Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Handel’s Messiah is performed by choirs throughout the year but...
Mission Alive is deeply committed to an incarnational approach to starting new churches, or what we call Innovative Faith Communities (IFCs). This means we train church planters to embody and live out the presence of Christ within their communities, following the...
Discernment is essential to our life with Christ. It is the ability to separate the noise and voices that drown out God’s voice, including our own. It is a discipline that takes time and effort but results in unmatched peace and assurance. Below is a poem by an...
Introducing our final two Innovative Faith Community Types Last week, we introduced two more of the six types of Innovative Faith Communities (IFC) Mission Alive can help you launch in your community: the Missional House Church and the Missional Church. As you...
Innovative Faith Communities come in different shapes and sizes. Every project Mission Alive has pursued is unique because it focuses on specific needs of a marginalized population within a diverse collection of communities. We recognized that this wide-open...
Welcome Tom Cooper! Mission Alive is thrilled to announce the addition of Tom Cooper to our board of directors and we are excited for what Tom brings to our leadership team. Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Tom attended Missouri State University. Later, he took a...