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Victor Marte Victor Marte

El Final de un Glorioso Comienzo

En los Estados Unidos, es muy común encontrar iglesias anglo con ministerios hispanos. Lamentablemente, en mi experiencia estos ministerios hispanos en un promedio más alto que el que quisiera admitir, terminan en un estado de lo que yo llamo "esquizofrenia estructural." Es cuando la identidad del ministerio se pierde, y ya no se sabe si son un ministerio o una iglesia autónoma.

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Shirley Ralston Shirley Ralston

4 R.E.A.L. Challenges for Women on the Mission Field

When we started a missionary home group, we assumed it'd be full of Boomer missionaries like we had experienced in the past. Instead, it was a diverse crowd. There were some Boomers like us, but word of our home group had resonated with one particular demographic looking for community—single, millennial women.

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Victor Marte Victor Marte

Mi Pequeña Luz

Si usted vive en Texas, el mes de febrero experimentó de alguna manera la “gran Helada.” Por casi una semana, experimentamos temperaturas tan bajas que rompieron los récords de más de 100 años.

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Sam S. Rainer Sam S. Rainer

3 Helpful Ways for Older Pastors to Mentor Younger Pastors

The fifty-year veteran of shepherding has much to offer the newbie through mentoring. Unfortunately, mentoring can often be more haphazard than fruitful. It doesn’t have to be this way. How can older pastors mentor younger pastors in a way that is helpful for the congregation? Here are 3 ways.

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Eddy Wu Eddy Wu

D&D, Dudes, and Discipleship

With its recent popularity, could Dungeons and Dungeons be a helpful game/tool for discipleship? From my experience, I think a wide range of things—Dungeons and Dragons included—could provide a fruitful medium for discipleship, particularly among high school, youth, and college students. Here’s how.

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