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Face Off: Para-Church Youth Ministry Cannot Replace the Local Church

Brian H. Cosby |

In this week’s, Face Off, we have contrasting opinions on the role of para-church ministries as compared to the local church. I benefited from several para-church groups as a teenager, and I’m grateful for the men and women…

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Face Off: “Para-church” Isn’t a Bad Word

Zach Skipper |

In this week’s Face Off, we have contrasting opinions on the role of para-church ministries as compared to the local church.   In my almost seventeen years of working in student ministry, I have witnessed a disdain for…