Living Between Worlds
Drawing on her experience serving in predominantly white churches and ministries, Brandi Sanders reflects on cross-cultural leadership, the cost of presence, and the sacred, complicated work of living faithfully between worlds.
Drawing on her experience serving in predominantly white churches and ministries, Brandi Sanders reflects on cross-cultural leadership, the cost of presence, and the sacred, complicated work of living faithfully between worlds.
After a harrowing moment that echoed the weight of global crisis, Deborah Masten reflects on grief, resilience, and the global church’s witness—discovering how communities of faith teach us to hold sorrow and joy together and still choose hope.
Amid four years of war in Ukraine, trauma-healing retreats organized by Covenant World Relief and Development partner Hope International Ministries offer space for prayer, grief, and renewal—witnessing both staggering loss and a resilient faith that insists grace can break through even in devastation.
How we understand mission forms how we learn to listen to one another. Drawing on lived experience and Scripture, Grace Shim reframes mission as a shared movement from everywhere to everywhere—inviting humility, openness, and a willingness to be changed as we join God’s work together.
Serving as global personnel in northern Germany, Stephanie Voland shares a testimony of healing after a lymphoma diagnosis in early 2024. With winter as her backdrop, she reflects on God’s sustaining presence, the gift of rest, and the promise that nothing is wasted in God’s kingdom.
The Paul Carlson Partnership celebrates reaching its $50,000 goal through the 2025 Biking for Congo Challenge. Riders and supporters across the country helped expand access to healthcare, clean water, and essential medicine for families in DR Congo.
Cheryl Lynn Alexander-Bermúdez examines how power shapes Christian mission—from how it forms us internally to how it operates in relationships and institutions—and invites deeper discernment so mission moves toward shared flourishing rather than harm.
Covenant partners report reduced rations and services in refugee camps as international aid declines, even as people continue to arrive from the DRC and South Sudan. Learn what partners are doing to support resilience and advocate for policy change.
The Midsouth Conference board announced that Rev. Josef Rasheed has been selected to serve as interim superintendent.
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we share a reflection from survivor leader Sunita on Isaiah 61:4. From the Covenant’s Week of Prayer resource and FREE, the anti-sex trafficking initiative, it invites prayer for survivors and those who accompany them toward healing.
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