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The Long Road to Overcoming Gender Stigmas – An #Awakenings17 Reflection

3 years ago

Susan Alloway helped plant a house church network (Redemption Church) in Bristol, PA in 2009. She has a M.A. in English & Creative Writing and works in graphic design, advertising, and communications. Susan and her husband, Gary, are the parents…

I Found My Family at Awakenings – An #Awakenings17 Reflection

3 years ago

Dr. Jackie Roese grew up in upstate New York. In 2003, Jackie joined the staff of Irving Bible Church as the Teaching Pastor to Women. Over the past decade, Jackie has taught the Scriptures and trained other women to do…

Carpooling in the Spirit – An #Awakenings17 Reflection

3 years ago

Chris Breslin is the pastor of Oak Church in Durham, NC, the proud husband to Rachel, and the dad of Noa, Titus, and Emett. He is the shipping assistant for his wife’s thriving cottage-industrial venture, Bullpin Apparel. He enjoys reading…

Wright Sings Dylan: The Powerful Prophetic Winds of the Spirit – An #Awakenings17 Reflection

3 years ago

I was thrilled to be a part of the Awakenings conference in Alexandria this year. It was perhaps the most unique, diverse, and spiritually-rich conference I have ever attended. I was delighted to have a chance to shake hands and…

Attending Awakenings as a Young, Black Pastor – An #Awakenings17 Reflection

3 years ago

James Talbert is a Summit County native who loves Jesus deeply and loves the city of Akron deeply as well. James graduated from Barberton High School in Barberton, OH and from Malone University in Canton, OH, with a B.A. in…

Awakenings: A Millennial’s Perspective – An #Awakenings17 Reflection

3 years ago

This reflection on the recent Awakenings gathering comes from Ashley Easter. Ashley Easter is a 24-year-old writer, blogger, speaker, and abuse victim advocate. She promotes truth-seeking expeditions, advocates for gender equality, and educates the Church on abuse. She is the…

The Superlative Spirit – An #Awakenings17 Reflection

3 years ago

This is the first in a series of reflections on the Missio’s recent North American gathering, “Awakenings: The Mission of the Spirit as the Life of the Church.” This reflection comes from Anthony Opliger, Servant Leader at Northeast Christian Church…

Introducing Sean Palmer, the Newest Member of the Missio Alliance Writing Team

3 years ago

Mark Twain said, “Biographies are but the clothes and buttons of the man. The biography of the man himself cannot be written.” I feel the heft of Twain’s words every time I’m asked to write about myself, as I am…

Big News From Our Founding Alliance Partner – Northern Seminary!

3 years ago

Northern Seminary Announces Expansion Plan To Transform Theological Education New Learning/Teaching Centers Designed to Meet the Needs of Seminary Students for Decades to Come Building on its 100-year history, Northern Seminary today announced an ambitious expansion plan to set a…

Announcing an Online Streaming Option for Awakenings

3 years ago

We are so fortunate to have friends who are connected to and tracking with our work from all over the world. Many of you who aren’t able to join us in person for our third North American gathering, Awakenings: The…

$200 Savings Available for All Awakenings Registrants

3 years ago

The Missio Alliance North American Gathering, Awakenings: The Mission of the Spirit as the Life of the Church, is just a few weeks away. It is a long time to wait, but you can start learning now! As a Church…

ANNOUNCING: More Presenters, Conversations, and Auxiliary Events Happening at Awakenings

3 years ago

We are a mere 6 weeks way from our third North American gathering, Awakenings: The Mission of the Spirit as the Life of the Church! As a few details continue to fall into place, we’re excited to confirm the involvement…

Awakenings Presenter List Continues to Grow!

