Like most pastors, I was in my 20s looking for a way to pay for seminary. It was clear that additional academic training in counseling, study of the Word, and church leadership was needed. Seminary would not teach me everything I needed to be a helpful pastor but would expose me to opportunities and resources that I would not even begin to understand. One of those things would be proficiency in biblical Greek and Hebrew to better understand the Word for personal study and pre

Many days, I sit in my office chair listening to the story of another, asking questions to elicit meaning and offering strategies with deep concern for my client’s wellbeing. There’s a heaviness in the room as they express the hurt and pain this world has offered them. There’s no question that suffering exists, and we try our best to come up with effective strategies to help us cope with the continuum of mild symptoms all the way to tragedy. And yet, as I sit there, I know co

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This past month at Mission Station, our kids packed their (imaginary) bags, grabbed their Mission Station passports, and took a very exciting trip to Northern Africa to visit our one of mobilization partner families! No long flights. No jet lag. Just big faith and even bigger imaginations. The adventure began with students learning about the Family’s life since moving last year. We talked about what daily life looks like in Northern Africa—new language, new culture, new food

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When most people think of history, specifically church history, their timeframes only stretch back to their earliest experiences. Starting with experiences makes sense for the church because emotion and novelty play an important role in engagement. Because the time period is so far removed from our experiences, it is much harder to talk about the church history of the 12th century or even American church history of the 18th century. The history of the Southern Baptist Convent

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