Introducing Reimagining Church Project

A message from Rex Butts, lead minister for the Newark Church of Christ, NJ I have served as a minister among Churches of Christ for almost twenty-five years. With some lament, I may be among the last generation of full-time vocational ministers. Very few students at...

The Importance of Coach Training

From Steve Shaffer, Director of Coaching and Discipleship “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven…” In God’s loving generosity, he created humanity with free will and then pours himself out to show his love in hopes that love frees us to...

Why 20 Matters

      Happy 2024!  Can you believe it? Time does indeed fly by quickly.  2024 marks Mission Alive’s twentieth year of mission! For 20 years, we have been recruiting, assessing, training, and coaching leaders to start new, innovative churches.  For 20...

MAC Makes Progress

We are excited to announce the further development of Mission Alive Canada (MAC). We now have charitable status with the Canadian government, and we have chosen an executive committee of three people to spearhead our planning. These are small steps but necessary ones...

New IFCs in the Pipeline

Mission Alive’s ministry of starting new churches in marginalized communities is off to a fantastic start in 2023! We already have twice as many potential projects as planned for the whole year! You will notice that the title of this article refers to IFCs. IFC...