3 years ago

Awakenings features a diverse cross-section of Christian leaders whose lives and ministries demonstrate that they have important perspectives to offer on the focus of this year’s gathering – the person and work of the Holy Spirit – and all that…

ANNOUNCING: Wesley Seminary, Our Newest Alliance Partner

3 years ago

We are so excited to introduce you to to our newest Alliance Partner, Wesley Seminary! Like us, Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University is uniquely focused on engaging and equipping women and men to serve the Church as deeply reflective…

5 Ways N.T. Wright’s Course on Ephesians Helps Me Be a Better Pastor

3 years ago

This article was originally featured on NTWrightOnline.org. We’re thrilled to have N.T. Wright Online as a co-sponsoring partner of our upcoming Awakenings Conference. All participants receive a free online course from taught by Professor Wright. Learn more about Awakening’s HERE.…

What We’re Missing About the Cross – Join This Free Webinar with N.T. Wright, Greg Boyd, and Dennis Edwards!

3 years ago

At the very center of Christianity, indeed, at the very center of world history, stands the cross of Jesus. Unfortunately, the forces and factors of Western culture, especially those related to Christianity’s collusion with political power and ideologies, have caused…

Growing the Missio Alliance Board: Leroy Barber, Wayne Faison, Nikki Toyama-Szeto

3 years ago

Missio Alliance is tremendously excited to announce a key transition and several additions to our Board! During the most recent meeting of the Missio Alliance Board, amid important discussions concerning our identity as an organization and ongoing discernment of our…

ANNOUNCING: Nazarene Theological Seminary, Our Newest Alliance Partner

3 years ago

We are so excited to introduce you to to our newest Alliance Partner, Nazarene Theological Seminary! NTS recently partnered with Missio Alliance for the #SheLeads event in October 2016, and we are excited to further our partnership with them in…

SAVE THE DATE: N.T. Wright and Greg Boyd Discuss the Crucifixion

3 years ago

Save the Date for Friday, April 28, 2017, from 7-9pm at Alexandria, Virginia’s Alfred Street Baptist Church where we’ll be joined by two of today’s most thoughtful and influential pastor-theologians, N.T. Wright and Greg Boyd, for an important conversation: “Beyond…

Why I’m All in for the Missio Alliance North American Gathering

3 years ago

Have you ever felt homeless? That is one word I can think of to describe where I was leading up to Missio’s very first gathering in 2013. No, I wasn’t living on the streets—I was searching for a tribe. In…

Merry Christmas. Here’s Our Gift to You.

3 years ago

Advent has passed and the Christmas Season is finally here! As our gift to you, we invite you to purchase any of our Resources for 50% off – TODAY ONLY! You can find recordings from: Both of our North American…

Saying Thanks for You & All God Has Done!

3 years ago

Here at the end of the year I wanted to take just a quick minute to say a heartfelt, “Thank you for being part of the Missio Alliance community!” It’s actually kind of hard to believe that our inaugural gathering,…

The Missio Alliance Essential Reading List of 2016

3 years ago

Missio Alliance takes a somewhat unique approach to online publishing. Rather than hosting individual blogs or assigning writers to specific columns, we have invited a diverse group of theological practitioners to offer their voices and perspectives alongside one another across…

Announcing a Missio Alliance Line of Books in Partnership with InterVarsity Press

3 years ago

One of the Christian publishers we are so pleased to have developed an excellent relationship over the last few years in InterVarsity Press. Not only do they regularly partner with us on gatherings and our online publishing efforts, but there…

Join N.T. Wright for an Exclusive Seminar

3 years ago

Author, Bishop and professor N.T. “Tom” Wright, will join Missio Alliance for Awakenings: The Mission of the Spirit as the Life of the Church, April 27-29. Now, you can be a part of an exclusive question and answer seminar with…

Joining God: FREE Webinars for Pastors & Executive Leaders from The Missional Network

3 years ago

On this journey #joiningGod there are some BIG questions that leaders keep asking: How do we practically lead followers of Jesus on a journey joining God? How do we shift from a focus on anxiety and fear, to instead, walking…

Introducing Rich Villodas, the Newest Member of the Missio Alliance Writing Team

3 years ago

We’re thrilled to welcome Pastor Rich Villodas to the Missio Alliance Writing Team! Rich Villodas is the Lead Pastor at New Life Fellowship Church, where he succeeded Founding Pastor Pete Scazzero. New Life is a church community with people from…

