{"id":47,"date":"2026-04-28T21:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T21:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:50:02","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/zh\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>The Bridge Builder Blog<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-padrinan-2882507-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1702\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-padrinan-2882507-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-padrinan-2882507-1280x851.webp 1280w, https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-padrinan-2882507-980x652.webp 980w, https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-padrinan-2882507-480x319.webp 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-312 lazyload\" title=\"pexels-padrinan-2882507\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; 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Dr. Keith Haney \u7684\u6587\u7ae0\" rel=\"author\">Rev. Dr. Keith Haney<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">1 7 \u6708, 2026<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/zh\/category\/mission\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Mission<\/a> | 4 \u6761\u8bc4\u8bba<\/p><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content_body\"><p>What happens when a church becomes more focused on preserving the past or collecting knowledge than rescuing the lost? This reflection calls congregations back to their urgent mission: to be a lifeboat of Gospel hope for a hurting world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button\" href=\"https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/zh\/the-church-is-not-a-museum-or-a-university-it-is-a-lifeboat\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_post_slide-1026 et_pb_bg_layout_dark lazyload\" style=\"background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:inherit;background-color:#8300E9\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lightstock_115919_xsmall_byrene_haney.jpg&#039;)\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_overlay_container\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/zh\/when-mission-divides-christian-leadership\/\">When Mission Divides: Christian Leadership, Discipleship, and the Cost of Following Jesus<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p class=\"post-meta\">\u4f5c\u8005\uff1a<span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/zh\/author\/keith\/\" title=\"Rev. Dr. Keith Haney \u7684\u6587\u7ae0\" rel=\"author\">Rev. Dr. Keith Haney<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">29 6 \u6708, 2026<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/zh\/category\/devotional\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Devotional<\/a> | 0 \u6761\u8bc4\u8bba<\/p><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content_body\"><p>Jesus never promised that mission would be comfortable. In Matthew 10:34\u201342, He calls leaders to courageous allegiance, costly discipleship, and simple acts of hospitality that carry eternal weight. Are we building a mission that protects our comfort\u2014or following the Christ who calls us to the cross?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button\" href=\"https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/zh\/when-mission-divides-christian-leadership\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_post_slide-1075 et_pb_bg_layout_dark lazyload\" style=\"background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:inherit;background-color:#8300E9\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lightstock_323009_xsmall_byrene_haney.jpg&#039;)\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_overlay_container\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/zh\/church-unity-after-election-leading-your-body-forward\/\">Church Unity After Election: Leading Your Body Forward<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p class=\"post-meta\">\u4f5c\u8005\uff1a<span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/zh\/author\/keith\/\" title=\"Rev. Dr. Keith Haney \u7684\u6587\u7ae0\" rel=\"author\">Rev. Dr. Keith Haney<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">26 6 \u6708, 2026<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/becomingbridgebuilders.org\/zh\/category\/leadership\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Leadership<\/a> | 2 \u6761\u8bc4\u8bba<\/p><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content_body\"><p>An election might divide the ballots, but it shouldn&#8217;t divide the body of Christ. 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