Andrew Arndt

Andrew Arndt is the lead pastor of New Life East, one of seven congregations of New Life Church in Colorado Springs. Previously, he served as lead pastor at Bloom Church, a justice-driven network of house churches in Denver. He hosts the Essential Church podcast, aimed at strengthening church leaders' thinking. Andrew holds an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a Leading Voice for Missio Alliance. He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Mandi, and their four children. His latest book, "Streams in the Wasteland," was released in September 2022, following his first book, "All Flame," in 2020.

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Andrew Arndt

At the Watchtower: An Advent Meditation

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Michelle Ferrigno Warren

The Pursuit of Justice Through Proximity, Advocacy, and Faith-Rooted Activism

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Mandy Smith

Derek Vreeland

Learning from the Margins: The Difference Between Human and Kingdom Power

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Angie Ward

Chris Kamalski

A Dialogue on Kingdom and Country with Angie Ward

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Josh Funk

The Unremarkable Growth of Peace in God’s Kingdom

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Kyuboem Lee

What Will Keep Us from Building a Church in the Ruins?

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Dennae Pierre

Anchoring Prayer for a Time Such as This

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Donnell Wyche

Rejecting the Lie that Life Has to Be This Way

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Tara Beth Leach

A Call for Pastor-Medics to Help Heal the Church

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Amber Mann Riggs

Mending the Church by Expanding the Story of Jesus

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Samantha Rauh

Unfiltered: Authenticity in the Kingdom of God

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Donnell Wyche

Being Political as God Is Political (Part 1)

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Rose Lee-Norman

Jon Houghton

Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Part 2

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Josh Funk

Sabbath Politics for a Weary World

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Missio Alliance

Crucial Conversations: Kingdom Ethics for our Post-Election Reality, Part Two

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Missio Alliance

Crucial Conversations: Kingdom Ethics for our Post-Election Reality, Part One

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Fred Liggin

Five Steps to Marathon Together in Peacemaking and Justice Seeking

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Missio Alliance

A Pentecost Sunday to Ponder: The Church Finds its Breath to Lament, Grieve, Repent

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Wanda Walborn

The Time Is Now for Breakthrough

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Eugene Cho

Why Politics Matters…Even During a Pandemic

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AJ Sherrill

This Political Moment: A Way Forward in a Divided Age

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Seth Richardson

The Hypo-Politicization of the American Church

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Mandy Smith

The Difference Between Christian Institutions and the Kingdom

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Lucas Pulley

The Parable of the White Pastor

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Karen Wilk

Christ the King Sunday: What Does It Mean that Jesus is King?

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Matt Ingalls

Classism Exists in the Church—and It’s Hurting All of Us

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David Fitch

Reading the Bible Together When We Don’t Agree

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Andrea Summers

3 Key Aspects of Mentoring Across the Gender Gap for the Sake of Mission

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Joel Yoshonis

The Good News for an Increasingly “Post-Truth” Society

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Kayla Craig

Faith Under Construction: The Upside Down Gathering in Chicago

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Derek Vreeland

Did Jesus Really Usher in the Kingdom of God?

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Nijay Gupta

The Lord’s Prayer, A Missional Reading: Our Father in Heaven

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Nicole Watts

Who Belongs? – Kingdom Refugees Responding to a Refugee Crisis

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Jason Butler

How Jesus Preached the Kingdom and Flipped the Script on Poverty

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Karen Wilk

Are We Really Building the Kingdom?

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Ruthie Johnson

More About #TrulyHuman: The Incarnation and the Kingdom of God

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Brian Zahnd

How Does the Church Differ From America?

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Karen Wilk

Being #TrulyHuman and the Making of Local Theology

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Josh Wilson

A Significant, Popular Shift: Looking Back at Scot McKight’s Kingdom Conspiracy

Charles Self

#ChurchTrending: Economic Flourishing and Kingdom Impact

Missio Alliance

Is “the Way of Jesus” Language an Empty Signifier? David Fitch Weighs In

Ruthie Johnson

Unity in the Kingdom: On Faith and Food

Charles Self

The Trinity and Human Flourishing: A New Ode to Joy

Karina Kreminski

Relationships of Welcome, Not Fear

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Mark Moore

Changing My Mind on Women in Ministry, Part 2

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Karen Wilk

And Isn’t That Something? (Jn. 4:6-30, 39-42)

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Felicity Dale

The Bible: A Woman’s View

Charles Self

The Surprises of Pentecost: When the Spirit Comes to All

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Karen Wilk

Heaven Bound, No Earthly Good?

Karina Kreminski

Being Single, Being Church, & Being Family

Gary Taylor

The January Paradox

David Fitch

Bruxy Cavey, the Anabaptist Vision and Mission

Efrem Smith

Beloved Worship and the Arts

Efrem Smith

Family as Ministry

Efrem Smith

Marriage as Ministry (Part Two)