The #SheLeads Story

3 years ago

We are immeasurably grateful for all the people who came together to host the #SheLeads Summit on Saturday. Between the main venue in Chicago (Northern Seminary), Regional Venues in Seattle (Fuller Northwest), Los Angeles (Pasadena Nazarene Church), Kansas City (Nazarene…

#SheLeads For Our Sons and Daughters: A Spirit-Prompted Invitation

3 years ago

The ministry of Missio Alliance believes strongly in the ongoing, active, and discernible ministry of the Holy Spirit. This conviction runs through our all our efforts related to helping pastors and other Christian leaders think theologically about their work as…

Join This Free Webinar: How to Create a Leadership Pipeline for Women and Men Your Church

3 years ago

There are countless reasons why Christians don’t mentor or make disciples. Many Christians have not cultivated a holistic faith that extends beyond what happens in their personal relationship with God, or beyond a church building on Sunday mornings. Some have…

How to Host #SheLeads at Your Church or Home

4 years ago

We’re thrilled to be hosting #SheLeads on October 29. This one-day livestreaming Summit focuses on the “Blessed Alliance,” how God has made women and men to lead together. But what if you can’t make it to the main venue in…

Introducing Two Books That Address a Key Problem for the Church

4 years ago

At Missio Alliance, we strive to provide and promote resources that help to address certain key issues for the Church in the 21st Century. One of these is the issue of “Witness.” What does it mean for us to purposefully,…

Announcing our Newest Alliance Partner: Rochester College!

4 years ago

We are so excited to introduce you to to our newest Alliance Partner, Rochester College! Here’s a quick word from Dr. Mark Love, Dean of the School of Theology and Ministry and Director of the Masters of Religious Education in…

Your Invitation to #SheLeads!

4 years ago

Join Us for this One of a Kind, Multi-Regional Summit… Summit Details: Date: Saturday, October 29, 2016 Time: 10:00am – 4:30pm CT Main Venue: Northern Seminary, Chicago, IL Regional Venues: Los Angeles, Nashville, Kansas City, Dallas, and others coming soon…

Missio Alliance and Women

4 years ago

If you’ve been tracking with Missio Alliance for any length of time, you’ve likely taken note of the emphasis we’ve placed on issues of gender in the life of the Church and Christian leadership in general. In fact, one of…

Awakenings: NT Wright to Join Missio Alliance for the 2017 North American Gathering

4 years ago

We are thrilled to announce our 3rd North American Gathering… and how you can get early (and discounted) registration! N.T. Wright, preeminent scholar, author, and Bishop is just one in the amazing line up of presenters at Awakenings: The Mission…

Announcing: Not So Black and White Podcast featuring Sean Palmer and John Alan Turner

4 years ago

Missio Alliance is pleased to announce a new podcast series with author, speaker, and thinker Sean Palmer and church leadership consultant, author, and speaker John Alan Turner. Very few things in today’s world are as black and white as we…

Michael Frost at Northern Seminary’s Inaugural Theology and Mission Lectureship

4 years ago

On Friday, June 17, 2016, Northern Seminary will host Michael Frost for their first ever Theology and Mission Lectureship, entitled “Leadership & Engagement: Church, Incarnation, Exile.” Exilic Vision Frost will cast a vision for the church as an Exile people…

The Gender Conversation: Evangelical Perspectives on Gender, Scripture and the Christian Life

4 years ago

Nearly three years ago now I wrote a post for Missio Alliance that, at the time, became very popular and was circulated by people and went to places that I would never have imagined. The post was called Gender, Being…

Podcasts Change Lives. You Can Help Change More Lives.

