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A Season of Disruption: An Introduction to Our First Long-Form Series

Formation for a Newly Disrupted Generation

Beauty in the Scratches

What’s the Matter with Church Branding? (Captive to Capitalism, Part 3)

The Gospel Is Inherently Social and That Should Change the Way We Lead

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

The Call and Response of Community Lament

Christians and the Forgotten Federal Indian Boarding School Connection

Understanding Branding Before You Market Your Church (Captive to Capitalism, Part 2)

The Power of Truth-Telling and Lament

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

A Dialogue on Kingdom and Country with Angie Ward

Spiritual Direction: Why We Need It

Lessons from the Desert: How Frustration with the Church May Be an Invitation of the Spirit

Examining How the Economy Disciples Us (Captive to Capitalism series, Part 1)

How Loving the Old Will Strengthen Your Church

Humility: A Missing Ingredient

Reconstructing Faith After Deconstruction

Disarming Patriarchy

“So Much Trauma”: WandaVision as Metaphor

How to Read Formationally: Reading with the Spirit of God

Breathe In, Breathe Out: A Liturgy for the 4th of July

How Our Ignorance Slows Racial Justice and What We Can Do About It

Contemplative Spirituality Provides a Trauma-Informed Approach to Growing Healthier Churches

Juneteenth: A Day for Joy and Truth-Telling

Are We Underdogs or Overlords? How Western Christians Can Lose Power Gracefully

Three Steps to Developing a Multicultural Liturgy in Your Church

My Southern Baptist Stories: A Plea to the Church

Burning Away Barriers and Blowing Down Walls

Holding Space for Healing

The Continued Problem with Thoughts and Prayers

Racial Transformation Begins in Your Home

Erasing Mary, The Mother of God

Yes, Your Church Can Start a Special Needs Ministry

Immigrants: The Best Hope for Christian Renewal in America

Is the Church Creating a Fragmented Spirituality in Emerging Adults?

Taw & Busk: Poetry For Holy Week

Fascism, Pandemic, and Apathy: How Christians Led in Past Crises

Centering Voices of Color is More Complicated Than We Realized

The Weight of Ministry Leadership

Christian Nationalism: What Dismantles It

Christian Nationalism: What Defines It

When the Psalm Isn’t For Me

What Does Loving Your Enemies Look Like in 2022?

Two Paths Toward Discovering Gravity and God’s Mystery

Eleven Ways to Be a Great Partner to BIPOC Communities

Six Ways to Respond to People Leaving Church

The Unremarkable Growth of Peace in God’s Kingdom

Five Ways Asian Americans Can Flourish in Your Church

Top 10 Articles of 2021

Prayer of Examen for a Reluctant Leader

The Distance Between Us—and the Choice to Draw Near

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

The Special Needs of Special Needs Ministries

Breathing in a New Rule of Life

Making the Shift: Moving to Full Inclusion of Women in Church Leadership (Part Two)

Making the Shift: A Roadmap to Full Inclusion of Women in Church Leadership (Part One)

Anchoring Prayer for a Time Such as This

Rejecting the Lie that Life Has to Be This Way
