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Bill Walker

Social Media, Sabbath and Silence: Three Ways to Counter Misshaping Cultural Currents

David Fitch

Doctor of Missional Leadership: A Very Unique Doctoral Program if I do say so myself :)

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Scott Bessenecker

#ChurchTrending: From Corporation to Locally Owned, Part Two

Missio Alliance

Theology and Mission: Grab a Cup of Coffee

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Ty Grigg

#ChurchTrending: Candy Land Christianity

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Scott Bessenecker

#ChurchTrending: From Corporation to Locally Owned, Part One

Ruthie Johnson

Meals as Mission: Unity as our Identity in Christ

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Missio Alliance

The Sunday Morning Post, 11.16.14

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Austin McNair

#ChurchTrending: Glass in the Playground

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Derek Vreeland

#ChurchTrending: Radical Authenticity, Sexuality, and Spiritual Transformation

David Fitch

“No Kingdom Outside the Church!!!” My Take on Scot McKnight’s Grand Statement- Kingdom Conspiracy (Last Post)

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Karina Kreminski

#ChurchTrending: The Pastor as Cultural Exegete

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Missio Alliance

The Sunday Morning Post, 11.9.14

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Christopher Hopper

#ChurchTrending: When Church and State Start Dating In School

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David Fitch

The Kingdom is the Church. Huh? Scot McKnight’s Kingdom Conspiracy (Post 3)

Seth Richardson

#ChurchTrending: Practicing Patience in a World of Lack

A.J. Swoboda

Defying Gravity: Why Relativism is Dying and Everyone is Believing in Absolute Truth, Part 2

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A.J. Swoboda

Defying Gravity: Why Relativism is Dying & Everyone is Believing in Absolute Truth, Part 1

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Missio Alliance

The Sunday Morning Post, 11.2.14

David Fitch

The Three P.’s of Evangelism in Post-Christian Context

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Missio Alliance

Scot McKnight’s Kingdom Conspiracy – an Interview + Ongoing Review

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David Fitch

Converting from the Creation/Fall/Redemption Story to the Kingdom Story: McKnight’s Kingdom Conspiracy (Post 2)

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Missio Alliance

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

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Missio Alliance

The Sunday Morning Post, 10.26.14

Andrew Rooney

A Scottish Perspective On Missional Unity From a Prospective Minister

Charles Self

Missional IS Ecumenical

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Missio Alliance

Growing the Community of Theologian-Practitioners

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David Fitch

Skinny Jeans and Pleated Pants Kingdom: McKnight’s Kingdom Conspiracy (Post 1)

Karina Kreminski

Is Church Turning Us Into Nice People?

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Missio Alliance

The Sunday Morning Post, 10.19.14

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John Armstrong

My Journey to Missional Ecumenism, Part Two

Gregory Crosthwait

Rejecting Rejection

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Derek Vreeland

Suffering as the Pathway to Future Unity

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Missio Alliance

The Sunday Morning Post, 10.12.14

David Fitch

The New Evangelism: The Evangelism of Presence in Post Christendom

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John Armstrong

My Journey to Missional Ecumenism, Part One

Missio Alliance

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

David Fitch

On Keeping Jesus in “the Way of Jesus”: “The Way of Jesus” as an Empty-Signifier

Ruthie Johnson

Restoring Unity: The Invitation of the Banquet of Heaven

Seth Richardson

What’s So Scary About Ecumenism?

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Missio Alliance

The Sunday Morning Post, 10.5.14

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David Fitch

“I am a racist”: My Speech at the Church and Post-Christian Culture Conference

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Karen Wilk

Missional Ecumenism: Body Life in Canada

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John Lederach

Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians

Missio Alliance

Mission-Centered Unity: The October Blog Conversation and a Call For Submissions!

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Missio Alliance

The Sunday Morning Post, 9.28.14

Josh Brock

Firehouse Confessional

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Ty Grigg

Why the Church Needs to Fully Incorporate Children

Geoff Holsclaw

Evangelism and the Missional Church – Event

Gregory Crosthwait

Pathetic Worship

James Tedford

The InterVarsity Situation: Christian Unity in the Face of State Derecognition

Karina Kreminski

Embracing the Enemy

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Derek Vreeland

7 Things We Can Do to Reclaim Hope For Christian Unity

David Fitch

“The Top Ten Reasons This Will Never Work”: On Leading Change in the Church

Mark Moore

I Caught A Glimpse Of Someone Familiar

David Fitch

“Evangelism Must Change”: We’re not in Christendom America Anymore- Missional Learning Commons 2014.

Nijay Gupta

Semne Ecclesia: How the Seminary Can Bless the Divided Church

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Missio Alliance

The Sunday Morning Post, 9.14.14

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Chris Brnjas

Know Thy Enemy – Unity Through Common Opposition

David Fitch

A Fresh Vision for Church Planting: My Foreword