4 years ago

First, let me say what an honor it is to be among those creating content for Missio Alliance. I know that being featured on M.A. is going to be a big part of the future growth of my podcast, Seminary…

Pray for Revival on Pentecost Sunday

4 years ago

In May of 2015, during Missio Alliance’s 2nd North American gathering, Being Truly Human: Reimagining the Resurrectional Life, Ben Witherington spoke these words: “What we need in this country is not just new missionary strategies. We need a revival by…

Announcing: “This Changed EVERYTHING!” Viewing

4 years ago

Our second gathering in the Once & Future Mission Series, “Young, Wrestling, and Always Reforming: The Mission of God and the Continuing Reformation of the Church” is just a month away! Get the Details! As part of this unique event…

NORTHERN LIVE: Streaming Seminary to You

4 years ago

Have you ever thought about seminary, but worried there are no affordable or accessible options? Have you looked into distance education but been discouraged by the impersonal nature & dated content of the courses? Learn About NORTHERN LIVE: STREAMING SEMINARY…

Announcing a New Resourcing Effort from Missio Alliance: Hosted Podcasts

4 years ago

For the last few years Missio Alliance has sought to build a platform for the sake of equipping North American church leaders for the new day of mission we are facing together. A few ways this has been expressed is…

Amplify 2016 Seeks to Reenergize Evangelism in the Local Church

4 years ago

Missio Alliance is excited to be part of Amplify 2016, a new conference of the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College. This event, being held June 28-30, 2016 on the campus of Wheaton College, is focused on the…

Inaugural Theology & Mission Lectureship

4 years ago

The needs facing the Church in our day are vast and complex. Engaging them faithfully requires the (re)development of missionary thinking, instincts, and skill-sets. Few seminaries are as committed to equipping Christian leaders from this perspective as one of our…

New Partnership Announcement: Welcoming CRC Home Missions as Our Newest Alliance Partner!

4 years ago

Missio Alliance is excited to announce a new partnership with the Home Missions arm of the Christian Reformed Church! As we continue to build strategic partnerships with denominational bodies, schools, and ministry networks as well as with churches and Christian…

The State and Future of Bivocationalism in Ministry (Join the Survey!)

4 years ago

In recent years the idea and practice of bivocationalism in ministry has risen in prominence. While this has been an ongoing, yet sporadic conversation here at Missio Alliance, it’s fascinating to observe that entire blogs and conferences have been created…

Introducing Nikki Toyama-Szeto, a Missio Alliance Leading Voice

4 years ago

College Crumbling and Seeking God My neatly ordered world crumbled when I got to college—like for many others. In addition to trying to find a new set of friends, making my way far from home, and navigating the…

A Forward Looking Vision for Ministry & Theology in the Reformed Tradition

4 years ago

We are so exited for this fast-approaching gathering, the second major event in our Once & Future Mission Series. The Once & Future Mission Series is dedicated to recognizing the gifts of our various traditions up to today and re-imagining…

The Lost Women of the Bible are coming to Pennsylvania!

4 years ago

Coming to Souderton, PA to be exact. Update: January 26, Pennsylvanians were still digging out from the weekend blizzard. So the first class was cancelled. This course officially begins Tuesday, February 2. The final class will still be Tuesday, March…

Introducing David Fitch, a Missio Alliance Leading Voice

4 years ago

After almost ten years of blogging over at www.missioalliance.org, I am excited to be joining the Writing Team at Missio Alliance and honored to be included among a diverse and compelling group of “Leading Voices” including writers like Carolyn Custis…

Missio Alliance Joins Ed Stetzer & Other for a Summit on Engaging the Global Refugee Crisis

4 years ago

Missio Alliance is excited to be part of the GC2 Summit, “Showing & Sharing the Love of Jesus Christ to Refugees and Refugee Communities,” to be held at Wheaton College on Wednesday, January 20. We encourage all who can to…

Introducing the Global Church Project

4 years ago

We are incredibly excited to announce a new partnership with The GlobalChurch Project, an initiative led by Graham Hill, the Founding Director of the Project and Vice Principal at Morling College in Sydney Australia. Graham is also the author of, …

The Missio Alliance Essential Reading List of 2015: Top 10 + a Bonus!

4 years ago

Compiling a list of Top Books is hard work – especially for an initiative such as Missio Alliance, which seeks to give voice to the full breadth of the evangelical family. With so many different criteria that could be used…

Introducing Efrem Smith, a Missio Alliance Leading Voice

4 years ago

On A Mission for Kingdom Justice, Reconciliation, and Transformation I serve as the President and CEO of World Impact, a Christian missions organization committed to facilitating urban church planting movements through evangelism, discipleship, and the empowerment of the unreached urban…

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