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Pastor Ryan is taking a pastoral sabbatical for three months this summer, to concentrate on renewal and writing.While he's out, we're fortunate to have guest pastor Stan Mitchell with us!Stan is a much-loved speaker, advocate for inclusion, and a friend of The Well who is based in Nashville. Ryan asked Stan to fill in for him because he is a talented speaker and leader, and because many at The Well already know and love Stan.
Pastor Ryan is taking a pastoral sabbatical for three months this summer, to concentrate on renewal and writing.While he's out, we're fortunate to have guest pastor Stan Mitchell with us!Stan is a much-loved speaker, advocate for inclusion, and a friend of The Well who is based in Nashville. Ryan asked Stan to fill in for him because he is a talented speaker and leader, and because many at The Well already know and love Stan.
Pastor Ryan is taking a pastoral sabbatical for three months this summer, to concentrate on renewal and writing.While he's out, we're fortunate to have guest pastor Stan Mitchell with us!Stan is a much-loved speaker, advocate for inclusion, and a friend of The Well who is based in Nashville. Ryan asked Stan to fill in for him because he is a talented speaker and leader, and because many at The Well already know and love Stan.
Pastor Ryan is taking a pastoral sabbatical for three months this summer, to concentrate on renewal and writing.While he's out, we're fortunate to have guest pastor Stan Mitchell with us!Stan is a much-loved speaker, advocate for inclusion, and a friend of The Well who is based in Nashville. Ryan asked Stan to fill in for him because he is a talented speaker and leader, and because many at The Well already know and love Stan.
Pastor Ryan is taking a pastoral sabbatical for three months this summer, to concentrate on renewal and writing.While he's out, we're fortunate to have guest pastor Stan Mitchell with us!Stan is a much-loved speaker, advocate for inclusion, and a friend of The Well who is based in Nashville. Ryan asked Stan to fill in for him because he is a talented speaker and leader, and because many at The Well already know and love Stan.
Pastor Ryan is taking a pastoral sabbatical for three months this summer, to concentrate on renewal and writing.While he's out, we're fortunate to have guest pastor Stan Mitchell with us!Stan is a much-loved speaker, advocate for inclusion, and a friend of The Well who is based in Nashville. Ryan asked Stan to fill in for him because he is a talented speaker and leader, and because many at The Well already know and love Stan.
Pastor Ryan is taking a pastoral sabbatical for three months this summer, to concentrate on renewal and writing.While he's out, we're fortunate to have guest pastor Stan Mitchell with us!Stan is a much-loved speaker, advocate for inclusion, and a friend of The Well who is based in Nashville. Ryan asked Stan to fill in for him because he is a talented speaker and leader, and because many at The Well already know and love Stan.
Pastor Ryan is taking a pastoral sabbatical for three months this summer, to concentrate on renewal and writing.While he's out, we're fortunate to have guest pastor Stan Mitchell with us!Stan is a much-loved speaker, advocate for inclusion, and a friend of The Well who is based in Nashville. Ryan asked Stan to fill in for him because he is a talented speaker and leader, and because many at The Well already know and love Stan.
Pastor Ryan is taking a pastoral sabbatical for three months this summer, to concentrate on renewal and writing.While he's out, we're fortunate to have guest pastor Stan Mitchell with us!Stan is a much-loved speaker, advocate for inclusion, and a friend of The Well who is based in Nashville. Ryan asked Stan to fill in for him because he is a talented speaker and leader, and because many at The Well already know and love Stan.
Commencement: Wisdom for What’s Next is a four-week sermon series about discovering new beginnings even in difficult seasons.Graduation season reminds us that life is always unfolding, and God still meets us in moments of transition, reinvention, and uncertainty. Together, we’ll explore how biblical wisdom helps us move forward with courage, hope, and resilience—even in stressful times.Commencement is also for anyone rethinking or rebuilding their faith. If you are deconstructing, asking deeper questions, or searching for a more honest and mature spirituality, Commencement offers space to begin again. God is not afraid of our questions, and sometimes faith is not falling apart—it is growing into something deeper, wiser, and more authentic.
Commencement: Wisdom for What’s Next is a four-week sermon series about discovering new beginnings even in difficult seasons.Graduation season reminds us that life is always unfolding, and God still meets us in moments of transition, reinvention, and uncertainty. Together, we’ll explore how biblical wisdom helps us move forward with courage, hope, and resilience—even in stressful times.Commencement is also for anyone rethinking or rebuilding their faith. If you are deconstructing, asking deeper questions, or searching for a more honest and mature spirituality, Commencement offers space to begin again. God is not afraid of our questions, and sometimes faith is not falling apart—it is growing into something deeper, wiser, and more authentic.
Commencement: Wisdom for What’s Next is a four-week sermon series about discovering new beginnings even in difficult seasons.Graduation season reminds us that life is always unfolding, and God still meets us in moments of transition, reinvention, and uncertainty. Together, we’ll explore how biblical wisdom helps us move forward with courage, hope, and resilience—even in stressful times.Commencement is also for anyone rethinking or rebuilding their faith. If you are deconstructing, asking deeper questions, or searching for a more honest and mature spirituality, Commencement offers space to begin again. God is not afraid of our questions, and sometimes faith is not falling apart—it is growing into something deeper, wiser, and more authentic.
Commencement: Wisdom for What’s Next is a four-week sermon series about discovering new beginnings even in difficult seasons.Graduation season reminds us that life is always unfolding, and God still meets us in moments of transition, reinvention, and uncertainty. Together, we’ll explore how biblical wisdom helps us move forward with courage, hope, and resilience—even in stressful times.Commencement is also for anyone rethinking or rebuilding their faith. If you are deconstructing, asking deeper questions, or searching for a more honest and mature spirituality, Commencement offers space to begin again. God is not afraid of our questions, and sometimes faith is not falling apart—it is growing into something deeper, wiser, and more authentic.
In a time of constant uncertainty and global upheaval, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and reactive. The outrage machine of our culture pulls us toward fear, anger, and division. In Unanxious: Following Jesus in a Fear-Driven World, we’ll explore how Jesus invites us into a different way of living—grounded, present, and rooted in trust rather than panic.We’ll wrestle with how to follow Jesus when truth feels distorted by misinformation and competing narratives. How do we stay centered when every voice demands our allegiance? This series will offer practices for discerning truth, resisting manipulation, and living with steady, hopeful faith in confusing times.We’ll also face the deeper anxieties many carry—fear of AI and economic change, along with concerns about health, aging, and mortality. Rather than avoiding these realities, we’ll learn how Jesus meets us in them, forming us into people shaped not by fear, but by courage, compassion, and love.
In a time of constant uncertainty and global upheaval, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and reactive. The outrage machine of our culture pulls us toward fear, anger, and division. In Unanxious: Following Jesus in a Fear-Driven World, we’ll explore how Jesus invites us into a different way of living—grounded, present, and rooted in trust rather than panic.We’ll wrestle with how to follow Jesus when truth feels distorted by misinformation and competing narratives. How do we stay centered when every voice demands our allegiance? This series will offer practices for discerning truth, resisting manipulation, and living with steady, hopeful faith in confusing times.We’ll also face the deeper anxieties many carry—fear of AI and economic change, along with concerns about health, aging, and mortality. Rather than avoiding these realities, we’ll learn how Jesus meets us in them, forming us into people shaped not by fear, but by courage, compassion, and love.
In a time of constant uncertainty and global upheaval, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and reactive. The outrage machine of our culture pulls us toward fear, anger, and division. In Unanxious: Following Jesus in a Fear-Driven World, we’ll explore how Jesus invites us into a different way of living—grounded, present, and rooted in trust rather than panic.We’ll wrestle with how to follow Jesus when truth feels distorted by misinformation and competing narratives. How do we stay centered when every voice demands our allegiance? This series will offer practices for discerning truth, resisting manipulation, and living with steady, hopeful faith in confusing times.We’ll also face the deeper anxieties many carry—fear of AI and economic change, along with concerns about health, aging, and mortality. Rather than avoiding these realities, we’ll learn how Jesus meets us in them, forming us into people shaped not by fear, but by courage, compassion, and love.
