church leadership
Thriving In the Gray Zone
Soon, our Vibrant Faith team will be gathering in North Carolina for our twice-yearly staff retreat. This year we’re doing
April 14, 2023
Tag: faith formation
church leadership
The Collapse of Conventional Ministry
There’s a surging hunger among young people for Jesus. New research shows that they want a clearer understanding of what
March 31, 2023
church leadership
Into the Dark
This morning I woke up to yet another school shooting in my hometown of Denver. A 17-year-old student at Denver
March 23, 2023
faith formation
Living Our Baptism, the Lenten Way
To thrive during the season of Lent, we remember our baptism and prepare for living it out. In baptism, we’re
March 20, 2023
faith formation
A Cold Splash of Water for Your Personal Worship Time
We need new and creative ways to practice our personal worship during Lent—a bracing splash of water on the face
March 20, 2023
faith formation
The Future of Faith
As ministry leaders, we’ve embraced a common narrative about the exodus of young people and young adults from the church—we
March 16, 2023
faith formation
5 New-World Keys from Moses
To put an exclamation point on this series of posts related to our new 4th Soil Parenting Initiative, here’s a
March 10, 2023
faith formation
In Defense of Judging
Today the church is commonly perceived to be full of judgmental people—a primary reason the “Nones” give for abandoning churchgoing
March 9, 2023
faith formation
The Grenade In Our Pocket
Technologies, especially the smartphone, have a forming influence on our spiritual, emotional, and psychological “shape.” I stubbornly resisted getting a
March 3, 2023
faith formation
Three Loaves of Bread
Jesus is finishing an intimate conversation with his Father when His disciples ask if He’d teach them to pray. So
February 24, 2023