A Powerful 1-Word Prayer

“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.

We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself prays for us through wordless groans …”

—Romans 8:26 (NIV)

>Don’t underestimate the power of a groan to lift up a prayer. Da

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#Rethink Discipleship as Making Disciplers Who Make Disciplers

Phil Miglioratti Interviewed Robert Tolliver,

Author of “Making Disciplers Who Make Disciplers”

Who? What? Why? How?

WHO?

PHIL>>> Bob, please share a brief bio that gives us an introduction to your disciplemaking profile.

BOB>>> I'm a

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“A Civics 101 Reminder for Christian Disciples”

“A Civics 101 Reminder for Christian Disciples”

Phil Miglioratti @ Reimagine.Network

{Scroll for “Now What? action steps}

Jesus spoke: “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom.

If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed ov

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Design Your #ReimagineCHURCH Journey

Designing a #ReimagineCHURCH Journey

Every congregation/ministry/group must "be transformed by the renewing of their (corporate mind-set) ...

So that they begin to pray with and make-disciples who live according to

the good, totally-fulfilling, per

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The Challenge of Evangelism in the 21st Century

The Challenge of Evangelism in the 21st Century

Ken Oliver

As we prepare to enter the third decade of the 21 st century, the evangelical movement is facing a serious challenge: our methods of evangelism – spreading the good news about Jesus – are bec

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#Reimagine...How the Learning Process Has Changed Learning

#Reimagine...How the Learning Process Has Changed Learning

#ItSeemsToMe...

Phil Miglioratti @ The REimagine.Network

...if these observations are accurate (and if you don't think they are, please respond with your perspective), then what would

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What If God’s Will Isn’t a Mystery?

Faithful presence in a world built for flash.

Tabitha McDuffee

Jun 11, 2025

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We’ve been reading through To Change the World by James Davison Hun

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Learning Is Often Preceded by Unlearning

Learning Is Often Preceded by Unlearning

Many people are educated well beyond their capacity for obedience. For those who have grown up in church, it can be easy to assume that learning is the sole way in which we grow as followers of Christ. Sadly

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Think. Pray. unlearn. Before You Make Changes

12 Simple Principles in Changing a Church

By Chuck Lawless on Jul 08, 2025

Most churches need to change at some level, but many leaders don’t know how to lead through change. In some cases, leaders who have tried to lead have been defeated when ch

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Why We Must Reimagine Church

#ItSeemsToMe...We Must Reimagine Church

The Church; the Body of Christ has critical blind spots:

-resistance to finding ways to express the unity all Christ-serving congregations…we override the call for unity to preserve our theological brand

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Uncommon Conversations Phil Miglioratti and Angie Ward “A New Paradigm for Church and Mission”

Uncommon Conversations

Phil Miglioratti and Angie Ward

“A New Paradigm for Church and Mission”

"The answer to the crisis of the North American church

will not be found at the level of method and problem solving."

Darrell Guder

Beyond Church

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Deconstructing or Reconstructing?

Confessions of a Deconstruction-Minded Christian

Phil Miglioratti

"Deconstructing."

Sounds like a painful process.

And, it is, whether it applies to demolishing a building or taking apart a system of belief “in order to expose biases, flaws o

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Guest-Post: Reexamine

After Verbal Inspiration

A Writer’s Note on What Got Dislodged—and What Comes Next

Daniel Rushing

I finally wrote the blog I had been avoiding for years—and now I can’t stop thinking about what it dis

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5 Possible Paths to #ResetCHURCH

FIVE POSSIBLE PATHS FOR 21ST CENTURY CHURCHES

BY MARTIN THIELEN

June 3, 2025

It’s no secret that organized religion is in trouble. Over the past few decades the American church has seen a free fall in membership, attendance,

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Guest Post: #ReExamine The Gospel

5 Views on the Gospel

NOTE: I post this as a simple example of how even within Evangelicalism, there are various and sometimes widely divergent theological perspectives. This is my call for humility within our dogmatic "certainty." {Phil Migli

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Could Spiritual Curiosity be an Invitation from the Holy Sprit?

Spiritual Curiosity

Key thoughts that came out of a recent small group discussion

“At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a child, whom he put among them,

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A Template to Contemplate Intercession

A Template to Contemplate Intercession

Phil Miglioratti

Interactive Praying is

Intercession not Interjection
Praying for and with

Invite prayer champions

Team with others
Build a team

Include others to

Disciple them
Discern from them

Instruct w

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Is Your Church Flourishing?

Jim Morgan

Over the last 25 years, nearly 40 million Americans have stopped attending church – the most significant decline in any quarter century in our nation’s history. Any church growth seen today occurs primarily

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There are No Shortcuts in Poverty Alleviation

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Generosity isn’t always charitable. Compassion isn’t always kind. Intentions don’t determine effectiveness. We shouldn’t feel good about some of our “good” deeds.

Poverty alleviation is tricky. Th

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A Template to Express The Unity of The Church (without requiring total theological conformity)

EXPRESS THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH

Not Conformity-of-Theology but . . .

Phil Miglioratti

{PRELUDE}

#ItSeemsToMe... when Jesus prayed for the unity of the #Church,

he was not expecting total conformity (the mix of his disciples were diverse for that time

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A Powerful 1-Word Prayer

#Rethink Discipleship as Making Disciplers Who Make Disciplers

“A Civics 101 Reminder for Christian Disciples”

Design Your #ReimagineCHURCH Journey

The Challenge of Evangelism in the 21st Century

#Reimagine...How the Learning Process Has Changed Learning

What If God’s Will Isn’t a Mystery?

Learning Is Often Preceded by Unlearning

Think. Pray. unlearn. Before You Make Changes

12 Simple Principles in Changing a Church

Why We Must Reimagine Church

Uncommon Conversations Phil Miglioratti and Angie Ward “A New Paradigm for Church and Mission”

Beyond Church

Deconstructing or Reconstructing?

Guest-Post: Reexamine

After Verbal Inspiration

A Writer’s Note on What Got Dislodged—and What Comes Next

5 Possible Paths to #ResetCHURCH

FIVE POSSIBLE PATHS FOR 21ST CENTURY CHURCHES

BY MARTIN THIELEN

Guest Post: #ReExamine The Gospel

5 Views on the Gospel

Could Spiritual Curiosity be an Invitation from the Holy Sprit?

Spiritual Curiosity

Key thoughts that came out of a recent small group discussion

A Template to Contemplate Intercession

Is Your Church Flourishing?

Is Your Church Flourishing?

There are No Shortcuts in Poverty Alleviation

A Template to Express The Unity of The Church (without requiring total theological conformity)

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