In a time of constant uncertainty and global upheaval, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and reactive. The outrage machine of our culture pulls us toward fear, anger, and division. In Unanxious: Following Jesus in a Fear-Driven World, we’ll explore how Jesus invites us into a different way of living—grounded, present, and rooted in trust rather than panic.We’ll wrestle with how to follow Jesus when truth feels distorted by misinformation and competing narratives. How do we stay centered when every voice demands our allegiance? This series will offer practices for discerning truth, resisting manipulation, and living with steady, hopeful faith in confusing times.We’ll also face the deeper anxieties many carry—fear of AI and economic change, along with concerns about health, aging, and mortality. Rather than avoiding these realities, we’ll learn how Jesus meets us in them, forming us into people shaped not by fear, but by courage, compassion, and love.
In a time of constant uncertainty and global upheaval, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and reactive. The outrage machine of our culture pulls us toward fear, anger, and division. In Unanxious: Following Jesus in a Fear-Driven World, we’ll explore how Jesus invites us into a different way of living—grounded, present, and rooted in trust rather than panic.We’ll wrestle with how to follow Jesus when truth feels distorted by misinformation and competing narratives. How do we stay centered when every voice demands our allegiance? This series will offer practices for discerning truth, resisting manipulation, and living with steady, hopeful faith in confusing times.We’ll also face the deeper anxieties many carry—fear of AI and economic change, along with concerns about health, aging, and mortality. Rather than avoiding these realities, we’ll learn how Jesus meets us in them, forming us into people shaped not by fear, but by courage, compassion, and love.
This Lent, we invite you into Stay Human—a journey rooted in the conviction that following Jesus isn’t about escaping our humanity, but fully embracing it.In a world that pushes us to perform, numb out, or power through, Jesus shows us another way. He weeps, gets tired, feels compassion, and confronts injustice with courage.To follow Christ is to become more truly human—grounded, honest, and alive to God and one another.Throughout the season, we’ll walk with Jesus through the Gospel of Mark, the most raw and down-to-earth of the four Gospels. Mark doesn’t polish Jesus into a distant superhero; he shows us a Savior who is present in the mess of real life—moved by suffering, frustrated by hard hearts, and deeply attentive to the people right in front of him.Stay Human is an invitation to resist what dehumanizes us and rediscover what makes us whole. If you’re weary, overwhelmed, or longing for a faith that connects with real life, this Lent is for you.
This Lent, we invite you into Stay Human—a journey rooted in the conviction that following Jesus isn’t about escaping our humanity, but fully embracing it.In a world that pushes us to perform, numb out, or power through, Jesus shows us another way. He weeps, gets tired, feels compassion, and confronts injustice with courage.To follow Christ is to become more truly human—grounded, honest, and alive to God and one another.Throughout the season, we’ll walk with Jesus through the Gospel of Mark, the most raw and down-to-earth of the four Gospels. Mark doesn’t polish Jesus into a distant superhero; he shows us a Savior who is present in the mess of real life—moved by suffering, frustrated by hard hearts, and deeply attentive to the people right in front of him.Stay Human is an invitation to resist what dehumanizes us and rediscover what makes us whole. If you’re weary, overwhelmed, or longing for a faith that connects with real life, this Lent is for you.
This Lent, we invite you into Stay Human—a journey rooted in the conviction that following Jesus isn’t about escaping our humanity, but fully embracing it.In a world that pushes us to perform, numb out, or power through, Jesus shows us another way. He weeps, gets tired, feels compassion, and confronts injustice with courage.To follow Christ is to become more truly human—grounded, honest, and alive to God and one another.Throughout the season, we’ll walk with Jesus through the Gospel of Mark, the most raw and down-to-earth of the four Gospels. Mark doesn’t polish Jesus into a distant superhero; he shows us a Savior who is present in the mess of real life—moved by suffering, frustrated by hard hearts, and deeply attentive to the people right in front of him.Stay Human is an invitation to resist what dehumanizes us and rediscover what makes us whole. If you’re weary, overwhelmed, or longing for a faith that connects with real life, this Lent is for you.
This Lent, we invite you into Stay Human—a journey rooted in the conviction that following Jesus isn’t about escaping our humanity, but fully embracing it.In a world that pushes us to perform, numb out, or power through, Jesus shows us another way. He weeps, gets tired, feels compassion, and confronts injustice with courage.To follow Christ is to become more truly human—grounded, honest, and alive to God and one another.Throughout the season, we’ll walk with Jesus through the Gospel of Mark, the most raw and down-to-earth of the four Gospels. Mark doesn’t polish Jesus into a distant superhero; he shows us a Savior who is present in the mess of real life—moved by suffering, frustrated by hard hearts, and deeply attentive to the people right in front of him.Stay Human is an invitation to resist what dehumanizes us and rediscover what makes us whole. If you’re weary, overwhelmed, or longing for a faith that connects with real life, this Lent is for you.
This Lent, we invite you into Stay Human—a journey rooted in the conviction that following Jesus isn’t about escaping our humanity, but fully embracing it.In a world that pushes us to perform, numb out, or power through, Jesus shows us another way. He weeps, gets tired, feels compassion, and confronts injustice with courage.To follow Christ is to become more truly human—grounded, honest, and alive to God and one another.Throughout the season, we’ll walk with Jesus through the Gospel of Mark, the most raw and down-to-earth of the four Gospels. Mark doesn’t polish Jesus into a distant superhero; he shows us a Savior who is present in the mess of real life—moved by suffering, frustrated by hard hearts, and deeply attentive to the people right in front of him.Stay Human is an invitation to resist what dehumanizes us and rediscover what makes us whole. If you’re weary, overwhelmed, or longing for a faith that connects with real life, this Lent is for you.
This Lent, we invite you into Stay Human—a journey rooted in the conviction that following Jesus isn’t about escaping our humanity, but fully embracing it.In a world that pushes us to perform, numb out, or power through, Jesus shows us another way. He weeps, gets tired, feels compassion, and confronts injustice with courage.To follow Christ is to become more truly human—grounded, honest, and alive to God and one another.Throughout the season, we’ll walk with Jesus through the Gospel of Mark, the most raw and down-to-earth of the four Gospels. Mark doesn’t polish Jesus into a distant superhero; he shows us a Savior who is present in the mess of real life—moved by suffering, frustrated by hard hearts, and deeply attentive to the people right in front of him.Stay Human is an invitation to resist what dehumanizes us and rediscover what makes us whole. If you’re weary, overwhelmed, or longing for a faith that connects with real life, this Lent is for you.
This Lent, we invite you into Stay Human—a journey rooted in the conviction that following Jesus isn’t about escaping our humanity, but fully embracing it.In a world that pushes us to perform, numb out, or power through, Jesus shows us another way. He weeps, gets tired, feels compassion, and confronts injustice with courage.To follow Christ is to become more truly human—grounded, honest, and alive to God and one another.Throughout the season, we’ll walk with Jesus through the Gospel of Mark, the most raw and down-to-earth of the four Gospels. Mark doesn’t polish Jesus into a distant superhero; he shows us a Savior who is present in the mess of real life—moved by suffering, frustrated by hard hearts, and deeply attentive to the people right in front of him.Stay Human is an invitation to resist what dehumanizes us and rediscover what makes us whole. If you’re weary, overwhelmed, or longing for a faith that connects with real life, this Lent is for you.
Pastor Ryan organized your questions into a seven-week series starting this Sunday, in which he will give your questions that thoughtful treatment they deserve.
Pastor Ryan organized your questions into a seven-week series starting this Sunday, in which he will give your questions that thoughtful treatment they deserve.
Pastor Ryan organized your questions into a seven-week series starting this Sunday, in which he will give your questions that thoughtful treatment they deserve.
Pastor Ryan organized your questions into a seven-week series starting this Sunday, in which he will give your questions that thoughtful treatment they deserve.
Pastor Ryan organized your questions into a seven-week series starting this Sunday, in which he will give your questions that thoughtful treatment they deserve.
Pastor Ryan organized your questions into a seven-week series starting this Sunday, in which he will give your questions that thoughtful treatment they deserve.
Pastor Ryan organized your questions into a seven-week series starting this Sunday, in which he will give your questions that thoughtful treatment they deserve.
This Christmas season, we will experience the Christmas story as told through the Gospel of Matthew. It is a tale of two families, a contrast between the family of Herod the Great and the family of Joseph. Discover the true meaning of Christmas that is as relevant now as it was then. Beginning November 30, feel hope, and be inspired by what it means to truly have a great Christmas.
