SPIRITUAL FORMATION Listening in Community January 15, 2020 0 Comment We are facing a listening crisis that is due, in part, to the cultural liturgies that form us. We watch …
PASTORAL MINISTRY One Church’s Efforts to Care for Creation January 13, 2020 0 Comment The call to care for creation goes all the way back to the garden of Eden. It’s part of the …
PASTORAL MINISTRY A Sneak Peek of Our New Lenten Resource for 2020 January 06, 2020 0 Comment We are excited to announce our Lenten community-wide study for 2020, Lenten Postcards. We continue to hear how important these …
PASTORAL MINISTRY The Joy and Pain of Ministry Wives November 25, 2019 0 Comment The slide began for me when I heard the news that Jenna (not her real name)—a ministry wife from a …
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY How to Lead Kids Through Advent November 20, 2019 0 Comment Many of the things we do in the church—rhythms of worship, liturgical movements, etc.—are naturally engaging for kids. Advent in …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION The One Story You Can’t Afford to Shelf January 09, 2017 0 Comment They say the first step is admitting you have a problem, so here goes: I’m suffering from spiritual tsundoku. Don’t …
THEOLOGY I Am: The God Who Is January 11, 2017 0 Comment The hot, burning sands likely shimmer in the heat. The nomadic shepherd is wandering far from his beginning place, searching …
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY The Sacred Work of Children’s Ministry January 12, 2017 0 Comment Once monthly, the church I attend has an all-ages Communion service. The church serves Communion every week, and the children …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Discipleship Isn’t Supposed to Be Safe: A series on Vulnerability January 16, 2017 0 Comment When we set out to plant a church in San Diego’s East Village, a downtown neighborhood where there are around …
FAMILY What I Discovered in an Old Christmas Video From 2009 January 19, 2017 0 Comment Seven years ago, my wife, Maile, and I had just gone through one of the most difficult holidays of our …
