Church on Mission, CRA Podcast
Sep 8, 2026 · 28 min · 12 segments
In this episode, we are joined by John Mitchell, the director of the Christian Restoration Association (CRA). John shares insights into the Restoration Herald, upcoming conferences, and work in…
John MitchellGuest
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Dave JonesHost
And we've got a great website, CRA.org, T-H-E-C-R-A.org, and a bookstore where you can order everything there.

And the Restoration Herald has recently been launched online, as well as the print edition.

I sat down and I wanted to talk with them about strategies to get younger people reading the Herald.

Well, one of them was so honest that he looked at me and he goes, we want your content.

And what he meant was, I know you can come up with all the strategies you want, but a 25-year-old is not going to pick up a paper magazine and read it.

We completely redid our website as a follow-up to that conversation I had with those four young men.

So if you go to our website, you'll see the Restoration Herald right on the front page.

And every, or not every, all the content of the magazine is available at no charge on our website.

a great job of spreading the wealth so beautifully, making sure the authors are hitting on all cylinders.

But I will say this, and it has nothing to do with the fact that I've been writing for it.

When I travel, I take stacks with me, and we even let churches get a free year subscription, one bundle.

But I really encourage churches when I preach, man, if you're not getting this, man, you are missing out.

And we've got a great website, CRA.org, T-H-E-C-R-A.org, and a bookstore where you can order everything there.

And the Restoration Herald has recently been launched online, as well as the print edition.

I sat down and I wanted to talk with them about strategies to get younger people reading the Herald.

Well, one of them was so honest that he looked at me and he goes, we want your content.

And what he meant was, I know you can come up with all the strategies you want, but a 25-year-old is not going to pick up a paper magazine and read it.

We completely redid our website as a follow-up to that conversation I had with those four young men.

So if you go to our website, you'll see the Restoration Herald right on the front page.

And every, or not every, all the content of the magazine is available at no charge on our website.

a great job of spreading the wealth so beautifully, making sure the authors are hitting on all cylinders.

But I will say this, and it has nothing to do with the fact that I've been writing for it.

When I travel, I take stacks with me, and we even let churches get a free year subscription, one bundle.

But I really encourage churches when I preach, man, if you're not getting this, man, you are missing out.
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