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Ministry of Thriving: Burn Out or Burn On?

by Geoff Hsu | Aug 30, 2021 | Formation, Leadership, Resilience | 0 Comments

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

by Geoff Hsu | Aug 19, 2021 | Mission, Relief | 0 Comments

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...

Life Without Lack

by Geoff Hsu | Aug 7, 2021 | Discipleship, Formation | 0 Comments

These women have taught me a lot. This group started as dedicated volunteers to Flourish San Diego. We are co-founders, small group leaders, and contributors. In God’s goodness, there are now a couple such groups of amazing people without whom this work would not...

Faith & Co: Welcome

by Geoff Hsu | Aug 5, 2021 | Creativity, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Shalom, Stories | 0 Comments

In our continuing effort to help people develop a fresh imagination of how to be the kind of people that live redemptively in our communities, our pastors group viewed and discussed this remarkable story from the marvelous Faith & Co series. "Welcome" is a story...

Starting Something in National City

by Geoff Hsu | Jul 10, 2021 | Church, City, Entrepreneurship, Mission, Stories | 0 Comments

Tim Captain is the thoughtful and courageous pastor of First Christian Church. The congregation is located in National City, home to a lot of heavy industry related to the naval shipyards. Decades of pollution has stained this part of San Diego. Asthma rates are among...

Thriving in Ministry – Grant

by Geoff Hsu | Dec 11, 2020 | Church, City, Formation, Leadership, Mission | 0 Comments

Flourish San Diego has received a grant of more than $220,000 to extend its work to support the well-being and resiliency of pastors and church planters.

Brave Conversations

by Geoff Hsu | Sep 28, 2019 | Calling, Church, City, Culture, Mission, Shalom | 0 Comments

It was a beautiful Friday morning to be on the campus of Point Loma Nazarene University. We have been in conversation with the good people with the Center for International Development. Together, we have shared a common desire to serve the poor by pairing our good...

Earning Admission

by Shauna Schneider | Mar 22, 2019 | Culture, Formation | 0 Comments

Outrageous. That seems to be the most popular term to describe the college admissions cheating scandal that took over the news last week. Condemning wealthy and powerful parents who illegally engineered their children’s road to elite schools is easy. But are we...