Recently I celebrated my twentieth anniversary of living in the United States, a date I anticipated with significant feelings. […]
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Reimagine That – Church Planting: A Shot at Redemption
To see David Washington standing today in front of his former dope house in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood, it is difficult to imagine the gangs and violence of his teen years. […]
Reimagine That – Church Planting: The Network
Highrock Covenant Church in Arlington, Massachusetts, had already planted three congregations by 2014 when they decided they needed to change their strategy. […]
Reimagine That – Church Planting: Accidental Church Planter
Kimberly Wright is senior pastor of the Church of the Resurrection, in East Harlem, also known as “El Barrio” or Spanish Harlem, where she has been serving in ministry for twenty-seven years. […]
Population 1,500
A year and a half ago I quit my corporate job in Chicago and moved back home to my parents’ farm in rural, southwestern Minnesota. […]
Great Commission Rural Edition
Steve Hoden never knows what to expect when he walks in his front door. There could be fresh vegetables on the counter, a pot of soup in the fridge, or some chickens in the freezer. […]
Redemption Song
Sarah Monson’s new song “Apple Tree” is the fruit of a seed sown in bitterness and redeemed in jail. […]
Big Q: Where do you spend time online?
Looking for new sources of information, inspiration, or entertainment? Look no further. We asked readers to share their favorite sites, podcasts, and Instagram pages. […]
When Going to Church Gets Hard
A few years ago I sat down with our pastor for coffee. We’d been going to the church off and on for a few years and were finally ready to join and jump fully into the congregational life. […]
Your Joy Is Sorrow Unmasked
It’s been more than a decade since I first discovered The Prophet written by Lebanese poet Khalil Gibran and published in 1923. […]
A Nepali Surprise
Ten years ago in the middle of a rainstorm Bashu Pasai drove up the West Coast from California toward Seattle looking for a new start. […]
Doing Theology: A Conversation with John Weborg
Editor’s note: The current issue of The Covenant Companion includes the final column by John Weborg, who has long graced our pages with his wisdom and love for the church. In his honor, we are republishing this story originally published in 2014 about the […]