Weekend Reader – Metaverse
There are several email newsletters that I subscribe to for a thoughtful reflection on culture. One of these is a resource called The Weekend Reader by Max Anderson. We had a chance to meet at some wonderful meetings in Brooklyn a few years back. It was a gathering of...
Church Planting with Resilience
This week has been full of energy and excitement for those who long to see new church startups in town. This past Thurs, the San Diego Church Planting Movement (SDCPM) hosted lunches across San Diego County in an effort to provide encouragement and support for pastors...
Your Work Is Not In Vain
Our friend, author and Academy instructor, Jessica Thompson was teaching the Restoration portion of our The Big Story course. As she shared with us the importance of knowing how the story ends, I was reminded of the hope we have in Christ. Not just a hope for the...
Gifted for More
I don’t like spiritual gifts. Perhaps I should say I don’t like “spiritual” gifts where “spiritual” is limited to certain kinds of gifts that God gives us to use in “spiritual” places. This kind of language prevents us from seeing other abilities, skills, and or...
Resilience 101
Our friends over at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology have been working to offer their expertise around resilience to wider audiences. We're grateful to offer a four-week small group discussion around the ideas and practices that can help those of us worn...
Workism Doesn’t Work
Work as worship. Admittedly, this can be an odd thought, especially if you have tended to equate work with God's judgment upon people. If you've journeyed with us, you know we think of work as a good thing... a great way of talking about what we were created to do....
Ministry of Thriving
The Ministry of Thriving is a framework that we've developed somewhat intuitively. Over the years, it has become clear that the best way to help the church live into her vocation, by the Lord, and for the life of the world, is to help her leadership thrive. We would...
Ministry of Thriving: Burn Out or Burn On?
Join us for Lunch on September 22, 2021 Ministry leaders, are you restless, easily irritated, distracted, or perhaps unable to focus? Feeling unproductive, cynical, unable to cope, and/or tired much of the time? Given the current moment, you are likely experiencing...
Help for Afghan Refugees
I imagine that you, like me, when seeing the desperate images of Afghans trying to flee to safety, you are wondering many things. I get lost in thoughts like, "That's terrible" and "What can be done?" Eventually I get around to, "What can I do?" Then I get lost in...