The Exchange
The Missing Ingredient for Church Planting: Collaboration
Would it surprise you if I told you that churches that collaborate with others end up planting more churches than those who don’t?
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Spiritual Care—Without Losing Our Theological Soul
The heart of the spiritual formation conversation was always the heart of evangelicalism: We are called in Christ to a whole-life spirituality. This is not a spirituality outsourced to the spiritual elite but is the spirituality of the “common” Christian, who is called to a profoundly uncommon life.
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Growing Churches in Godless Places: What New England Teaches About Ministry in Post-Christian Contexts
Some of the most effective revitalization strategies in America are being developed in places where church attendance is viewed as a social stigma rather than a social benefit. In these areas, educated skeptics outnumber believers, and "spiritual but not religious" represents the majority's worldview.
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Why Core Christian Beliefs Still Matter: Reclaiming Essentials of Faith in an Age of Disorganized Discipleship
In an age of digital overload and disorganized discipleship, church leaders must help believers cut through the noise by returning to the essentials of the Christian faith—the foundation for clear and lasting spiritual formation.
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An Enduring Evangelical Way of Being—A Response From the President of Fuller Seminary
"At Fuller, we remain committed to equipping Christian leaders to serve faithfully and wisely in all the places where God sends them. Some will affirm our approach. Others may differ."
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Yes, Jesus Was Crucified With Nails
A recent article in Christianity Today titled “Was Jesus Crucified with Nails?” has been raising some animated discussion on social media—not surprising, since the opening sentence argues, “The Bible doesn’t say Jesus was nailed to a cross.”
Lausanne
The Blessing of the Nations: 5 Ways International Student Ministry Brings Blessing to the Local Church
What comes to mind at the mention of International Student Ministry (ISM)? For some, it might draw a blank.
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Delighting in God’s Mission: A Brief on the Missiology of John Piper
While John Piper is “Christian famous,” and his influence is multidirectional, his influence on the church’s engagement in mission is easily overlooked amidst his extensive preaching, teaching, and writing ministries.
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10 Reflections 10 Years After the Fall of Mars Hill
It's been 10 years since the implosion of Mars Hill Church. Hard to believe. Like most things, Mars Hill had some beautiful and terrible fruit from its ministry. I will always treasure the good but want others to learn from the not-so-good.
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Lesslie Newbigin and His Influence on Contemporary Missions in Western Culture
In the scope of the 20th century, Lesslie Newbigin is one the most profound and influential thinkers with regard to the gospel and modern Western culture. One would be hard-pressed to find a voice for contemporary missions who has not been influenced in some way by Newbigin.
Lausanne
Could It Be That We Also Need Flies?—Flies as Part of a Healthy-Holistic Lausanne Ecosystem
The lack of a compelling and persistent call to the unevangelized and the unreached at the fourth Lausanne Congress left me deeply saddened.
