Recent Articles
Mission Alive in Abilene, Texas, for Human Flourishing Event
As part of our belief that human flourishing is what God designed for his creation, Mission Alive’s team is excited to participate in an upcoming event at Abilene Christian University’s Saunders Center for Joy and Human Flourishing featuring theologian Miroslav Volf....
Be Fruitful and Flourish
Be Fruitful and Flourish Steve Shaffer, Director of Coaching, Discipleship and Operations I grew up listening to the drumbeat pounding the message that the world is evil and dangerous and our focus should be on escaping this world for a spiritual paradise. I have come...
Update from Mission Alive Canada
Update from Mission Alive Canada Jeremy Hoover, Executive Director Mission Alive Canada Mission Alive Canada is off to a good start in 2026! We are continuing to develop relationships with the Restoration Movement heritage colleges in Canada as well as with other...
Bridging Local Church and Granting Organizations for New IFCs
Bridging Local Churches and Granting Organizations for New IFCs The Bell Trust, in partnership with Greenville Oaks Church of Christ in Allen, Texas, has awarded Mission Alive a pivotal grant to bolster one of our newest Innovative Faith Communities (IFCs). This...
Mission Alive at the National Urban Ministry Conference
Mission Alive recently had the privilege of leading two dynamic class sessions at the National Urban Ministry Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas—a yearly gathering that inspires and equips Christian leaders for transformative work in the heart of our cities. Mission...
RSTI Project Update
Our Rural and Small Town Initiative is funded, in part, by a grant from Pepperdine’s Empower and Equip made possible by Lilly Endowment, Inc. At present we have three IFC sites that are part of this program: Lufkin, Texas; Bertram, Texas; Spartanburg, South Carolina....
3eRestoration training
This May, our many of our IFC leaders will participate in a two-day training with 3eRestoration, led by its founder, Fred Liggin. 3eRestoration is a Christian Community Development Agency that understands that alleviating social displacement is a community-based...
Is the church paying attention?
Is the church paying attention? Last month, Andy Johnson attended Gulf Coast Getaway on behalf of Mission Alive. Today, he shares his insights from the students he spoke with. (You can read the original article HERE.) While I love a good campus ministry retreat, my...
Updates from Andre and Amber Ashford-IFCs Spartanburg, SC
We are in a meaningful and sacred season here in Spartanburg, especially in our neighborhood of focus at Robert Smalls Apartments. What we are witnessing is not loud or flashy, but it is deeply significant. God has been opening doors for us to build genuine...
Mission Alive Partners with Administer Justice
And the word of the Lord came again to Zechariah: This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’...