This Christmas season, we will experience the Christmas story as told through the Gospel of Matthew. It is a tale of two families, a contrast between the family of Herod the Great and the family of Joseph. Discover the true meaning of Christmas that is as relevant now as it was then. Beginning November 30, feel hope, and be inspired by what it means to truly have a great Christmas.
This Christmas season, we will experience the Christmas story as told through the Gospel of Matthew. It is a tale of two families, a contrast between the family of Herod the Great and the family of Joseph. Discover the true meaning of Christmas that is as relevant now as it was then. Beginning November 30, feel hope, and be inspired by what it means to truly have a great Christmas.
This Christmas season, we will experience the Christmas story as told through the Gospel of Matthew. It is a tale of two families, a contrast between the family of Herod the Great and the family of Joseph. Discover the true meaning of Christmas that is as relevant now as it was then. Beginning November 30, feel hope, and be inspired by what it means to truly have a great Christmas.
Our 2025 Fall All-Church Study — Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor — begins October 12.Perhaps you have witnessed family members or friends fall prey to Christian nationalism, the belief that church and state should no longer be separated, with the government actively enforcing right wing politics under the guise of Christianity. If you have, you are not alone.From the book:Pastor Campbell has watched as Christian nationalism has taken over large swaths of the United States. And he has suffered the relational fallout of standing against it in both his community and his church... Christian nationalism is a worldview irreconcilable with Christianity... and the author equips Christians to minister to their Christian nationalist neighbors with the love and freedom of Jesus Christ.
Our 2025 Fall All-Church Study — Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor — begins October 12.Perhaps you have witnessed family members or friends fall prey to Christian nationalism, the belief that church and state should no longer be separated, with the government actively enforcing right wing politics under the guise of Christianity. If you have, you are not alone.From the book:Pastor Campbell has watched as Christian nationalism has taken over large swaths of the United States. And he has suffered the relational fallout of standing against it in both his community and his church... Christian nationalism is a worldview irreconcilable with Christianity... and the author equips Christians to minister to their Christian nationalist neighbors with the love and freedom of Jesus Christ.
Our 2025 Fall All-Church Study — Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor — begins October 12.Perhaps you have witnessed family members or friends fall prey to Christian nationalism, the belief that church and state should no longer be separated, with the government actively enforcing right wing politics under the guise of Christianity. If you have, you are not alone.From the book:Pastor Campbell has watched as Christian nationalism has taken over large swaths of the United States. And he has suffered the relational fallout of standing against it in both his community and his church... Christian nationalism is a worldview irreconcilable with Christianity... and the author equips Christians to minister to their Christian nationalist neighbors with the love and freedom of Jesus Christ.
Our 2025 Fall All-Church Study — Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor — begins October 12.Perhaps you have witnessed family members or friends fall prey to Christian nationalism, the belief that church and state should no longer be separated, with the government actively enforcing right wing politics under the guise of Christianity. If you have, you are not alone.From the book:Pastor Campbell has watched as Christian nationalism has taken over large swaths of the United States. And he has suffered the relational fallout of standing against it in both his community and his church... Christian nationalism is a worldview irreconcilable with Christianity... and the author equips Christians to minister to their Christian nationalist neighbors with the love and freedom of Jesus Christ.
Our 2025 Fall All-Church Study — Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor — begins October 12.Perhaps you have witnessed family members or friends fall prey to Christian nationalism, the belief that church and state should no longer be separated, with the government actively enforcing right wing politics under the guise of Christianity. If you have, you are not alone.From the book:Pastor Campbell has watched as Christian nationalism has taken over large swaths of the United States. And he has suffered the relational fallout of standing against it in both his community and his church... Christian nationalism is a worldview irreconcilable with Christianity... and the author equips Christians to minister to their Christian nationalist neighbors with the love and freedom of Jesus Christ.
Our 2025 Fall All-Church Study — Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor — begins October 12.Perhaps you have witnessed family members or friends fall prey to Christian nationalism, the belief that church and state should no longer be separated, with the government actively enforcing right wing politics under the guise of Christianity. If you have, you are not alone.From the book:Pastor Campbell has watched as Christian nationalism has taken over large swaths of the United States. And he has suffered the relational fallout of standing against it in both his community and his church... Christian nationalism is a worldview irreconcilable with Christianity... and the author equips Christians to minister to their Christian nationalist neighbors with the love and freedom of Jesus Christ.
Our 2025 Fall All-Church Study — Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor — begins October 12.Perhaps you have witnessed family members or friends fall prey to Christian nationalism, the belief that church and state should no longer be separated, with the government actively enforcing right wing politics under the guise of Christianity. If you have, you are not alone.From the book:Pastor Campbell has watched as Christian nationalism has taken over large swaths of the United States. And he has suffered the relational fallout of standing against it in both his community and his church... Christian nationalism is a worldview irreconcilable with Christianity... and the author equips Christians to minister to their Christian nationalist neighbors with the love and freedom of Jesus Christ.
Wake up.Go to work.Come home.Go to bed.Then, tomorrow, you do it all over again.There are times where you say to yourself, "There must be more than this."There is.Your work has meaning. Whatever you do, whether it is your job, your hobbies, or your volunteerism, you have a unique purpose that only you can fulfill. The word "vocation" actually comes from the Latin word vocatio, which means God's calling on yore life. Your work is your calling.During Purpose: Why Your Work Has Meaning, you will discover your unique, God-given S.H.A.P.E. for making a difference in the world: your Spiritual gifts, Heart, Aptitudes, Personality, and Experiences and how God wants to you work through you in ways only you can do.
The Well welcomes special guest Stan Mitchell live and in person Sunday September 28!Stan Mitchell serves as a Teaching Pastor at The Village in Atlanta, GA as well as Pastor Emeritus of GracePointe Church in Nashville, TN, having served as its Lead Pastor from 2003 through 2019.In 2015, GracePointe made the move to the full affirmation and celebration of LGBTQ+ people. Prior to this he was the Teaching Pastor at Christ Church, also in Nashville, TN. He spends his vocational time now as a speaker, LGBTQ+ advocate, and consultant within the Progressive Christian movement.
Wake up.Go to work.Come home.Go to bed.Then, tomorrow, you do it all over again.There are times where you say to yourself, "There must be more than this."There is.Your work has meaning. Whatever you do, whether it is your job, your hobbies, or your volunteerism, you have a unique purpose that only you can fulfill. The word "vocation" actually comes from the Latin word vocatio, which means God's calling on yore life. Your work is your calling.During Purpose: Why Your Work Has Meaning, you will discover your unique, God-given S.H.A.P.E. for making a difference in the world: your Spiritual gifts, Heart, Aptitudes, Personality, and Experiences and how God wants to you work through you in ways only you can do.
Wake up.Go to work.Come home.Go to bed.Then, tomorrow, you do it all over again.There are times where you say to yourself, "There must be more than this."There is.Your work has meaning. Whatever you do, whether it is your job, your hobbies, or your volunteerism, you have a unique purpose that only you can fulfill. The word "vocation" actually comes from the Latin word vocatio, which means God's calling on yore life. Your work is your calling.During Purpose: Why Your Work Has Meaning, you will discover your unique, God-given S.H.A.P.E. for making a difference in the world: your Spiritual gifts, Heart, Aptitudes, Personality, and Experiences and how God wants to you work through you in ways only you can do.
Wake up.Go to work.Come home.Go to bed.Then, tomorrow, you do it all over again.There are times where you say to yourself, "There must be more than this."There is.Your work has meaning. Whatever you do, whether it is your job, your hobbies, or your volunteerism, you have a unique purpose that only you can fulfill. The word "vocation" actually comes from the Latin word vocatio, which means God's calling on yore life. Your work is your calling.During Purpose: Why Your Work Has Meaning, you will discover your unique, God-given S.H.A.P.E. for making a difference in the world: your Spiritual gifts, Heart, Aptitudes, Personality, and Experiences and how God wants to you work through you in ways only you can do.
On August 3, we'll begin a brand new series of sermons entitled The Game: Life Lessons from Sports.Not everyone is a sports fan, of course, but even those who aren't know that many life lessons can be learned from the world of sports. Grit, toughness, determination, the importance of practice and goal-setting, how to face adversity, how to both win and lose gracefully, and how to believe in your God-given abilities are common lessons, among many others. Some members of The Well have even weighed in with bits of wisdom from your own sports experience.During the series, we'll see how common sports metaphors are in Scripture and how the lessons we learn in sports are closely related to biblical wisdom for life.
