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Ministering to Generation X

John R. Mabry is the author of Faithful Generations: Effective Ministry across Generational Lines (2013: Morehouse Publishing), …

by Stephanie Spellers Radically welcoming communities aren't perfect, and may never truly "arrive," but they are becoming . . …

Is your community one of invitation, inclusivity or radical welcome? Each model offers different messages, …

Radical welcome is first and foremost a spiritual practice. It combines the Christian ministry of welcome and …

For me, the most exciting part of cracking a book is discovering new bits of knowledge that I had never before explored. …

This is the final part of a series from John Roberto about the Faith Formation 2020 project. Read Part 1 and Part 2 in …

I am often asked, "What are the marks of an emergent church?" To me, they have these characteristics: 1. Rooted in …

In the past two weeks, two new books with very similar titles came across my desk and tugged at my creative …

"Mainline church folks and evangelicals find a common language to sing, pray and become disciples in love with Jesus and his …

"If the Church is to take seriously the larger context of its universal mission, it needs to note the cultural shifts and current …

The juxtaposition of these two would-be opposites, popularized by Robert Webber in his numerous writings on …

"The church leadership decided to try to do something for all ages together, partly out of a belief that we grow best as a church …