Reflecting on Race in the American Church

When people ask me how I’ve felt the last year has been as it relates to race, I have replied that I think the conversation has been set back in more...

Kingdom Encounters Podcast: Pastor Paul Hoffman

On this Kingdom Encounters podcast, Alexei Laushkin, founder of Kingdom Mission Society interview Pastor Paul Hoffman of Evangelical Friends Church in Newport, Rhode Island about his latest book Reconciling Places: How to...

Faith Resource on George Floyd and Our Current National Crisis

On this podcast in the midst of the grief and crisis befalling our country, I try to help fellow White Christians and people of conscience begin to reflect on what might...

Father Paul Wattson and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

by Rev. Nathaniel Pierce The Life of Father Paul Wattson Lewis Thomas Wattson was born on January 18, 1863, in Millington, MD, the son of the Rev. Joseph Newton Wattson, Rector...

Introduction to the 2021 Theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

This is a short podcast from our founder Alexei Laushkin on next year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Alexei also does faith and formation work where he produces a regular...

And Who is My Enemy?

by Alexei Laushkin It’s common place for Christians to reflect on the question of how we are supposed to love our neighbor, after all, who is my neighbor is a question...

Dialogue in an Age of Contention

by Alexei Laushkin Today, the U.S. House of Representatives takes up articles of impeachment against the President. It’s an interesting day to consider what dialogue has to teach us in an...

Meaning of Advent: A Season that Invites us into God’s Timing

by Alexei Laushkin This season leading up to Christmas, traditionally known as Advent, can be very busy, so much so that we can miss the staggering invitation, peace, and tranquility which...

Botham Jean, Costly Grace, and the Greater Work of Justice

by Alexei Laushkin The case of Botham Jean has been on my mind and something I’ve tracked since the killing took place. Botham Jean was a worship leader at the Dallas West Church of Christ. ...

Intensifying Persecution of Christians in China

In this Tuesday, March 27, 2018, photo, Catholic religious paintings and figures are displayed behind bars at an underground Catholic church in Jiexi county in south China’s Guangdong province. (AP Photo/Andy...