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Discovering the Deep Spirituality of Billy Graham

The life and ministry of Dr. Billy Graham has impacted millions of people all over the world. His name has become synonymous with his “crusades,” which won masses of people to Christ. Yet, most people know little of how his ministry began. In today’s post, Jake Hanson shares what he learned about Dr. Graham’s personal faith history and early ministry.

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My Life-changing Experience on Trash Mountain in Honduras

There are many trash mountain communities all over the world, in which people who have been stripped of their dignity attempt to survive by using and selling the things other people discard. In today’s post, Brett Durbin describes his experience in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and how God used it to change his life.

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4 Ways Pastors Can Connect Better with Their Church

How do we measure the way lives are being affected by our churches? Sadly, most pastors do not spend much time outside of church world, so there’s no way to know. In today’s article, David Alexander explores how pastors might connect better with the people they serve.

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How the Early Church Used Prayer to Make Disciples

How people pray greatly impacts what they believe. The early Church taught its people prayers and how to pray so that their faith would be correct and intact. It was one of the ways the Church discipled its people and encouraged them in their spiritual life and growth. Read more from Steven Bruns as he continues his series on discipleship in the early church.

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How a Tattooed Man Taught Me about Love

Mary Crowson shares a story about how the log in her eye nearly kept her an arm’s length away from someone who needed encouragement and love. In the end, it taught her a helpful lesson about herself and ultimately about God’s love.

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A Christian Response to Islamaphobia

Islamaphobia is real and has expressed itself in recent Christian publications in ways that simply don’t reflect the heart of the gospel. Drawing on the example of Raymond Lull, who lived through the Crusades, Timothy Tennent puts forth a proper Christian response to radical Islam like that of ISIS.

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Canon Andrew White on Ministry in Iraq (Full Interview)

In light of recent events in Iraq, we’re running the full interview of our time with the Vicar of Baghdad, Canon Andrew White. Rev. Canon Andrew White shares how he ended up in Baghdad and offers helpful insight into what church life looks like in hostile environments. Remember to pray for the global church, especially those who worship and serve in hostile areas.

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Seedbed - Seven Minute Seminary

A New Way to Develop Leaders in the Global Church

If 70% of the world’s population doesn’t get its information through literacy, could it be that the methods we’re using to reach them with the gospel need to be reconsidered? In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Russell West illustrates why it’s important to reach oral cultures through oral methods, and work on enhancing the qualities already present in leaders of the church.

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How Francis Asbury Modeled Church Planting

In the final video of our interview with Ed Stetzer, he discusses why Francis Asbury served as a role model for church planting. Stetzer suggests that part of it had to with the unique combination of missional impulse with deep spirituality. This was energized in part by a commitment to the class meeting.

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