Recent Articles
The role discipleship plays in church planting
From Tod Vogt, Mission Alive Executive Director It was about 2016 when Mission Alive developed Discipleship Cohorts (DC) (https://missionalive.org/discipleship-cohorts/ ). We saw that our church planters needed a process to help them develop disciples within their...
Thoughts from Debra Ham, MA board of directors
Mission Alive’s Board and Staff are Christian men and women who have a heart for leading people to God. I feel blessed to be a part of this work. I believe Mission Alive’s focus on reaching people through innovative communities of faith is essential in today’s world....
Update from The Crossing, San Antonio, TX
Bob and Patti Grigg started a faith community 18 years ago in San Antonio, TX. The Crossing is still blessing their community and Bob and Patti have shared a little about how God has been at work there. We invite you to pray for the Griggs and all of Mission Alive's...
Mission813 Giving Day
From Candace Vogt, Founder-Mission813 Our annual Giving Day is only one week away and I want to share with you why Mission813 does what it does. Take a minute to look at the faces in the banner above. Some are the faces of our church planters and leaders. These are...
Unique Opportunities!
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES In addition to starting new churches in our typical way, occasionally a church will approach Mission Alive to help with a specific project. In recent months, we have been contacted by the Newmarket Church of Christ in Newmarket, Ontario, and the...
Time and Treasure
From Eric Daniels, Director of Development As summer draws to a close, I think how different this year feels than last year. Last year was filled with the excitement and expectation of celebrating our 20th anniversary. And although the 20 Matters celebration is now...
Have you read Reimaging Church blogs yet? Now is the time!
For many of us, summer can mean a little more free time--time to relax, reflect, and read. We invite you to spend some of that time reading the compelling articles from Mission Alive's blog series, Reimaging Church. These 15 articles have helped stretch our...
Encouraging news from our church planters in South Dakota
A message from Blake and Katie Burchfield and family--Hot Springs, South Dakota Little by little, with much prayer and faith, we continue to make inroads within our own community of Hot Springs and on the Pine Ridge Reservation. God has been so faithful in leading us...
What is your role in God’s relentless pursuit of His creation?
The following article was written by Jerry Browder, former board member and long time supporter of Mission Alive. Jerry served on the board from its inception until 2023 and continues to support Mission Alive in a variety of ways. He is an elder at the Singing Oaks...
A message from Steve Shaffer, Director of Coaching and Discipleship
From Steve Shaffer, Director of Coaching and Discipleship. A few months ago, Steve Allen, one of our church planters with The Table Irving, asked if Mission Alive could help train his volunteer team members. Since then, we began crafting a series of quarterly courses...
