About four years ago, my friend and I attended a denominational meeting as church representatives. We shared a room and spent the better part of 48 hours together…
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When the refugee wave hit Athens in the summer of 2015, most of our actions as a local church were instinctive. But I was still left wondering what the ethical imperative of the church to answer the world’s needs was…
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Last year, Jordan Rice led his church through a series on the gospel and race. We spoke to him about what happened.
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As church planters, we often talk about strategies to evangelize within our context. But we also have a responsibility to serve our cities…
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Simply put, culture is how we live our values. It is how these values are expressed in flesh and blood. Culture is how we think, feel, and behave as a church as a result of what we deeply believe…
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In my city, there are more and more conversations among Christ followers these days about justice and mercy…
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What misconceptions do people have about the pastor’s wife?
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Integrating faith and work is rarely a priority in the early stages of church planting. However, Russell Joyce and his team at Hope Brooklyn have been intentional about…
What does it take to really understand the hopes and hurts of the people your church serves? City to City met with pastor José Humphreys to discuss this question and more…
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For far too long, I lived under the strong impression that worship was an exclusive two-way relationship between Christians and God…
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In an increasingly Post-Christian world, we need to get much better at asking questions.
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When I first became a follower of Jesus in early 2004, I didn’t know my left from my right. Because I didn’t grow up as a Catholic, I concluded I must be…
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One of the joys and challenges of traveling is the different perspective it gives you on your own setting. Time in Uganda has made me realize…
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You may have read that if you don’t learn from history, you’re doomed to repeat it. That’s part of the reason it’s important to rehearse…
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This article outlines four ideas that, in my experience, are at the core of preaching effectively in a secular culture.
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In order to have the greatest impact on the city and to reflect all aspects of gospel transformation, we seek to achieve a balance along five key ministry fronts.
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A vigorous and continuous approach to church planting is the only way to guarantee an increase in the number of believers, and is one of the best ways to renew the whole body of Christ.
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The rapid decline of Christendom since the end of WWII has instituted an even greater need for “missional” churches to engage the surrounding community and retell the culture’s stories through the context of the gospel.
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