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The Centennial Year for District Superintendents
How EFCA districts and district superintendents shaped the movement.

ReachGlobal Q&A With Aaron Burchfield
The Berlin City Team leader shares stories of transformation in Germany.

Shige Nakazawa: A Missionary Brought Me to Christ
Humans of the EFCA with Shige Nakazawa, ReachGlobal Tokyo City Team (Tokyo, Japan).

A Church Home That Builds Leaders
Juan Gutierrez went looking for a church in his new hometown. What he found was new life.

Holly Crumrine: Our Free Fridge Is Building Bridges for the Gospel
The story of a church member who is helping feed her community and reduce waste.

No Church Planter Sent Alone
Why EFCA ReachNetwork provides coaches for all of its church planters.

One Simple Step
Church leaders, let young people know the potential you see in them. It might make all the difference.

Mobilizing the Next Generation Here to Everywhere
For four weeks, my youth group piloted a new, missions-focused curriculum from Apex. Here’s what we discovered.

Where Are All the Young Missionaries?
We need a new strategy for mobilizing Gen Z into missions.

Empty Pulpits Coming to a Church Near You
A quarter of pastors plan to retire by 2030. The next generation won’t replace them—unless we act now.

ReachGlobal Q&A With Heather Hall
One GlobalFingerprints site coordinator shares about her journey to missions and how she's using her God-given gifts in Congo.

How They Once Grew Church Plants
In the history of the Free Church, church leaders have utilized various financial tools for church growth and multiplication.

From North Tulsa to Waterville
Fueled by his own story of transformation, Pastor Jeremy Jones is following Crossover Bible Church’s lead to bring transformation to his community in Maine.

Transformation Flows Through Relationships
And relationships happen when we know our community and move toward them in love.

Unremarkable at First Glance
Remember your leaders. Consider their lives. Imitate their faith.

Kevin Kompelien: The Free Church Has Blessed Me Beyond Words
The EFCA president emeritus shares his heart for the movement that raised him, shaped him and loved him.

Scott Barber: God Sent Me on a Winding Road to Ministry
The new director of pastoral theology and care shares his ministry journey and how the gospel is the key to pastoral resilience.

Biblical and Missional. United and Free.
An introduction to the EFCA's new tagline.
