Recent Articles
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...
Update from Bertram, TX – MA’s newest RSTI
In the coming weeks, we will focus on several of the female leaders of Mission Alive as we head toward our annual Mission 813 Giving Day (see below.) Some of these women, like Kelly Bolin who you hear from below, are the project leads. Others are co-laborers with...
Read here to learn more about the Peace Initiative IFC
The Peace Initiative IFC located in Hot Springs, North Dakota, embodies the incarnational church. IFC leaders Blake and Katie Burchfield serve the community of Hot Springs and the Lakota people on the Pine Ridge Reservation by being an active, available presence...
Getting to Know Mission Alive-incarnational approach
Mission Alive is deeply committed to an incarnational approach to starting new churches, or what we call Innovative Faith Communities (IFCs). This means we train church planters to embody and live out the presence of Christ within their communities, following the...
Discernment and Deep Listening
Discernment is essential to our life with Christ. It is the ability to separate the noise and voices that drown out God's voice, including our own. It is a discipline that takes time and effort but results in unmatched peace and assurance. Below is a poem by an...
New Course Available
New course now available! Mission Alive is excited to announce a transformative new course: "Missional Initiatives for Individuals and Small Groups." This online, self-directed course is designed to equip individuals and small groups to discover new ways of joining...
Discipleship Cohorts Level 2 Registering Now
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Learn the leadership skills needed to lead Level 1 cohorts. Level 2 DCs explore the core leadership concepts and train leadership skills that encourage growth and foster healthy, spiritually-focused groups. Level 2 cohorts meet online weekly for...
