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Mission Accelerator has launched!
Mission Accelerator! Earlier this summer, Mission Alive launched a new initiative we call Mission Accelerator. Mission Accelerator is designed to help our current IFC development projects to make rapid progress toward launching a carefully crafted missional engagement...
Discipleship Conversations offers insight on grief and faith
Today, we recognize the anniversary of the day that forever changed our nation. It is a day to remember those who were lost and to walk alongside those who still grieve. Yet often we don't make space for grief--especially in the church. In Discipleship Conversations,...
Catalyze Coaching continues to offer the highest level of coach training
Catalyze Coaching continues to offer the highest level of coach training Mission Alive’s Catalyze Coach training program was recently renewed as a Level 1 training program by the International Coaching Federation. In the world of coaching, ICF represents the gold...
Listening to the voices that matter most
Listening to the voices that matter most Jason Hollinger, Lufkin Street Ministries 2540 On the last Saturday of every month, Lufkin Street Ministries 2540 partners with St. Paul’s United Methodist Church for what they call a “Cook and Serve.” Together, we prepare a...
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...
