WOMEN’S ORDINATION — THE INTENSIFYING STORM RON GLADDEN | DIRECTIONAL LEADER Now that Annual Council has voted to approve the document...

“THAT’S ALL I CAN STANDS. I CAN’T STANDS NO MORE!” RON GLADDEN | DIRECTIONAL LEADER What can we learn from Popeye about leadership,...

HERE. IT’S BURNING A HOLE IN OUR POCKETS. RON GLADDEN | DIRECTIONAL LEADER If you’ve been pondering the notion of starting a church...

HOW TO MAKE AN UNCHURCHED NEIGHBOR CRY MIKE LARSON | TEACHING PASTOR, EPIKOS CHURCH What would it take to bring an unchurched neighbor...

PORN: A CONVERSATION WORTH STARTING RON GLADDEN | DIRECTIONAL LEADER “We want to start a conversation about porn. Not about whether it’s...

A GIANT LEAP OF FAITH RON GLADDEN | DIRECTIONAL LEADER It takes a special courage to burn the bridge and take a leap into the unknown....

EMPOWER. INSPIRE. VISION. CHANGE. THIS IS LEADERSHIP. RON GLADDEN | DIRECTIONAL LEADER “Wow, that was amazing! That was probably the...

MY EXPERIENCE IN UGANDA AN OPEN INTERVIEW WITH TIM GEISLER |LEAD PASTOR, EPIKOS CHURCH Uganda. Half a world away. Rough part of the...

STARTING CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER TERESA PENNER | LIFE+APP How do you wake up on New Years Day? Energized? Exhausted? With a hangover?...

WHO’S NEW AT MISSION CATALYST RON GLADDEN | DIRECTIONAL LEADER She pollinates everyone in the room with joy. She could have given...

OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS SAM MCKEE | EPIKOS CHURCH It’s completely crazy, and totally wonderful. How do you fall in love with people...

TIME FOR A SIENFELDIAN CONVERSATION? RON GLADDEN | DIRECTIONAL LEADER Jerry Seinfeld answered the phone. When he heard the voice of a...

WE ORDAIN ONLY WOMEN RON GLADDEN | DIRECTIONAL LEADER At Mission Catalyst, we ordain only women. But, seriously, here’s our take on the...

WHAT DOES MATTHEW 25 LOOK LIKE? ELIZABETH WHITWORTH | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR My first experience with Marriam was hearing her giggle at Kung...

I CAN’T ACCEPT NOT TRYING TIM GEISLER I hate the word “mediocre”. That word bothers me more than any other. Why? No little girl ever...

JOB OPENING: CHURCH ARCHITECT ELIZABETH WHITWORTH | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR When I was a kid, I loved building homes. I would make each one...

HOW IS YOUR FRUSTRATION METER? RON GLADDEN | DIRECTIONAL LEADER Thank God for Mission Catalyst! We hear that all the time. And why do we...

S + R – UB = TL* ELIZABETH WHITWORTH | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Did you hear about the two shoemakers who went to the distant, hard-to-reach,...

THE PIVOTAL DESIGN IN ACTION ELIZABETH WHITWORTH | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR This message showed up in Ron’s inbox a few days ago. “Ron, the...

LARSONS TAKE THE LEAP RON GLADDEN | DIRECTIONAL LEADER Place a high-energy kid in front of a spinning merry-go-round, and you know what...