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A Great Re-Awakening? Being Wildly Hopeful and Prudent Michael Beck | 16 Apr 2020 I’ve been speaking and writing about the need for us to “awaken from apostolic amnesia” for about a decade. For me, this means recovering a sense of mission or sentness...
Fourth Places (the Digital Platform) becoming Thin Places of Encounter Jon Davis | 14 Apr 2020 In this moment of the COVID-19 Pandemic, when we are forced to stay at home for weeks and months to bring an end to this deadly disease, there is an opportunity for a vibrant mission to be cultivated.
What a Pandemic World can Learn from Holy Saturday Michael Beck | 9 Apr 2020 “But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place” (Lk 24:21)...
Leading When the Water Level Drops Dramatically J.R. Briggs | 8 Apr 2020 If our churches are to remain true to its purpose - connecting the mission of God to people, regardless of water level – we must be willing to lead courageously, creatively, and compassionately in the future.
What is Church? An Essential Question For the Church in a Time of Social Distancing. Luke Edwards | 6 Apr 2020 In a blog post a few years back, I stated, “One of the greatest contributions of the Fresh Expressions movement is reinvigorating the conversation about what church actually is.” Over...
Stations of the Cross: Social Distance Edition Keas Keasler | 1 Apr 2020 Stations of the Cross is a classic Christian meditation on the last moments of Jesus’ life. Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the traditional exercise that lines the walls of...
Becoming a Distributed Church without Becoming a VIRTUAL Church. Bob Hyatt | 1 Apr 2020 One of the things I have thought a lot about over the last two decades is the intersection of technology and church, particularly as it relates to how church communities...
How a Crisis Has Revealed the Necessity of a Distributed Church… and Why it’s Crucial to the Future of the Body of Christ Jon Davis | 30 Mar 2020 I have heard it said by many and I have said it myself in recent weeks; We are living in unprecedented times! Coronavirus / COVID-19 has brought us a new...
Zoom Liturgy: How to Move from Broadcasting to Interacting April Karli | 27 Mar 2020 Several decades ago, communications theorist Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase, “the medium is the message.” In other words, the form, or medium, that is used to communicate a message will...
Becoming a Distributed Church: Why It’s Worth the Shift J.R. Briggs | 23 Mar 2020 If the government restricted your church from gathering each Sunday, what would your church look like? If your church was unable to gather in groups larger than 50, or even...
Standing the Tables Back Up Ann Marie Carley | 18 Mar 2020 Hey, you! Yes, you, Pastor and ministry leader who is trying to figure out this new normal. I see you! What you need to know is that these words have...
Jorge Acevedo and Michael Beck on What It Means to Launch New Communities 16 Mar 2020 Jorge Acevedo and Michael Beck were recently featured on the Reclamation Podcast. Michael and Jorge share their thoughts on what it means to launch new communities to reach new people....

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