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Chris Backert

Chris Backert has a passion for creating and supporting new ways of doing Christian community. You know him by his influence over several significant movements. He serves as the national

Four (and a half) thoughts on hearing from God

What is it God might be asking you to do – what totally illogical, foolish-looking, unpredicted thing might he be calling you to? And if you’re hearing it, how do

Matt Scott

Matt Scott is the founding pastor of the Gathering Place in Moody, Alabama. Since it began in 2011, The Gathering Place Church has grown to average more than 1500 people

A taste of what can be: a conversation with Bob Beckwith

I just listened again to our conversation earlier this year with Bob Beckwith, and knew I needed to write about this one because it epitomizes my deepest hope for the

The Love Exchange: How the love of God changes our prayers

For decades, Margaret Therkelsen (1934-2014) filled a tremendous need in the Wesleyan/ Methodist world: She modeled a life of relentless prayer. Like a bold frontier explorer, she would spend hours

Jorge Acevedo

Jorge Acevedo is a true elder in the church — a man of God who has poured in faithfully for more than two decades to a local faith community (Grace

The third stumble and grace to get back up again

Like so many people, I’ve given chunks of time every day for months to pray against the virus and against racism and for you and for us, and against all

Outrage porn and the prescription of “strange patience”

Have you heard the term “outrage porn”? I had never heard the term before last week, but it turns out … its a thing. Outrage porn was born in the

Bob Beckwith

The word that immediately comes to mind when talking to Bob Beckwith is fruitfulness. Bob has served as the director of the UGA Wesley Foundation since 1999. His story is

Take up your mat: A conversation with Helen Musick

I am a fan of the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. I didn’t use them to get sober in my late twenties, but I’ve since become a fan and know

Helen Musick

Dr. Helen Musick has served the Kingdom of God as a pastor, seminary professor, leader of a successful recovery ministry, and a featured speaker and leader. In this conversation, she

Preaching While White

This is the text of the message preached on Sunday, June 7, 2020. I’m moved to share it here as I continue to wrestle personally with our country’s unrest. ——————————————–