On August 3, we'll begin a brand new series of sermons entitled The Game: Life Lessons from Sports.Not everyone is a sports fan, of course, but even those who aren't know that many life lessons can be learned from the world of sports. Grit, toughness, determination, the importance of practice and goal-setting, how to face adversity, how to both win and lose gracefully, and how to believe in your God-given abilities are common lessons, among many others. Some members of The Well have even weighed in with bits of wisdom from your own sports experience.During the series, we'll see how common sports metaphors are in Scripture and how the lessons we learn in sports are closely related to biblical wisdom for life.
On August 3, we'll begin a brand new series of sermons entitled The Game: Life Lessons from Sports.Not everyone is a sports fan, of course, but even those who aren't know that many life lessons can be learned from the world of sports. Grit, toughness, determination, the importance of practice and goal-setting, how to face adversity, how to both win and lose gracefully, and how to believe in your God-given abilities are common lessons, among many others. Some members of The Well have even weighed in with bits of wisdom from your own sports experience.During the series, we'll see how common sports metaphors are in Scripture and how the lessons we learn in sports are closely related to biblical wisdom for life.
On August 3, we'll begin a brand new series of sermons entitled The Game: Life Lessons from Sports.Not everyone is a sports fan, of course, but even those who aren't know that many life lessons can be learned from the world of sports. Grit, toughness, determination, the importance of practice and goal-setting, how to face adversity, how to both win and lose gracefully, and how to believe in your God-given abilities are common lessons, among many others. Some members of The Well have even weighed in with bits of wisdom from your own sports experience.During the series, we'll see how common sports metaphors are in Scripture and how the lessons we learn in sports are closely related to biblical wisdom for life.
On August 3, we'll begin a brand new series of sermons entitled The Game: Life Lessons from Sports.Not everyone is a sports fan, of course, but even those who aren't know that many life lessons can be learned from the world of sports. Grit, toughness, determination, the importance of practice and goal-setting, how to face adversity, how to both win and lose gracefully, and how to believe in your God-given abilities are common lessons, among many others. Some members of The Well have even weighed in with bits of wisdom from your own sports experience.During the series, we'll see how common sports metaphors are in Scripture and how the lessons we learn in sports are closely related to biblical wisdom for life.
Does this summer feel a little blah?We live in a difficult time, and you may be feeling like this summer is less than you hoped for. If that describes you, you're invited next Sunday to a brand new series, The Cure for the Summertime Blues.The Old Testament prophet Elijah faced depression, financial anxiety, and stress over political realities, yet God comforted and provided for him. Learning from the life of the Elijah, you will discover everyday practices that can help you cope with the stress of life, find inner peace, and overcome the blahs you feel this summer.
Does this summer feel a little blah?We live in a difficult time, and you may be feeling like this summer is less than you hoped for. If that describes you, you're invited next Sunday to a brand new series, The Cure for the Summertime Blues.The Old Testament prophet Elijah faced depression, financial anxiety, and stress over political realities, yet God comforted and provided for him. Learning from the life of the Elijah, you will discover everyday practices that can help you cope with the stress of life, find inner peace, and overcome the blahs you feel this summer.
Does this summer feel a little blah?We live in a difficult time, and you may be feeling like this summer is less than you hoped for. If that describes you, you're invited next Sunday to a brand new series, The Cure for the Summertime Blues.The Old Testament prophet Elijah faced depression, financial anxiety, and stress over political realities, yet God comforted and provided for him. Learning from the life of the Elijah, you will discover everyday practices that can help you cope with the stress of life, find inner peace, and overcome the blahs you feel this summer.
Does this summer feel a little blah?We live in a difficult time, and you may be feeling like this summer is less than you hoped for. If that describes you, you're invited next Sunday to a brand new series, The Cure for the Summertime Blues.The Old Testament prophet Elijah faced depression, financial anxiety, and stress over political realities, yet God comforted and provided for him. Learning from the life of the Elijah, you will discover everyday practices that can help you cope with the stress of life, find inner peace, and overcome the blahs you feel this summer.
Does this summer feel a little blah?We live in a difficult time, and you may be feeling like this summer is less than you hoped for. If that describes you, you're invited next Sunday to a brand new series, The Cure for the Summertime Blues.The Old Testament prophet Elijah faced depression, financial anxiety, and stress over political realities, yet God comforted and provided for him. Learning from the life of the Elijah, you will discover everyday practices that can help you cope with the stress of life, find inner peace, and overcome the blahs you feel this summer.
Colby Martin is an author, speaker, and spiritual coach. As the author of two books (UnClobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality, and, The SHIFT: A Survival Guide for Becoming a Progressive Christian), and as a prolific writer at PerspectiveShift.co, Colby continues to be a sought after voice for progressive Christianity.Currently a traveling preacher, digital pastor, and touring speaker, Colby advocates for an approach to the Christian faith that is rooted in the Way of Jesus, while also being adaptive to the world we inhabit.He believes that keeping an open heart and mind is the key to living a life of love and grace for all.
Everyone has experienced hurt in life, and everyone, and we do mean everyone, has habits, patterns, shortcomings, and "hang-ups" that we would rather be free from. This is part of what it means to be human.But that is not the end of the story... or your story.You can have healing, freedom, hope, a new beginning, and a new life because God cares for you, and we are here to support one another.During this series based on Scripture and the Eight Recovery Principles of Celebrate Recovery, you will discover how everyone needs to recover from something and what the road to recovery could look like for you.
Everyone has experienced hurt in life, and everyone, and we do mean everyone, has habits, patterns, shortcomings, and "hang-ups" that we would rather be free from. This is part of what it means to be human.But that is not the end of the story... or your story.You can have healing, freedom, hope, a new beginning, and a new life because God cares for you, and we are here to support one another.During this series based on Scripture and the Eight Recovery Principles of Celebrate Recovery, you will discover how everyone needs to recover from something and what the road to recovery could look like for you.
Everyone has experienced hurt in life, and everyone, and we do mean everyone, has habits, patterns, shortcomings, and "hang-ups" that we would rather be free from. This is part of what it means to be human.But that is not the end of the story... or your story.You can have healing, freedom, hope, a new beginning, and a new life because God cares for you, and we are here to support one another.During this series based on Scripture and the Eight Recovery Principles of Celebrate Recovery, you will discover how everyone needs to recover from something and what the road to recovery could look like for you.
Everyone has experienced hurt in life, and everyone, and we do mean everyone, has habits, patterns, shortcomings, and "hang-ups" that we would rather be free from. This is part of what it means to be human.But that is not the end of the story... or your story.You can have healing, freedom, hope, a new beginning, and a new life because God cares for you, and we are here to support one another.During this series based on Scripture and the Eight Recovery Principles of Celebrate Recovery, you will discover how everyone needs to recover from something and what the road to recovery could look like for you.
Everyone has experienced hurt in life, and everyone, and we do mean everyone, has habits, patterns, shortcomings, and "hang-ups" that we would rather be free from. This is part of what it means to be human.But that is not the end of the story... or your story.You can have healing, freedom, hope, a new beginning, and a new life because God cares for you, and we are here to support one another.During this series based on Scripture and the Eight Recovery Principles of Celebrate Recovery, you will discover how everyone needs to recover from something and what the road to recovery could look like for you.
Everyone has experienced hurt in life, and everyone, and we do mean everyone, has habits, patterns, shortcomings, and "hang-ups" that we would rather be free from. This is part of what it means to be human.But that is not the end of the story... or your story.You can have healing, freedom, hope, a new beginning, and a new life because God cares for you, and we are here to support one another.During this series based on Scripture and the Eight Recovery Principles of Celebrate Recovery, you will discover how everyone needs to recover from something and what the road to recovery could look like for you.
Everyone has experienced hurt in life, and everyone, and we do mean everyone, has habits, patterns, shortcomings, and "hang-ups" that we would rather be free from. This is part of what it means to be human.But that is not the end of the story... or your story.You can have healing, freedom, hope, a new beginning, and a new life because God cares for you, and we are here to support one another.During this series based on Scripture and the Eight Recovery Principles of Celebrate Recovery, you will discover how everyone needs to recover from something and what the road to recovery could look like for you.
