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2 Guest Editorial 3 The Pulse


By Johnny Hunt Compiled by Sara Shelton


What people are saying, doing and believing


22 President’s Letter By Kevin Ezell online content Mobile


Read more online content with our free mobile app or at onmission.com.


NAMB Farm System No Excuses


If a deaf pastor can plant a church in one of America’s toughest cities, you can too.


On Broadway 1 Winter 2013 • onmission.com


Tony Award nominee (and Southern Baptist) Elizabeth Davis makes her way starring in a hit Broadway musical.


Where will the next generation of Southern Baptist missionaries come from? Are they in your church?


Winter 2013 Volume 16 | Number 1


cover section: Church Revitalization 9-14


The Gift


Churches Reborn in every issue


By Staff


Four churches from across the U.S. and Canada discover new life by engaging their communities.


By Tobin Perry


One last act of generosity from a once-vibrant congregation helped launch a thriving new church in old bricks and mortar. The Center of Hope has done much with the gift.


13 features


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Send North America Conference


Photo feature by John Swain and Susan Whitley


The only thing better than the Send North America Conference is the next one in 2013.


Overcoming Darkness


By Joe Conway and Mickey Noah


When tragedy struck Aurora, Colo., a Southern Baptist chaplain and a church planter went to work sharing God’s love and comfort.


Hope Released By Sara Shelton


What would make an inmate willingly return to prison? SBC chaplain Stacey Smith shares her story.


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