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Summer 2015: Ministry Foundations

Volume 36
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From The Editor

Gospel Infiltration
Discipleship
Gospel Infiltration
In ministry we have three primary means of bringing the gospel into the lives of others.
Marshall Shelley

Features

Getting Good at Prayer Isn't the Point
Discipleship
Getting Good at Prayer Isn't the Point
A pastor's primer on praying.
John Ortberg
Token Appearance vs. Real Presence
Discipleship |Leadership
Token Appearance vs. Real Presence
Are you here? Really here?
Gordon MacDonald
6 Things I've Learned Hanging Out with Addicts
Discipleship
6 Things I've Learned Hanging Out with Addicts
Stepping out to the margins blew up my ministry.
Josh Daffern
The Word Made Fresh
Discipleship |Leadership|Outreach
The Word Made Fresh
Innovators are finding creative ways to get people engaged with Scripture.
Bret Mavrich
Teach the Bloody Bible
Discipleship |Leadership
Teach the Bloody Bible
Why teaching the strange and disturbing stories in Scripture is essential to outreach and spiritual growth.
An interview with Joshua Ryan Butler and Dan Kimball
Using Scripture Well in Pastoral Care
Discipleship
Using Scripture Well in Pastoral Care
When speaking truth one on one, you're not delivering a sermon.
Mike MacKenzie

Culture

Meet the 'Dones'
Leadership
Meet the 'Dones'
Burned out on ministry and fed up with organized religion, these spiritual refugees present a challenge to the church.
Joshua Packard
Millennials and the Bible
Discipleship |Outreach
Millennials and the Bible
Christian millennials are into the Good Book but face skepticism from peers.
David Kinnaman
The Age of DisIncarnation
Discipleship |Leadership
The Age of DisIncarnation
Like Jesus, we must accept, even embrace, our embodied limitations.
Skye Jethani
The Marvel Universe as Modern Day Myth
Outreach
The Marvel Universe as Modern Day Myth
And other items of interest from ministry and culture.

Practices

Beyond the Screens
Leadership
Beyond the Screens
How can multisite churches convey pastoral presence?
Kara Bettis
3 Reasons We Stopped Doing Multisite Church
Leadership
3 Reasons We Stopped Doing Multisite Church
It's hard to lead locally from a distance.
Randy Pope
The Myth of Inevitable Growth
Leadership|Outreach
The Myth of Inevitable Growth
Not all healthy churches grow numerically—and that's okay.
Karl Vaters
Blessing of the Bikes
Leadership|Outreach
Blessing of the Bikes
And other innovative practices from around the ministry world.
My Preaching Prayer List
Discipleship
My Preaching Prayer List
Three things I ask God to do when I'm in the pulpit.
H.B. Charles
The Social Church
Leadership
The Social Church
Leadership Journal reviews
Reviews by Barnabas Piper

Soul

When HotChurch Came to Town
Leadership|Outreach
When HotChurch Came to Town
It did something to me, especially on the inside.
Keith Mannes
In It for the Long Haul
In It for the Long Haul
Forget metrics. The pastor's job is to find success when it's invisible.
Lee Eclov
Where the Air Smells Sweeter
Leadership
Where the Air Smells Sweeter
Choosing the right leaders may have more to do with your nose than your brain.
Mark Buchanan
False Stop
Leadership
False Stop
Forced to resign, I thought my ministry was over. God had other plans.
Brad Williams

    Cartoons

    Personal Preaching
    Cartoon
    Personal Preaching
    Dennis Fletcher
    Seeing Things
    Cartoon
    Seeing Things
    Scott Masear
    Selfie Generation
    Cartoon
    Selfie Generation
    Dan Pegoda
    Usher Training
    Cartoon
    Usher Training
    Scott Masear
    Having Trouble Letting Go
    Cartoon
    Having Trouble Letting Go
    Dennis Fletcher
    Church Size Insecurity
    Cartoon
    Church Size Insecurity
    Scott Masear

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