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XPLOR Residents, I Believe in You

Mady McColm | November 22, 2019

XPLORmore Resident Mady McColm shared a heartwarming letter with her fellow XPLOR Residents. #CalledtoCare

Left to Right: Jaclyn Oden-Peace, Mady McColm, Bonnie Osei-Frimpong

ADVOCACY AND ACTIVISM, STORIES, XPLOR

General Assembly 2019, Abiding in DOC

Mady McColm | September 03, 2019

2019-20 XPLORmore resident Mady McColm shares a reflection from her time at the 2019 General Assembly.

They Completely Accepted and Cared for Me

Mady McColm | May 15, 2019

Mady McColm, NBA XPLOR 2018-19 Resident, says, "People talk a big game about discipleship and “changing the world”. Sometimes, I think of making an impact as making global changes, single-handedly fixing the system, or sticking it to “the man”. But here in St. Louis, this congregation is actually changing the world, or at least changing my world."

Events

PRISON & JAIL MINISTRIES

Why Followers of Jesus Should Oppose Capital Punishment

May 26, 2021

Recently, there has been a rise in the number of executions of people on death row, particularly by the federal government. For decades, there have been debates over the use of capital punishment as a sentence for serious criminal offenses. What does the Bible say about capital punishment? Should followers of Jesus Christ, who was executed himself, oppose the use of capital punishment? Learn from a chaplain who has worked on death row in Florida for many years why followers of Jesus should be opposed to the use of capital punishment.

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