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When Women Follow A Scandalous God | [View online]( [Give Now]( Advertisement [The Exchange]( [Home]( [Subscribe]( Tuesday, April 23, 2019 [Mastering the Fundamentals of Mission]( [Mastering the Fundamentals of Mission]( If you can’t do the fundamentals with excellence, then you will never be successful—at least not for long. Jeff Christopherson Every coach knows the value of fundamentals. Not only does each season start with the basics, but coaches rehearse them over again as the building blocks of the game. Many early season practices have started with an exasperated coach restating the basics with a Lombardi-like version of, “Gentlemen, this is a football.” Form, stance, positioning. Stickhandling. Blocking. Hitting the cutoff man. Every time. It’s skills taught to small children when learning their sport that, years later, ... [Read More]( [CT Honors Sustaining Partners]( [CT Honors Sustaining Partners]( Thank you to the 117 Sustaining Partners in 2018—friends giving $1,000 or more to advance thoughtful Christian journalism centered on the message of Beautiful Orthodoxy. [Read more]( [O Death, Where Is Your Victory? Reflections of Death at Easter]( [O Death, Where Is Your Victory? Reflections of Death at Easter]( The fact that Jesus climbed out of that tomb changes everything. Ed Stetzer and Gabriella Siefert [Read More]( [Venezuela Today]( [Venezuela Today]( The Evangelical Council of Venezuela is seeking a new way of societal accord, peace, and reconciliation. Brian C. Stiller [Read More]( [True Tolerance Opens the Door for All to Share Their Beliefs, Including Christians]( [True Tolerance Opens the Door for All to Share Their Beliefs, Including Christians]( Sometimes culture makes it difficult, but there are aspects of culture that are quite conducive to evangelism. Ed Stetzer [Read More]( [Headwinds in Evangelism: New Challenges Secularism and Pluralism Add to Outreach]( [Headwinds in Evangelism: New Challenges Secularism and Pluralism Add to Outreach]( We’re still trying to figure out what the future should ultimately look like as we continue to share the gospel. Ed Stetzer [Read More]( [Is Religious Decline Inevitable in the United States?]( [Is Religious Decline Inevitable in the United States?]( Current statistics about the secularization of American may come as a surprise. Ryan Burge [Read More]( [Planning for Ministry and Still Unsure about Where to Go to College?]( [Planning for Ministry and Still Unsure about Where to Go to College?]( Let me give you my recommendation. Ed Stetzer [Read More]( [A Call for Jesus-y Evangelicals]( [A Call for Jesus-y Evangelicals]( We need leaders marked by the living presence of Jesus that inspires men and women to bold faith. Jeff Christopherson [Read More]( More from the Exchange - [Baptism: The Point of No Return]( - [20 Truths from ‘The Purpose Path’]( - [How to Be Both Multisite and Missional—At Any Church: Part 1]( Advertisement More from Christianity Today [Is Islam Receptive to Religious Freedom?]( [Book Review]( [Is Islam Receptive to Religious Freedom?]( The short-term outlook appears grim, says scholar Daniel Philpott, but there are grounds for hope. Paul Marshall [Read More]( [The Suffering Servant Only Makes Sense in the Context of the Trinity]( [Confessing God]( | [CT Magazine]( [The Suffering Servant Only Makes Sense in the Context of the Trinity]( The historical Christian doctrine helps us to see the goodness of God in Good Friday. Derek Rishmawy [Read More]( [Mastering the Fundamentals of Mission]( Missio Mondays [Mastering the Fundamentals of Mission]( If you can’t do the fundamentals with excellence, then you will never be successful—at least not for long. Jeff Christopherson [Read More]( [View All of our Latest]( Related Newsletters [Christianity Today Connection]( Get the inside story with this official newsletter of the global media ministry. [Sign Up Now]( [The Galli Report]( Want to stay informed but a little short on free time? Try The Galli Report, a weekly newsletter giving you 5 must-read articles for thought leaders handpicked by CT Editor Mark Galli. [Sign Up Now]( Advertisement Follow Us: [Follow on Facebook]( [Follow on Twitter]( [Follow on Vimeo]( [RSS]( The Exchange newsletter is a weekly digest of coverage, research, and perspective from Ed Stetzer. The Exchange Delivered free via email to subscribers Weekly. [Subscribe]( to this newsletter. You are currently subscribed as {EMAIL}. [Subscribe]( to more newsletters like this. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](. Copyright ©2019 Christianity Today 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188 All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy]( | [Advertise]( | [Subscribe to CT]( | [Give Now]( Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.