Recent Articles
Mental health challenges for the newly housed homeless
Mental health challenges for the newly housed homeless Steve Allen, The Table-Irving Over the past decade, my wife, Laura, and I have developed deep relationships with individuals who live on the streets of Irving, Texas. What initially began as a desire to fix their...
Faithful Leaders, Not Superheroes!
We're Looking for Faithful Leaders, Not Superheroes! Throughout the 21 years of Mission Alive’s church planting ministry, we have increased our understanding of what it takes for a church planter to successfully start an innovative faith community (IFC). We want to...
Welcome to our new IFCs
Welcome Andre' and Amber Ashford! Last week we proudly announced Andre' and Amber as our newest IFC leaders. The Ashfords currently live in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and are raising three children: Jonya, Caleb and Alayna. Both Andre' and Amber were drawn to a...
Our IFC in Lufkin, TX needs your help
Our IFC in Lufkin, Texas needs your immediate help At Lufkin Street Ministries 25:40, our mission is simple but urgent—serve and care for the homeless and those experiencing pervasive poverty in our community. We also step in to support first responders and recovery...
Exciting IFC Updates
Exciting IFC Updates! This year continues to be an extraordinary time for Mission Alive IFCs (Innovative Faith Communities.) We currently have more church plant projects (IFCs) in development and more prospective IFCs in our pipeline than at any time since Mission...
Focus on the women of Mission Alive: Laura Allen, Irving, TX
If you read nothing else today, please read this... ...as we focus on another of the women of Mission Alive who do the challenging work of serving God among people who are overlooked and often forgotten. Laura Allen is in ministry at The...
Resources to help you and your church Mission Alive gives a HUGE shout-out to the talented and faithful leaders who oversee Mission Alive’s Media ministry (missionalive.org/media/). This ministry includes: Reimagining Church blog (missionalive.substack.com/)...
Focus on the Women of MA: Rachel Montesdeoca
This week we continue our focus on the women of Mission Alive as our annual Mission 813 Giving Day grows closer. We pray that as you learn more about the women who serve God in innovative and challenging ways, you will be moved to support them through prayer and...
Consider Catalyze Coach Training
Perhaps you have never given much thought to the value of coach training because you don’t ever see yourself being a coach. I’d like to challenge you to consider your need for coach training. I’ve heard it said that the essence of relationships is conversation....
Mission 813 Giving Day is coming soon!
Mission813 was born out of the desire to emulate the women described in Matthew 8:1-3, who gave of their own means to support Jesus' work. The primary function of M813 is to provide encouragement, specifically to the female IFC leaders, in financial and practical...
