhythm, and Soul (2024). Glanville previously ministered in missional urban communities in Canada and Australia.

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Mark Glanville

Preaching in a New Key: A Preacher’s Holistic Health

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Mark Glanville

Preaching in a New Key: Reversing the Direction of Flow

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Sherene Joseph

An Invitation to Explore the Mystical Heart of God (Pt. 2)

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Sherene Joseph

An Invitation to Explore the Mystical Heart of God (Pt. 1)

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Joylanda Jamison

Becoming One Again: Experiencing Wholeness with the Trinity

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Oneya Okuwobi

I Set Out to End Racism and Failed

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Julius Shumpert

I Thirst

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Katelyn J. Dixon

An Unwasted Witness: Depression, Tears, and the Kingdom of God

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Amber H. Jones

The Mothering Love of God: Our Unacknowledged Longing

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Benjamin Park

More Than A Museum For Saints

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Christopher Smith

Lindsey Cornett

Reflections on Awakenings 2025 from The Englewood Review of Books

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Missio Alliance

Embers in the Campfire: Awakenings 2025 Day 3

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Missio Alliance

What If We Gave It All Back?: Awakenings 2025 Day 2

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Missio Alliance

Lace Up Your Jordans: Awakenings 2025 Day 1

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Missio Alliance

The Great Re-Commission: Awakenings 2025 Day 1

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Missio Alliance

Cherry Trees in the Budding Season: Awakenings 2025 Day 1

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Amanda Hecht

Remembering For the Sake of Our Souls

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Dishon Mills

Learning a Better Way to Practice Mission

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Missio Alliance

Discerning 2024: Our Leading Voices

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Eun Strawser

Sabbath Isn’t About Stopping

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Andrew Arndt

In Christ, God Has Drawn Staggeringly Near

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Karina Kreminski

The Longest Night in the South: Winter is a Time for Enchantment

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Amber H. Jones

Sherene Joseph

Bethany Becker

Reflections on Wholeness and Beauty in the Life of the Church (Pt. 3)

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Amanda Hecht

Benjamin Park

Emily Beth Hill

Reflections on Wholeness and Beauty in the Life of the Church (Pt. 2)

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Vatreisha Nyemba

Lamont Hartman

Cheryl You

Reflections on Wholeness and Beauty in the Life of the Church (Pt. 1)

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Andrew Arndt

Advent: Watching and Waiting for God

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Andrew Arndt

The Reign of Christ the King (A Sermon Feast)

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Ken Van Vliet

Helping them Stay: Mature Believers and the Local Church (Pt. 2)

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Ken Van Vliet

Helping them Stay: Mature Believers and the Local Church (Pt. 1)

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MaryKate Morse

Does Character Matter in Our President?

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Derek Vreeland

Rise Above: Why Politics Matter, But Not As Much As Your Soul

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Sean Palmer

Agreeing with Time: The Art of Dying Well

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Jason Gaboury

Pray Your Rage

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Mandy Smith

Can Christian Leaders Hope to Flourish?

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Gaby Viesca

Lisa Rodriguez-Watson

El Encanto Latino: Un Regalo Para La Iglesia

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Gaby Viesca

Lisa Rodriguez-Watson

The Latino Encanto: Gifts for the Church

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Missio Alliance

Wholeness and Beauty in the Life of the Church

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Sherene Joseph

Spiritual Formation In My Mundane (Actual) Life

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Benjamin Park

The Costco Run: Confronting My True Self

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Cheryl You

The Ongoing Journey of Becoming a Trauma-Informed Pastor

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Amber H. Jones

The Common Good: What is Freedom For?

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Chris Kamalski

Oneya Okuwobi

Finding Our Voice: Introducing the 2024 Writing Fellows Cohort

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Chris Kamalski

Seek the Welfare of the City

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Rich Villodas

Unexpected Disaster (The Broad Path)

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Joylanda Jamison

A False Dichotomy: Am I Black or Am I Christian?

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Karina Kreminski

The Longest Night in the South: Winter is a Time for Enchantment

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Michelle Winter

Theopoetics: Breathing Fresh Life into Faith Communities (Part 2)

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Michelle Winter

Theopoetics: Breathing Fresh Life into Faith Communities (Part 1)

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Katelyn J. Dixon

In the House of Belonging: Healing Church Hurt Through Church (Part 2)

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Katelyn J. Dixon

In the House of Belonging: Healing Church Hurt Through Church (Part 1)

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Trisha Welstad

Embracing Your Vocation for the Second Half of Life

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MaryKate Morse

The Essential Need for Integrity in Leaders and Systems (Part 2)

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MaryKate Morse

The Essential Need for Integrity in Leaders and Systems (Part 1)

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Daniel E. Harris

The Church is Strangely Fascinated with Youthfulness

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Jason Gaboury

The Elimination of Friction: An Opposing Perspective Is Deeply Formative

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Dennis R. Edwards

Disruption in the Life of the Church: Then

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Andrew Arndt

What Shall We Do With Our Anger?

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Mandy Smith

Resting in the Divine Current

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Phillip Lewis

Our Deep Desire is to be Witnessed

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Mandy Smith

A Poetic Theology of the Cross: A Conversation with Brian Zahnd and Mandy Smith