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Culture & Perspectives + Impact

Downward Mobility

I live in a neighborhood that, to the world outside it, is virtually invisible. Places like my neighborhood in East Dayton are almost never depicted in TV shows or in movies — if they are, they are represented as alien places into which the protagonists enter with some peril. There are no shops or boutiques or… Read On

Published July 20, 2017

My Neighbor, the Enemy

Culture & Perspectives + Impact

My Neighbor, the Enemy

“The colossal misunderstanding of our time is the assumption that insight will work with people who are unmotivated to change. Communication does not depend on syntax, or eloquence, or rhetoric, or articulation but on the emotional context in… Read On

Published June 28, 2017

Missionary Pioneering Ministry into Her 10th Decade

Missionary Pioneering Ministry into Her 10th Decade

On May 20, 2017, BIC U.S. missionary Mim Stern celebrated her 90th birthday. Serving cross-culturally for more than 60 years, Mim continues doing incarnational ministry, ministering to — and living among — international students in Philadelphia… Read On

Published June 20, 2017

Meet Silk W.

Meet Silk W.

In America, more than 70 percent of the population identify as Christian. In Thailand, however, less than 1 percent make the same claim. And it’s into this context that Silk W. has chosen to dedicate her life and ministry. Since 2009, Silk has… Read On

Published October 26, 2016

Meet Maria and Amado Portero

Meet Maria and Amado Portero

For the past two and a half years, Maria and Amado Portero—aliases given to protect their identities—have lived, worked, and served among the Muslim community in the Middle East. A deeply relational couple, the Porteros long to introduce their… Read On

Published August 18, 2016

Bridge Builders: Tracie Hunter

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Bridge Builders: Tracie Hunter

In a current cultural climate fraught with racial tension and division, BIC pastor Tracie Hunter shares her insights and experience reaching across the divide to bring her community closer together. Having ministered for nearly 20 years in… Read On

Published August 18, 2016

Bridge Builders: Hank Johnson

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Bridge Builders: Hank Johnson

In a current cultural climate fraught with racial tension and division, BIC pastor Hank Johnson shares his insights and experience reaching across the divide to bring his community closer together. “I think it is one of the tragedies of our… Read On

Published August 18, 2016

Bridge Builders: Josh Crain

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Bridge Builders: Josh Crain

In a current cultural climate fraught with racial tension and division, BIC pastor Josh Crain shares his insights and experience reaching across the divide to bring his community closer together. Here at The Meeting House, we are convinced that… Read On

Published August 18, 2016

Bridge Builders: Justin Douglas

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Bridge Builders: Justin Douglas

In a current cultural climate fraught with racial tension and division, BIC pastor Justin Douglas shares his insights and experience reaching across the divide to bring his community closer together. Earlier this year at The Bridge, we decided to… Read On

Published August 18, 2016

Bridge Builders: Kurt Willems

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Bridge Builders: Kurt Willems

In a current cultural climate fraught with racial tension and division, BIC pastor Kurt Willems shares his insights and experience reaching across the divide to bring his community closer together. At Pangea, we strive to be “a church that… Read On

Published August 18, 2016