Everyone has experienced hurt in life, and everyone, and we do mean everyone, has habits, patterns, shortcomings, and "hang-ups" that we would rather be free from. This is part of what it means to be human.But that is not the end of the story... or your story.You can have healing, freedom, hope, a new beginning, and a new life because God cares for you, and we are here to support one another.During this series based on Scripture and the Eight Recovery Principles of Celebrate Recovery, you will discover how everyone needs to recover from something and what the road to recovery could look like for you.
This Lent, we will engage in a six-week, all-church study of the book Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith by Adam Hamilton. Weekly sermons and brand new six-week Connect Groups will study the same material throughout the series.Everyone has doubts.Where is God when bad things happen? Does God hear our prayers? Is there a heaven? How can we know? Often we treat such questions as the enemy of faith. But uncertainty doesn’t mean our belief is lacking. Doubt can be a path to a deeper, richer encounter with God.In Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, join best-selling author and pastor Adam Hamilton as he discusses some of our most significant sources of doubt and shows how a steady trust in God can emerge from them. You will delve into questions like:"Does God exist? How can I know?""Is the Bible true?""Why do prayers go unanswered?"Hamilton approaches these sources of doubt with honesty and insight, drawing on the rich wisdom of the Bible, Christian tradition, and his experience walking with thousands of people on their spiritual journey. Whether you’re a longtime Christian or someone brand new to faith, this book will lead you to a trust in God that is unafraid of hard questions.Wrestle with doubt and find faith―belief and trust, not certainty; mystery rather than simple answers.
This Lent, we will engage in a six-week, all-church study of the book Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith by Adam Hamilton. Weekly sermons and brand new six-week Connect Groups will study the same material throughout the series.Everyone has doubts.Where is God when bad things happen? Does God hear our prayers? Is there a heaven? How can we know? Often we treat such questions as the enemy of faith. But uncertainty doesn’t mean our belief is lacking. Doubt can be a path to a deeper, richer encounter with God.In Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, join best-selling author and pastor Adam Hamilton as he discusses some of our most significant sources of doubt and shows how a steady trust in God can emerge from them. You will delve into questions like:"Does God exist? How can I know?""Is the Bible true?""Why do prayers go unanswered?"Hamilton approaches these sources of doubt with honesty and insight, drawing on the rich wisdom of the Bible, Christian tradition, and his experience walking with thousands of people on their spiritual journey. Whether you’re a longtime Christian or someone brand new to faith, this book will lead you to a trust in God that is unafraid of hard questions.Wrestle with doubt and find faith―belief and trust, not certainty; mystery rather than simple answers.
This Lent, we will engage in a six-week, all-church study of the book Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith by Adam Hamilton. Weekly sermons and brand new six-week Connect Groups will study the same material throughout the series.Everyone has doubts.Where is God when bad things happen? Does God hear our prayers? Is there a heaven? How can we know? Often we treat such questions as the enemy of faith. But uncertainty doesn’t mean our belief is lacking. Doubt can be a path to a deeper, richer encounter with God.In Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, join best-selling author and pastor Adam Hamilton as he discusses some of our most significant sources of doubt and shows how a steady trust in God can emerge from them. You will delve into questions like:"Does God exist? How can I know?""Is the Bible true?""Why do prayers go unanswered?"Hamilton approaches these sources of doubt with honesty and insight, drawing on the rich wisdom of the Bible, Christian tradition, and his experience walking with thousands of people on their spiritual journey. Whether you’re a longtime Christian or someone brand new to faith, this book will lead you to a trust in God that is unafraid of hard questions.Wrestle with doubt and find faith―belief and trust, not certainty; mystery rather than simple answers.
This Lent, we will engage in a six-week, all-church study of the book Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith by Adam Hamilton. Weekly sermons and brand new six-week Connect Groups will study the same material throughout the series.Everyone has doubts.Where is God when bad things happen? Does God hear our prayers? Is there a heaven? How can we know? Often we treat such questions as the enemy of faith. But uncertainty doesn’t mean our belief is lacking. Doubt can be a path to a deeper, richer encounter with God.In Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, join best-selling author and pastor Adam Hamilton as he discusses some of our most significant sources of doubt and shows how a steady trust in God can emerge from them. You will delve into questions like:"Does God exist? How can I know?""Is the Bible true?""Why do prayers go unanswered?"Hamilton approaches these sources of doubt with honesty and insight, drawing on the rich wisdom of the Bible, Christian tradition, and his experience walking with thousands of people on their spiritual journey. Whether you’re a longtime Christian or someone brand new to faith, this book will lead you to a trust in God that is unafraid of hard questions.Wrestle with doubt and find faith―belief and trust, not certainty; mystery rather than simple answers.
This Lent, we will engage in a six-week, all-church study of the book Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith by Adam Hamilton. Weekly sermons and brand new six-week Connect Groups will study the same material throughout the series.Everyone has doubts.Where is God when bad things happen? Does God hear our prayers? Is there a heaven? How can we know? Often we treat such questions as the enemy of faith. But uncertainty doesn’t mean our belief is lacking. Doubt can be a path to a deeper, richer encounter with God.In Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, join best-selling author and pastor Adam Hamilton as he discusses some of our most significant sources of doubt and shows how a steady trust in God can emerge from them. You will delve into questions like:"Does God exist? How can I know?""Is the Bible true?""Why do prayers go unanswered?"Hamilton approaches these sources of doubt with honesty and insight, drawing on the rich wisdom of the Bible, Christian tradition, and his experience walking with thousands of people on their spiritual journey. Whether you’re a longtime Christian or someone brand new to faith, this book will lead you to a trust in God that is unafraid of hard questions.Wrestle with doubt and find faith―belief and trust, not certainty; mystery rather than simple answers.
This Lent, we will engage in a six-week, all-church study of the book Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith by Adam Hamilton. Weekly sermons and brand new six-week Connect Groups will study the same material throughout the series.Everyone has doubts.Where is God when bad things happen? Does God hear our prayers? Is there a heaven? How can we know? Often we treat such questions as the enemy of faith. But uncertainty doesn’t mean our belief is lacking. Doubt can be a path to a deeper, richer encounter with God.In Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, join best-selling author and pastor Adam Hamilton as he discusses some of our most significant sources of doubt and shows how a steady trust in God can emerge from them. You will delve into questions like:"Does God exist? How can I know?""Is the Bible true?""Why do prayers go unanswered?"Hamilton approaches these sources of doubt with honesty and insight, drawing on the rich wisdom of the Bible, Christian tradition, and his experience walking with thousands of people on their spiritual journey. Whether you’re a longtime Christian or someone brand new to faith, this book will lead you to a trust in God that is unafraid of hard questions.Wrestle with doubt and find faith―belief and trust, not certainty; mystery rather than simple answers.
This Lent, we will engage in a six-week, all-church study of the book Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith by Adam Hamilton. Weekly sermons and brand new six-week Connect Groups will study the same material throughout the series.Everyone has doubts.Where is God when bad things happen? Does God hear our prayers? Is there a heaven? How can we know? Often we treat such questions as the enemy of faith. But uncertainty doesn’t mean our belief is lacking. Doubt can be a path to a deeper, richer encounter with God.In Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, join best-selling author and pastor Adam Hamilton as he discusses some of our most significant sources of doubt and shows how a steady trust in God can emerge from them. You will delve into questions like:"Does God exist? How can I know?""Is the Bible true?""Why do prayers go unanswered?"Hamilton approaches these sources of doubt with honesty and insight, drawing on the rich wisdom of the Bible, Christian tradition, and his experience walking with thousands of people on their spiritual journey. Whether you’re a longtime Christian or someone brand new to faith, this book will lead you to a trust in God that is unafraid of hard questions.Wrestle with doubt and find faith―belief and trust, not certainty; mystery rather than simple answers.
Some common words in the Bible are misunderstood, misused, and loaded with emotional baggage. These words have far too often been weaponized to shame, alienate, and demonize people, sometimes accidentally and sometimes quite purposefully.During Reclaim, we will rediscover what these words meant in their original context and how these words, often used to hurt, were actually meant to heal.
