For those outside the Church, there is a temptation to ground one’s identity in one’s sexual orientation, career, or degree of social media influence. Within the Church, we face what is fundamentally the same problem, basing our identity on something that is not Christ: political leanings, the vocation of pastor, our family, etc. This is […]

In a culture of outrage, it is often difficult to take the time to listen and have healthy conversations. In our congregations, it can be easier to avoid conversations that are potentially difficult than to minister within the tension and brokenness that our people live in. Come join us as we learn how to engage […]

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” (Romans 12:2). Our congregations always live on the line between the unchanging truth and the always changing world. The decade […]