Angela Duckworth's book titled Grit has a lot of takeaways for Christians trying to make an impact in their communities. 

Luis works for FCA here in Des Moines, IA, and God is using him to make an impact for his Kingdom in so many ways!

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Interviewing Buop provided a real-time example of cultures clashing and how you deal with them. We had a good laugh talking about code-switching, but its a great example of what people do to survive in different cultures. 

Health and fitness is usually something we think God does not care about. In our culture, it can easily become an idol, but I am learning that there is a need to help people see that the body is a temple and should be treated with care. In the same way that the intersection of sports and Christianity is a great place to do ministry, the same is true with fitness. 

Abbey is a hairdresser by trade, and while working with clients and having tough conversations, she has been put in a position to speak the truth into people's lives. God put it on her heart that she needed to do more in engaging our world and the church with tough conversations people tend to avoid having. 

The church is a set apart community of people after God's heart, but no group is better equipped to go and be with outsiders. Being is already a hard thing to do in our culture. People rarely want to be. Instead, we favor doing. Being means you are not looking to change or adjust anything. Being means you are ready to sit and listen for a while. 

Sara Zika walks through how God has used community, confession, and repentance to get her through hard times. The episode continually points to our reliance on Christ in everything we do. 

The Great Commission challenges us to make disciples of ALL NATIONS. When we do this well, an implication is that churches in urban context will become more diverse. Not because diversity is mandatory to be a follower of Christ, but because you begin to see how all people groups can play a role in God's kingdom because of his amazing grace. 

Joseph Johnson of Change course has a powerful story. God is using him and his story to change lives of men coming out of prison looking for work.

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