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How to Preach When You Don’t Know Who’s Listening

How to Preach When You Don’t Know Who’s Listening

5 principles for online preaching.

Laura Buffington

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The Art of Pastoring | 28 min
The Art of Pastoring: Self-Awareness
How do we understand the ways our presence affects others?

Jared Wilson and Ronnie Martin
Anglican Churches in the UK Are Shrinking in Size but Not Impact
Report: How smaller congregations are still showing up to support their communities through growing social action.

Hannah Rich
For Pilgrims, Thanksgiving Was a Way of Life
The commemoration we recognize each year came out of a deep view of providence and everyday gratitude to God.

David Roach
Theology
Is The Coronavirus Evidence of a Creation in Freefall?
How does theology explain a pandemic? Basic biology, human sin, or the Devil?

Daniel Harrell

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Books

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Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
Michael Wear; Chris Butler; Justin Giboney
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The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus
Rich Villodas
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The Seamless Life: A Tapestry of Love and Learning, Worship and Work
Steven Garber
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Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges
John Swinton
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The Sacred Overlap: Learning to Live Faithfully in the Space Between (Seedbed Resources)
J.R. Briggs
Review
Marriage in the Middle: Embracing Midlife Surprises, Challenges, and Joys
Dorothy Littell Greco

Life and Death in ‘The Land of the Clouds’

Life and Death in ‘The Land of the Clouds’

In the mountains of Papua, missionaries and Indonesian professionals serve the lost together.

Jeremy Weber

How a Pastor Got Fired Over Cranberries

How a Pastor Got Fired Over Cranberries

Worry about present hardships and trouble distorts our faith in God’s future.

Daniel Harrell

Research: Racial Minorities Were More Likely to Contract COVID-19 at Churches

Research: Racial Minorities Were More Likely to Contract COVID-19 at Churches

Cell phone location data indicated religious gatherings appeared to be a top transmission spot when the pandemic took off.

Rebecca Randall

She Knew She Was Called to Serve. Then COVID-19 Came.

She Knew She Was Called to Serve. Then COVID-19 Came.

Aboard a Mercy Ship, a kindergarten teacher asked, “Should I stay or should I go?”

Cara Meredith

For Expats and Missionaries, COVID-19 Was a Crossroads

For Expats and Missionaries, COVID-19 Was a Crossroads

The first question for Christians living abroad was, “Go or stay?” After that, it got hard.

Rebecca Hopkins

Muslims Join Evangelical Theology Conference

Muslims Join Evangelical Theology Conference

Annual gathering of Christian scholars seeks better engagement with Islam.

Jayson Casper

Pastors Launch Church-Planting Network for ‘Black and Brown Neighborhoods’

Pastors Launch Church-Planting Network for ‘Black and Brown Neighborhoods’

A new initiative led by Thabiti Anyabwile aims to support leaders serving in distressed urban areas.

Kate Shellnutt

God Gave You a Specific Congregation. Preach to Them.

God Gave You a Specific Congregation. Preach to Them.

5 keys to effective, locally focused preaching.

Aaron and Michelle Reyes

Cultivating Chaos

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Cultivating Chaos

The Holy Spirit does many things. First among them is creation.

Sandra McCracken

US Megachurches Are Getting Bigger and Thinking Smaller

US Megachurches Are Getting Bigger and Thinking Smaller

Church growth has corresponded with a huge jump in multisite locations and deeper engagement in small groups.

Maria Baer

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