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Our 21st anniversary
Celebrating 21 years: A journey of faith and growth You may remember (and even attended) our 20th year anniversary celebration last year at the Museum of Biblical Art and this month we joyfully celebrate 21 years of ministry since our founding in 2004! From the very...
Mission Alive Receives Grant for its Rural and Small Town Initiative
Mission Alive Receives Grant for Its Rural and Small Town Initiative Dallas, TX - April 17, 2025 Mission Alive is delighted to announce the receipt of a grant in support of our new Rural and Small Town Initiative (RSTI) as part of a collaboration with Pepperdine...
Rural and Small Town Initiative in Lufkin TX
Mission Alive is working with our Innovative Faith Community (IFC) partners Jason and Sarah Hollinger who lead Lufkin Street Ministries (LSM) in the small town of Lufkin, TX. For the past eight years, Lufkin Street Ministries has provided food and support to the...
Wes Gunn honored with honorary degree
Wes Gunn Receives an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Mission Alive is thrilled to celebrate one of our long-time leaders, Wes Gunn, who was recently awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Mission India Theological Seminary in Nagpur, India. Wes originally teamed with...
A Kingdom Perspective on Taxes
Jesus and Taxes: A Kingdom Perspective Even in Jesus’ time taxation was a part of life. In Matthew 22:21 Jesus said, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” This reminds us that while we are responsible citizens who contribute to society, our...
March is National Women’s Month
March is Women’s History Month. Across the world women are being celebrated for the impact they have made in our world. Women who were ready to speak for others through actions and engage faith in very real terms. Women, many of whose names are familiar, like Corrie...
The Challenge of Listening to God Through Scripture
The Challenge of Listening to God Through Scripture Steve Shaffer, Director of Discipleship and Coaching Since I was a child, I was taught to read the Bible as the primary way of listening to God. It was interesting to me when people said things like, “I’ve read this...
About two-out-of-three Americans identify as Christian
How do you “know” if you have a vibrant, life-giving walk with Jesus? What does it mean to say that you are a Christian? Recent findings from Pew Research Center's Religious Landscape Study that evaluates trends impacting religion in 2023-24 indicate that two out of...
Celebrating Growth and Community Impact at River City Christian Community
Celebrating Growth and Community Impact at River City Christian Community River City Christian Community in partnership with the Riverwalk Church of Christ set out to plant a network of house churches in Wichita, Kansas in 2011. Our story over the past 14 years has...
Knowing God through scripture
From Steve Shaffer, Director of Coaching and Discipleship Reading scripture is central to the identity of disciples. After all, how can we follow God without knowing God, and how do we know God without listening to what he has said? While we can certainly learn about...
