Fall 2022 Collective Academy Previews
Our next round of the Collective Academy is quickly approaching and we'd love to have you join us! If you're curious about what the Academy is, we'd like to invite you to attend one of our upcoming Collective Academy Previews. This is a great chance to meet the...
Clergy Burnout – Report and Recommendations
For those that find their way to our website, you know that we think that church has a vocation, a calling to participate in this world in such a way that seeks the flourishing of people and creation. And while we do so by recognizing the sacredness of everybody's...
Abiding Prayer Training
Hi, Jaenee here! We recently hosted an event where we gathered to share a meal, learn, and pray together. Our good friends, Mark and Shell Cowper-Smith of Gathering Place Church, introduced us to the practice of abiding prayer. Our time together was an eye-opener for...
Help Ukrainian Refugees
As the world watches the horrible and violent actions of Russia upon Ukraine, we can understand the mass migration of Ukrainians seeking safety. The vast majority are in neighboring countries, but with President Biden's pledge to accept 100,000 refugees from Ukraine,...
Abiding Prayer – Lunch and Learn
For thousands of years, men and women of faith have recognized the connection between solitude and a deep abiding relationship with God. Yet in today’s hurried world, the idea of being still seems as impractical as it is impossible. Is it possible that solitude and...
Maintaining the Proper Relationship
Like many of the small groups we host, Flourish San Diego staff and volunteers also gather as a small group meeting on Tuesdays. Currently we have been working through the classic devotional, My Utmost for His Highest, written by Oswald Chambers and edited by his wife...
Reframe: Jesus the King
I've been doing some preparation for teaching at the next retreat of our learning community. At the next session of the Flourish Collective Academy, we'll be talking about the gospel. And while that word brings to mind the work of Jesus on the cross, often the gospel...
Meaningful, Meaningless, and Means
“When people focus on means, they find their lives meaningless. But to the degree that they focus on ends, they find their lives meaningful.“ - Dr. David CoreyThe quote sparked a great reflection penned by Jeff Haanen of the Denver Institute for Faith & Work. He...
Invitation to a Flourishing Life
(Our friend Mark Roberts has graciously allowed us to repost this from his "Life for Leaders" devotional. It begins a series on flourishing, which we think about often. I'd recommend signing up to benefit from his pastoral wisdom for leaders. To read this in it's...