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7 Ways Adoptive and Foster Parents Can Survive and Thrive

Adoption and foster care can be so overwhelming that it takes all the focus and energy that parents can muster to survive and provide what they feel is best. Here are 7 ways to survive and even thrive.

5 Simple Ways You Can Develop A Culture of Care

While there are many programs that a church can employ to help them care for people the best path to being a caring church is to create a culture of care. Here are five simple ways you can do this:

Two Challenges to Navigating Our Culture

There are challenges and landmines to navigating culture well. Two in particular could destroy your discipleship and evangelism efforts. Here are the main ones (and what to do about it).

3 Styles of Discipleship

Sometimes our discipleship focuses too heavily on either thoughts, emotions or actions. By understanding the three styles of discipleship, we can get to a more holistic approach to developing people.

The Mic Is Not The Only Way To Lead

Dhati Lewis shares the misconceptions behind true leadership.

Top 18 Books of 2018

Here are a few of our favorite books that we at Verge can recommend, and would love for you to pick up one (or all of them!) and be inspired, challenged, and deepened in your walk with Jesus.

Counseling Others (And Yourself) With The Gospel

If you’re living on mission you will invariably need to counsel others or be counseled yourself. Shanda Anderson helps us take a deeper look at what that looks like in real life.

Discipleship and Identity

Discipleship starts with understanding our identity in relationship with God. Karen Ellis unpacks this and how this perspective informs discipleship.

Top 4 Barriers to Effective Evangelism (And How To Avoid Them)

There are 4 major barriers to effectively sharing the Gospel, or 4 major traps that most people fall into. Find out what they are and how to avoid them.

How This Bible Verse Can Totally Transform Your Group or Church

Take the Matthew 25 Challenge and watch what happens.

Defining Discipleship

What is discipleship? K.A. Ellis gives a snapshot of this often misunderstood mark of the Christian life.

One Of The Best Community Outreach Events For Your Church, Group or Missional Community

We all have a desire to create intentional community with our friends, in our neighborhoods, and within our church. But how do we invite our neighbors and friends into our community in a meaningful way? Here's how.

Weakness and Suffering Can Be a Bridge to Mission

Our response to pain and suffering can be a powerful evangelistic witness to the watching world. Find out how.

Lent: Re-centering Your Community On The Gospel of Jesus

Lent is first and foremost about the gospel making its way deeper into our lives. How will you engage it this year?

4 Practical Ways To Pursue Racial Justice

Dr. Jarvis Williams walks through 4 practical ways to pursue racial justice.

Top 10 Books of 2017

Here are a few of our favorite books that we at Verge can recommend, and would love for you to pick up one (or all of them!) and be inspired, challenged, and deepened in your walk with Jesus.

5 Ways to Center Your Family Around Jesus This Christmas

How do you teach your children that Christmas is about the birth of Jesus – in the midst of Santa, toys and the crazy holiday schedule? Here are 5 ways you can make Jesus the focus, and make it fun for the kids!

Don’t Wrestle With Pigs (And Other Ways To Handle Criticism)

If you're on mission you will be criticized. Here's how to respond.

Understanding Systemic Racism

If we don’t get what the Bible says about systemic and corporate evil and racism, we won’t only misunderstand the Bible, but we won’t understand our non-white brothers and sisters’ pain.

Community and Spiritual Formation Coaching Cohort

Ever wondered how you can practically lead groups toward mission and develop a leadership pipeline that reproduces disciples and leaders? Check out this Cohort.

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7 Ways Adoptive and Foster Parents Can Survive and Thrive

5 Simple Ways You Can Develop A Culture of Care

Two Challenges to Navigating Our Culture

3 Styles of Discipleship

The Mic Is Not The Only Way To Lead

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7 Ways Adoptive and Foster Parents Can Survive and Thrive

5 Simple Ways You Can Develop A Culture of Care

Two Challenges to Navigating Our Culture

3 Styles of Discipleship

The Mic Is Not The Only Way To Lead

Top 18 Books of 2018

Counseling Others (And Yourself) With The Gospel

Discipleship and Identity

Top 4 Barriers to Effective Evangelism (And How To Avoid Them)

How This Bible Verse Can Totally Transform Your Group or Church

Defining Discipleship

One Of The Best Community Outreach Events For Your Church, Group or Missional Community

Weakness and Suffering Can Be a Bridge to Mission

Lent: Re-centering Your Community On The Gospel of Jesus

4 Practical Ways To Pursue Racial Justice

Top 10 Books of 2017

5 Ways to Center Your Family Around Jesus This Christmas

Don’t Wrestle With Pigs (And Other Ways To Handle Criticism)

Understanding Systemic Racism

Community and Spiritual Formation Coaching Cohort

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