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Jedd Medefind
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Caring for Vulnerable Families Demands a Church-Wide Response
As followers of Jesus, we are called to live in close proximity to the world's hurt. The Christian model of restoration and redemption is...
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Brandon Stiver
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Why Revisit Orphan Care? - Examining the Orphan Care System Through the Lens of Empathy
What is the most critical question for the Church to be asking when it comes to caring for orphans and vulnerable children? I believe the...
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Megan Boudreaux
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Family Preservation & the Complications of International Church Involvement
I never saw myself moving to a place like Haiti. I started my career working at a hospital, doing public relations and marketing and in...
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Dr. Kristen Cheney
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Shouldn’t we be Qualified Before We’re Called?
Children in institutionalized settings are often deprived of the connection to their roots, families of origin, and tribal identities....
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Dr. Lauren Pinkston
Oct 19, 20234 min read
Reforming Orphan Care: Placing Children and Their Flourishing Back at the Center of our Care
As a fourth grade teacher in South Carolina, I remember one student who would behave erratically in the classroom until, as a last resort...
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Mekdes Haddis
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Colonialism & Missions: Understanding the History of Colonialism & Evangelical Missions
The basis of Western missiology is on the West's ability to go into all the nations. The problem is... that's just not biblical. It's...
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Sara Billups
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Is Jesus Even Good News? | Looking to the Global Church to Cast Hope for our Faith
There's a lot to be hopeful for. I think about the global church and the way that the evangelical church is growing. I mean, we're seeing...
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Dr. Lauren Pinkston
Jan 2, 20233 min read
Ethical Evangelism: What to Expect from Season One of the Upwardly Dependent Podcast
It's finally happening! I have never had an absence of words, but I have often felt a tug holding me back from sharing them publicly....
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