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.

Latest Articles

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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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Matt Tebbe

10 Things I’m (Still) Learning as a Pastor

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Russell Lackey

Finding Courage to Build, Even During a Pandemic

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Tara Beth Leach

Shaping Holy People, not Holy Persons

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Andrew Arndt

“Pastor, Can’t We Just Preach The Gospel?”

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Leeann Younger

Preaching “the Black Stuff”

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Leeann Younger

Sermons Aren’t Everything

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Jeren Rowell

How to Move Your Preaching from “Completion of a Task” to “An Act of Love”

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Mandy Smith

6 Ways Christians Speak A New World Into Existence

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Gena Thomas

To Leaders in 2018: Why You Must Lead Us in Lament (and How)

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Tara Beth Leach

The Real Mission of Worship

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Mandy Smith

Can A Female Preacher (or President) Be Herself?

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Anthony Brown

What’s Next for the “Missional Conversation?”

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Missio Alliance

Theology On Mission Podcast #19: Preaching Or Teaching? (David Fitch)

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Missio Alliance

The Mission of Preaching: Missional Learning Commons 2015

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Missio Alliance

Theology on Mission Podcast #14: Why Gather For Worship?

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Missio Alliance

Theology On Mission Podcast #12: What is Preaching and Why Bother?

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Tara Beth Leach

Hellfire In Heels or Daughters of the Resurrection?

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Tara Beth Leach

Women, Keep On Preaching On

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Suzanne Burden

#TrulyHuman: On Resurrecting My Love For Church

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Missio Alliance

#ChurchTrending: A Brand New Blog Conversation and a Call for Submissions!

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David Fitch

“God Used You To Destroy My World”: Preaching and Spiritual Formation