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5 Churches That Shouldn’t Reproduce
5 Churches That Shouldn’t Reproduce by Jeff Christopherson There is legitimate reason to caution against...
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The Technical Skills of a Church Planting Leader
Don’t miss Accelerate on September 10-11, which is a two-day workshop for any denominational, associational...
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Maintaining Church Plant Health: A Case for Assessing Plants After Planting
Maintaining Church Plant Health:  A Case for Assessing Plants After Planting Jason Phillips Although...
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Welcoming the Arrival Church Planter: Preparing Immigrant Church Planters for North American Training
Many North American leaders in Christian mission and evangelism would consider immigrants arriving in...
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The State of Church Planting in Chicagoland
Chicago is the third largest city in the United States with an MSA that includes 9.5 million people. Although...
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Youth Victimization
Child, youth, and teen victimization is an important subset of crime. While children and youth are often...
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Workplace Violence
Workplace violence is defined as violence or the threat of violence directed at someone on duty or at...
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Urban and Rural Victimization
While national-level crime statistics provide important information regarding overall crime trends, they...
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Stalking
Stalking is generally defined as a pattern of behavior that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear....
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Sexual Violence
Sexual violence encompasses a variety of criminal and noncriminal acts—from sexual threats to unwanted...
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School and Campus Crime
Schools and post-secondary campuses are relatively safe places. However, victimization does occur, and...
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Mass Casualty Shootings
Mass casualty shootings are rare compared to other forms of homicide; however, due to extensive media...