Some common words in the Bible are misunderstood, misused, and loaded with emotional baggage. These words have far too often been weaponized to shame, alienate, and demonize people, sometimes accidentally and sometimes quite purposefully.During Reclaim, we will rediscover what these words meant in their original context and how these words, often used to hurt, were actually meant to heal.
Some common words in the Bible are misunderstood, misused, and loaded with emotional baggage. These words have far too often been weaponized to shame, alienate, and demonize people, sometimes accidentally and sometimes quite purposefully.During Reclaim, we will rediscover what these words meant in their original context and how these words, often used to hurt, were actually meant to heal.
Some common words in the Bible are misunderstood, misused, and loaded with emotional baggage. These words have far too often been weaponized to shame, alienate, and demonize people, sometimes accidentally and sometimes quite purposefully.During Reclaim, we will rediscover what these words meant in their original context and how these words, often used to hurt, were actually meant to heal.
Some common words in the Bible are misunderstood, misused, and loaded with emotional baggage. These words have far too often been weaponized to shame, alienate, and demonize people, sometimes accidentally and sometimes quite purposefully.During Reclaim, we will rediscover what these words meant in their original context and how these words, often used to hurt, were actually meant to heal.
Stan Mitchell serves as a Teaching Pastor at The Village in Atlanta, GA as well as Pastor Emeritus of GracePointe Church in Nashville, TN, having served as its Lead Pastor from 2003 through 2019.In 2015, GracePointe made the move to the full affirmation and celebration of LGBTQ+ people. Prior to this he was the Teaching Pastor at Christ Church also in Nashville, TN.He spends his vocational time now as a speaker, LGBTQ+ advocate, and consultant within the Progressive Christian movement.
The top of mind subject for every thinking person this January will be the future of our country. We are unsure of what the future will bring, but we know that we live in a divided country, and as cliché as the phrase has become, in unprecedented times.During this series, we will explore what Jesus might say to America if He were here in earthly form now. Would He comfort us, challenge us, warn us, or all of the above?And, how would American Christians receive Jesus? Would the Jesus of the Gospels even be welcome in America today?As followers of Jesus, we want to hear His voice. Based on the teaching of Jesus in the Gospels, we will explore what Jesus might say to citizens of The United States as we enter 2025.Join us for a new series of sermons beginning January 5, What Would Jesus Say to America?
The top of mind subject for every thinking person this January will be the future of our country. We are unsure of what the future will bring, but we know that we live in a divided country, and as cliché as the phrase has become, in unprecedented times.During this series, we will explore what Jesus might say to America if He were here in earthly form now. Would He comfort us, challenge us, warn us, or all of the above?And, how would American Christians receive Jesus? Would the Jesus of the Gospels even be welcome in America today?As followers of Jesus, we want to hear His voice. Based on the teaching of Jesus in the Gospels, we will explore what Jesus might say to citizens of The United States as we enter 2025.Join us for a new series of sermons beginning January 5, What Would Jesus Say to America?
The top of mind subject for every thinking person this January will be the future of our country. We are unsure of what the future will bring, but we know that we live in a divided country, and as cliché as the phrase has become, in unprecedented times.During this series, we will explore what Jesus might say to America if He were here in earthly form now. Would He comfort us, challenge us, warn us, or all of the above?And, how would American Christians receive Jesus? Would the Jesus of the Gospels even be welcome in America today?As followers of Jesus, we want to hear His voice. Based on the teaching of Jesus in the Gospels, we will explore what Jesus might say to citizens of The United States as we enter 2025.Join us for a new series of sermons beginning January 5, What Would Jesus Say to America?
The season of Advent begins Sunday December 1, and our 2024 Advent series is Christmas at The Movies.During the series, we'll watch shorts clips from several beloved Christmas movies including Elf, Home Alone, White Christmas, A Christmas Carol, and It's A Wonderful Life and then talk about the intersection of the movie's theme with the Christmas story in Scripture.Beginning December 1, join us every Sunday for a fun yet inspiring and meaningful Advent series, Christmas at The Movies.
The season of Advent begins Sunday December 1, and our 2024 Advent series is Christmas at The Movies.During the series, we'll watch shorts clips from several beloved Christmas movies including Elf, Home Alone, White Christmas, A Christmas Carol, and It's A Wonderful Life and then talk about the intersection of the movie's theme with the Christmas story in Scripture.Beginning December 1, join us every Sunday for a fun yet inspiring and meaningful Advent series, Christmas at The Movies.
The season of Advent begins Sunday December 1, and our 2024 Advent series is Christmas at The Movies.During the series, we'll watch shorts clips from several beloved Christmas movies including Elf, Home Alone, White Christmas, A Christmas Carol, and It's A Wonderful Life and then talk about the intersection of the movie's theme with the Christmas story in Scripture.Beginning December 1, join us every Sunday for a fun yet inspiring and meaningful Advent series, Christmas at The Movies.
The season of Advent begins Sunday December 1, and our 2024 Advent series is Christmas at The Movies.During the series, we'll watch shorts clips from several beloved Christmas movies including Elf, Home Alone, White Christmas, A Christmas Carol, and It's A Wonderful Life and then talk about the intersection of the movie's theme with the Christmas story in Scripture.Beginning December 1, join us every Sunday for a fun yet inspiring and meaningful Advent series, Christmas at The Movies.
The season of Advent begins Sunday December 1, and our 2024 Advent series is Christmas at The Movies.During the series, we'll watch shorts clips from several beloved Christmas movies including Elf, Home Alone, White Christmas, A Christmas Carol, and It's A Wonderful Life and then talk about the intersection of the movie's theme with the Christmas story in Scripture.Beginning December 1, join us every Sunday for a fun yet inspiring and meaningful Advent series, Christmas at The Movies.
This Sunday, we'll begin a brand new two-week series leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday called Many Thanks. Even though gratitude is likely not top of mind for many right now, the intentional practice of gratitude is a powerful tool for making it through difficult times.During this two-week series, we'll talk about what gratitude is and isn't and how gratitude can gives us the strength we need to move forward.
This Sunday, we'll begin a brand new two-week series leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday called Many Thanks. Even though gratitude is likely not top of mind for many right now, the intentional practice of gratitude is a powerful tool for making it through difficult times.During this two-week series, we'll talk about what gratitude is and isn't and how gratitude can gives us the strength we need to move forward.
Our new 2024 October Growth Series is entitled Between Christmas and Easter: The Life of Jesus in Luke.You know the Christmas story.You know the Easter story.And to some, that's all that matters.Some have reduced their faith to a culture war, for example believing that saying "Merry Christmas" is under attack. Others reduce the Good News about Jesus to the cross only and say something like, "Jesus came to die."But Jesus actually lived and taught between Christmas and Easter. Jesus healed and gave hope, especially to people in the margins of society.While so many talk about Jesus...It's Jesus' turn to talk.Join us beginning Sunday October 6 for a new series from the Gospel of Luke, Between Christmas and Easter: The Life of Jesus in Luke.
Our new 2024 October Growth Series is entitled Between Christmas and Easter: The Life of Jesus in Luke.You know the Christmas story.You know the Easter story.And to some, that's all that matters.Some have reduced their faith to a culture war, for example believing that saying "Merry Christmas" is under attack. Others reduce the Good News about Jesus to the cross only and say something like, "Jesus came to die."But Jesus actually lived and taught between Christmas and Easter. Jesus healed and gave hope, especially to people in the margins of society.While so many talk about Jesus...It's Jesus' turn to talk.Join us beginning Sunday October 6 for a new series from the Gospel of Luke, Between Christmas and Easter: The Life of Jesus in Luke.
Our new 2024 October Growth Series is entitled Between Christmas and Easter: The Life of Jesus in Luke.You know the Christmas story.You know the Easter story.And to some, that's all that matters.Some have reduced their faith to a culture war, for example believing that saying "Merry Christmas" is under attack. Others reduce the Good News about Jesus to the cross only and say something like, "Jesus came to die."But Jesus actually lived and taught between Christmas and Easter. Jesus healed and gave hope, especially to people in the margins of society.While so many talk about Jesus...It's Jesus' turn to talk.Join us beginning Sunday October 6 for a new series from the Gospel of Luke, Between Christmas and Easter: The Life of Jesus in Luke.
