The Exchange

The Origins of Spiritual Gifts Profiles: Fascinating Research on the How People Think about Spiritual Gifts

The doctrine of spiritual gifts, as we think of it today, is of relatively recent interest.

Thy Virtual Kingdom Come: Redeeming the Realm Behind the Screen

The digital realm is not just a set of tools to accomplish some end, it is a plane of existence, a realm. Because of this, we need serious Christian "worldviewing" around digital spaces.

4 More Missional Shifts for Churches in 2024

In part one of this two-part piece, I proposed four missional shifts I believe we need to make in 2024 in how we approach church ministry. In this second part, I give four more of these necessary missional shifts.

4 Missional Shifts for Churches in 2024

Now that the “new year, new me” hype has now waned and we can think seriously about what’s ahead, I want to suggest some shifts I believe churches must begin to make in 2024 in order to thrive.

A Home for the Holidays: Refugees and the Christmas Story

Christmas is the story of Jesus’ arrival. And for those newly arriving to build a life in America, this story is best heard and experienced with those who have built their lives around it, namely the Church.  

5 Ways We Get Evangelism Wrong and What We Can Do About It

Here are five ways we often get evangelism wrong, along with five ways we can right our perspective on this misunderstood, yet crucially important, practice.

An Inconceivable Challenge: The Story of a Persecuted Pastor in Pakistan

On this International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, let us remember our brothers and sisters who suffer for their faith in Christ every day, including pastor Eleazar Sidhu in Pakistan.

Juneteenth and the Great Commission

By now, many of us have heard of the holiday Juneteenth, though many Christians still don’t celebrate the day or recognize the fruitful mission work birthed out of the freedom of African American slaves.