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Sep 18Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship, Interviews

Chicago's Millennium Park Restricts Evangelism: Today, Wheaton Students Sue for Access

The revised Millennium Park Rules hinder evangelism—and freedom of speech.

Ed Stetzer

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Sep 17
Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship, Missiology
Maranatha & Mission: How Can God Use Pain for the Sake of Those Around Us?
What if tragedy is only the beginning of God's victorious story?

Laurie Nichols
Sep 16
Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship, Missiology
Maranatha & Mission: Maranatha Moments in a World Filled with Tragedy
Sometimes "Come, Lord Jesus" is all we can say—and that's okay.

Josh Laxton
Sep 16
Missio Mondays
A Parent’s Guide to “Yes” and “No”
Jesus' command to "Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’" has major implications for a family unit.

Jeff Christopherson
Sep 14
Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership
20 Truths from ‘Mining for Gold’
Tom Camacho offers a fresh perspective on how to draw out the best in ourselves and in those around us.

Ed Stetzer

Sep 13Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership
A Reproducible Lifestyle and the De-emphasis of Clergy Can Lead to Movement
Two things leaders can do to keep Jesus the center of a missional movement.

Ed Stetzer
Sep 12Send Institute
Four Ways New Hispanic Churches Are Challenging Church Planting in America
We are witnessing the de-Europeanization of American Christianity.

Daniel Yang
Sep 10Culture
A Pastor Dies By Suicide: Three Things We All Need to Know
As many of us learned of Jarrid Wilson’s suicide, I’m reminded that pastors (and Christians) are not immune, and being honest about that is good for all of us.

Ed Stetzer
Sep 10Church Planting, Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership
One of My Biggest Recurring Mistakes in Ministry
Maybe my story and honesty will help you avoid making the same mistakes.

Kevin G. Harney
Sep 9Church Planting, Evangelism & Discipleship, Missiology
The Linkage Between Church Planting and Developing New Christians
Since the time of the Epistles, church planting has been a natural outflow of the Great Commission.

Ed Stetzer
Sep 7World Evangelical Alliance
The World Evangelical Alliance: Nurturing Unity in a Diverse World
The World Evangelical Alliance was founded in 1842 on one simple, biblical idea.

Brian C. Stiller
Sep 6Lausanne
In Search of a Better Land: A World on the Move and a Church on Mission
Three takeaways from my time with the North America Diaspora Strategy Group.

Josh Laxton
Sep 5Leadership
Scarcity Brings Clarity: 3 Ways to View Scarcity as an Asset
Our clearest moments of thinking often come during times of less and loss.

Ed Stetzer
Sep 4Rural Matters
Chasing Donkeys: How Ministry Can Feel in Rural Contexts
1 Samuel 9 offers pastors—especially rural pastors—encouragement through seemingly fruitless seasons.

Josh Laxton
Sep 3Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship, Interviews
One-on-One with Mark Sayers on the ‘Reappearing Church’
“The move of God becomes a movement.”

Ed Stetzer

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