Our new 2024 October Growth Series is entitled Between Christmas and Easter: The Life of Jesus in Luke.You know the Christmas story.You know the Easter story.And to some, that's all that matters.Some have reduced their faith to a culture war, for example believing that saying "Merry Christmas" is under attack. Others reduce the Good News about Jesus to the cross only and say something like, "Jesus came to die."But Jesus actually lived and taught between Christmas and Easter. Jesus healed and gave hope, especially to people in the margins of society.While so many talk about Jesus...It's Jesus' turn to talk.Join us beginning Sunday October 6 for a new series from the Gospel of Luke, Between Christmas and Easter: The Life of Jesus in Luke.
Our new 2024 October Growth Series is entitled Between Christmas and Easter: The Life of Jesus in Luke.You know the Christmas story.You know the Easter story.And to some, that's all that matters.Some have reduced their faith to a culture war, for example believing that saying "Merry Christmas" is under attack. Others reduce the Good News about Jesus to the cross only and say something like, "Jesus came to die."But Jesus actually lived and taught between Christmas and Easter. Jesus healed and gave hope, especially to people in the margins of society.While so many talk about Jesus...It's Jesus' turn to talk.Join us beginning Sunday October 6 for a new series from the Gospel of Luke, Between Christmas and Easter: The Life of Jesus in Luke.
Our new 2024 October Growth Series is entitled Between Christmas and Easter: The Life of Jesus in Luke.You know the Christmas story.You know the Easter story.And to some, that's all that matters.Some have reduced their faith to a culture war, for example believing that saying "Merry Christmas" is under attack. Others reduce the Good News about Jesus to the cross only and say something like, "Jesus came to die."But Jesus actually lived and taught between Christmas and Easter. Jesus healed and gave hope, especially to people in the margins of society.While so many talk about Jesus...It's Jesus' turn to talk.Join us beginning Sunday October 6 for a new series from the Gospel of Luke, Between Christmas and Easter: The Life of Jesus in Luke.
What is the best life advice you've ever received?Most of us have received great advice from family and friends like:"To thine own self be true.""Never stop learning.""The perfect is the enemy of the good.""Follow your passion.""Focus on what you can control.""99% of life is just showing up."There are hundreds of powerful and meaningful statements like these. There are so many, in fact, that it can be difficult to remember all of them, let alone follow them.Perhaps there are a few guiding principles, based on Scripture, that sum up much of the great advice we receive.During School of Life, we will see how much of the great advice we receive can be distilled into three values that can be an empowering and meaningful way of life for all of us.
What is the best life advice you've ever received?Most of us have received great advice from family and friends like:"To thine own self be true.""Never stop learning.""The perfect is the enemy of the good.""Follow your passion.""Focus on what you can control.""99% of life is just showing up."There are hundreds of powerful and meaningful statements like these. There are so many, in fact, that it can be difficult to remember all of them, let alone follow them.Perhaps there are a few guiding principles, based on Scripture, that sum up much of the great advice we receive.During School of Life, we will see how much of the great advice we receive can be distilled into three values that can be an empowering and meaningful way of life for all of us.
What is the best life advice you've ever received?Most of us have received great advice from family and friends like:"To thine own self be true.""Never stop learning.""The perfect is the enemy of the good.""Follow your passion.""Focus on what you can control.""99% of life is just showing up."There are hundreds of powerful and meaningful statements like these. There are so many, in fact, that it can be difficult to remember all of them, let alone follow them.Perhaps there are a few guiding principles, based on Scripture, that sum up much of the great advice we receive.During School of Life, we will see how much of the great advice we receive can be distilled into three values that can be an empowering and meaningful way of life for all of us.
Beginning August 4, join us for a brand new sermon series, United States of Anxiety.We are living in an age of American anxiety, and we need hope. With the uncertainty of this fall, combined with the stress of everyday life, we are unsure of what the future may bring.The anxiety that our country feels is also connected to the anxiety we feel personally- financial anxiety, stress from strained relationships with family and friends, and worries about the future.During this series, we will explore how we as a people can relieve our anxiety, experience greater peace and hope, and take action that will benefit us all.
Beginning August 4, join us for a brand new sermon series, United States of Anxiety.We are living in an age of American anxiety, and we need hope. With the uncertainty of this fall, combined with the stress of everyday life, we are unsure of what the future may bring.The anxiety that our country feels is also connected to the anxiety we feel personally- financial anxiety, stress from strained relationships with family and friends, and worries about the future.During this series, we will explore how we as a people can relieve our anxiety, experience greater peace and hope, and take action that will benefit us all.
Beginning August 4, join us for a brand new sermon series, United States of Anxiety.We are living in an age of American anxiety, and we need hope. With the uncertainty of this fall, combined with the stress of everyday life, we are unsure of what the future may bring.The anxiety that our country feels is also connected to the anxiety we feel personally- financial anxiety, stress from strained relationships with family and friends, and worries about the future.During this series, we will explore how we as a people can relieve our anxiety, experience greater peace and hope, and take action that will benefit us all.
Beginning August 4, join us for a brand new sermon series, United States of Anxiety.We are living in an age of American anxiety, and we need hope. With the uncertainty of this fall, combined with the stress of everyday life, we are unsure of what the future may bring.The anxiety that our country feels is also connected to the anxiety we feel personally- financial anxiety, stress from strained relationships with family and friends, and worries about the future.During this series, we will explore how we as a people can relieve our anxiety, experience greater peace and hope, and take action that will benefit us all.
Beginning August 4, join us for a brand new sermon series, United States of Anxiety.We are living in an age of American anxiety, and we need hope. With the uncertainty of this fall, combined with the stress of everyday life, we are unsure of what the future may bring.The anxiety that our country feels is also connected to the anxiety we feel personally- financial anxiety, stress from strained relationships with family and friends, and worries about the future.During this series, we will explore how we as a people can relieve our anxiety, experience greater peace and hope, and take action that will benefit us all.
Beginning August 4, join us for a brand new sermon series, United States of Anxiety.We are living in an age of American anxiety, and we need hope. With the uncertainty of this fall, combined with the stress of everyday life, we are unsure of what the future may bring.The anxiety that our country feels is also connected to the anxiety we feel personally- financial anxiety, stress from strained relationships with family and friends, and worries about the future.During this series, we will explore how we as a people can relieve our anxiety, experience greater peace and hope, and take action that will benefit us all.
Drawing on the famous work of Daniel Goleman and the Fruit of the Spirit from Paul's Letter to the Galatians, our goal in this series will be to foster our own emotional health, self-awareness, and growth.Whether you want to maximize your emotional health for your own personal wellness, to become more effective in your career, or to strengthen your closest relationships, your emotional intelligence may be the most important skill you could focus on.
Drawing on the famous work of Daniel Goleman and the Fruit of the Spirit from Paul's Letter to the Galatians, our goal in this series will be to foster our own emotional health, self-awareness, and growth.Whether you want to maximize your emotional health for your own personal wellness, to become more effective in your career, or to strengthen your closest relationships, your emotional intelligence may be the most important skill you could focus on.
Drawing on the famous work of Daniel Goleman and the Fruit of the Spirit from Paul's Letter to the Galatians, our goal in this series will be to foster our own emotional health, self-awareness, and growth.Whether you want to maximize your emotional health for your own personal wellness, to become more effective in your career, or to strengthen your closest relationships, your emotional intelligence may be the most important skill you could focus on.
We all have questions, doubts, and current thoughts about faith that occupy our minds. Pastor Ryan asked three regular speakers at The Well to share what issues of faith they have been thinking about recently, and this series is made up of what has been on their minds lately.This week, Matt LeFevers speaks on "Is God Mad At Us? Revisiting the Doctrine of Total Depravity."
We all have questions, doubts, and current thoughts about faith that occupy our minds. Pastor Ryan asked three regular speakers at The Well to share what issues of faith they have been thinking about recently, and this series is made up of what has been on their minds lately.This week, Jeremy Jernigan speaks on "Overcoming Attentional Blindness: How to Intentionally Recover A Holy Capacity to See and Experience God in the World."
We all have questions, doubts, and current thoughts about faith that occupy our minds. Pastor Ryan asked three regular speakers at The Well to share what issues of faith they have been thinking about recently, and this series is made up of what has been on their minds lately.This week for Father's Day, Aaron Strietzel speaks on "Abba: Who Is God?"
Maybe you have been hoping and praying for circumstances to change, but they just won't change quickly enough. A relationship, your finances, a job, a health condition, a recent loss, etc. might feel like a hostile environment that tempts you to wither and fade. We wonder if God is even listening to our prayers, and we wonder how much longer we can stand the uncomfortable heat.Some plants thrive in a hostile environment because they adapted to it. In other words, they changed even if the circumstances did not, and they are able to survive and even thrive where no one thought possible.Even when you're tempted to wither, during Bloom Where You're Planted, you will learn the secret to surviving and even thriving in a hostile environment.
Maybe you have been hoping and praying for circumstances to change, but they just won't change quickly enough. A relationship, your finances, a job, a health condition, a recent loss, etc. might feel like a hostile environment that tempts you to wither and fade. We wonder if God is even listening to our prayers, and we wonder how much longer we can stand the uncomfortable heat.Some plants thrive in a hostile environment because they adapted to it. In other words, they changed even if the circumstances did not, and they are able to survive and even thrive where no one thought possible.Even when you're tempted to wither, during Bloom Where You're Planted, you will learn the secret to surviving and even thriving in a hostile environment.
Maybe you have been hoping and praying for circumstances to change, but they just won't change quickly enough. A relationship, your finances, a job, a health condition, a recent loss, etc. might feel like a hostile environment that tempts you to wither and fade. We wonder if God is even listening to our prayers, and we wonder how much longer we can stand the uncomfortable heat.Some plants thrive in a hostile environment because they adapted to it. In other words, they changed even if the circumstances did not, and they are able to survive and even thrive where no one thought possible.Even when you're tempted to wither, during Bloom Where You're Planted, you will learn the secret to surviving and even thriving in a hostile environment.
Maybe you have been hoping and praying for circumstances to change, but they just won't change quickly enough. A relationship, your finances, a job, a health condition, a recent loss, etc. might feel like a hostile environment that tempts you to wither and fade. We wonder if God is even listening to our prayers, and we wonder how much longer we can stand the uncomfortable heat.Some plants thrive in a hostile environment because they adapted to it. In other words, they changed even if the circumstances did not, and they are able to survive and even thrive where no one thought possible.Even when you're tempted to wither, during Bloom Where You're Planted, you will learn the secret to surviving and even thriving in a hostile environment.
Approximately half of American adults are single (never married, divorced, or widowed), but most date and might marry at some point in the future. The other half of U.S. adults are married, many happily, but there are others who wish their relationship was healthier and more fulfilling.There are plenty of forces at work in our society that make dating difficult and that threaten to pull romantic relationships apart. From the challenges of online dating, to toxic relationship advice on social media, to temptations, to unresolved conflict, starting a healthy relationship or making an existing relationship work can be difficult and sometimes painful.During the brand new series, Love, Dating, & Marriage, we will explore wisdom from the Bible and from leading relationship counselors about how to make your current or future romantic relationship the healthiest and happiest it can be.
Approximately half of American adults are single (never married, divorced, or widowed), but most date and might marry at some point in the future. The other half of U.S. adults are married, many happily, but there are others who wish their relationship was healthier and more fulfilling.There are plenty of forces at work in our society that make dating difficult and that threaten to pull romantic relationships apart. From the challenges of online dating, to toxic relationship advice on social media, to temptations, to unresolved conflict, starting a healthy relationship or making an existing relationship work can be difficult and sometimes painful.During the brand new series, Love, Dating, & Marriage, we will explore wisdom from the Bible and from leading relationship counselors about how to make your current or future romantic relationship the healthiest and happiest it can be.
Approximately half of American adults are single (never married, divorced, or widowed), but most date and might marry at some point in the future. The other half of U.S. adults are married, many happily, but there are others who wish their relationship was healthier and more fulfilling.There are plenty of forces at work in our society that make dating difficult and that threaten to pull romantic relationships apart. From the challenges of online dating, to toxic relationship advice on social media, to temptations, to unresolved conflict, starting a healthy relationship or making an existing relationship work can be difficult and sometimes painful.During the brand new series, Love, Dating, & Marriage, we will explore wisdom from the Bible and from leading relationship counselors about how to make your current or future romantic relationship the healthiest and happiest it can be.
Approximately half of American adults are single (never married, divorced, or widowed), but most date and might marry at some point in the future. The other half of U.S. adults are married, many happily, but there are others who wish their relationship was healthier and more fulfilling.There are plenty of forces at work in our society that make dating difficult and that threaten to pull romantic relationships apart. From the challenges of online dating, to toxic relationship advice on social media, to temptations, to unresolved conflict, starting a healthy relationship or making an existing relationship work can be difficult and sometimes painful.During the brand new series, Love, Dating, & Marriage, we will explore wisdom from the Bible and from leading relationship counselors about how to make your current or future romantic relationship the healthiest and happiest it can be.
Approximately half of American adults are single (never married, divorced, or widowed), but most date and might marry at some point in the future. The other half of U.S. adults are married, many happily, but there are others who wish their relationship was healthier and more fulfilling.There are plenty of forces at work in our society that make dating difficult and that threaten to pull romantic relationships apart. From the challenges of online dating, to toxic relationship advice on social media, to temptations, to unresolved conflict, starting a healthy relationship or making an existing relationship work can be difficult and sometimes painful.During the brand new series, Love, Dating, & Marriage, we will explore wisdom from the Bible and from leading relationship counselors about how to make your current or future romantic relationship the healthiest and happiest it can be.
Approximately half of American adults are single (never married, divorced, or widowed), but most date and might marry at some point in the future. The other half of U.S. adults are married, many happily, but there are others who wish their relationship was healthier and more fulfilling.There are plenty of forces at work in our society that make dating difficult and that threaten to pull romantic relationships apart. From the challenges of online dating, to toxic relationship advice on social media, to temptations, to unresolved conflict, starting a healthy relationship or making an existing relationship work can be difficult and sometimes painful.During the brand new series, Love, Dating, & Marriage, we will explore wisdom from the Bible and from leading relationship counselors about how to make your current or future romantic relationship the healthiest and happiest it can be.
Our 2024 Lenten series is a book journey through The Unvarnished Jesus by Brian Zahnd. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day Lenten journey taking the reader from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday on a quest to encounter Jesus in a new and startling way.These forty-six daily meditations on the life and ministry of Jesus drawn from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are a spiritual solvent to help remove the layers of lacquer comprised of political and cultural assumptions that prevent us from seeing just how challenging and compelling Jesus of Nazareth really is. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day project to restore the incomparable image of Christ.
Our 2024 Lenten series is a book journey through The Unvarnished Jesus by Brian Zahnd. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day Lenten journey taking the reader from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday on a quest to encounter Jesus in a new and startling way.These forty-six daily meditations on the life and ministry of Jesus drawn from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are a spiritual solvent to help remove the layers of lacquer comprised of political and cultural assumptions that prevent us from seeing just how challenging and compelling Jesus of Nazareth really is. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day project to restore the incomparable image of Christ.
Our 2024 Lenten series is a book journey through The Unvarnished Jesus by Brian Zahnd. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day Lenten journey taking the reader from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday on a quest to encounter Jesus in a new and startling way.These forty-six daily meditations on the life and ministry of Jesus drawn from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are a spiritual solvent to help remove the layers of lacquer comprised of political and cultural assumptions that prevent us from seeing just how challenging and compelling Jesus of Nazareth really is. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day project to restore the incomparable image of Christ.
Our 2024 Lenten series is a book journey through The Unvarnished Jesus by Brian Zahnd. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day Lenten journey taking the reader from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday on a quest to encounter Jesus in a new and startling way.These forty-six daily meditations on the life and ministry of Jesus drawn from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are a spiritual solvent to help remove the layers of lacquer comprised of political and cultural assumptions that prevent us from seeing just how challenging and compelling Jesus of Nazareth really is. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day project to restore the incomparable image of Christ.
Our 2024 Lenten series is a book journey through The Unvarnished Jesus by Brian Zahnd. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day Lenten journey taking the reader from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday on a quest to encounter Jesus in a new and startling way.These forty-six daily meditations on the life and ministry of Jesus drawn from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are a spiritual solvent to help remove the layers of lacquer comprised of political and cultural assumptions that prevent us from seeing just how challenging and compelling Jesus of Nazareth really is. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day project to restore the incomparable image of Christ.
Our 2024 Lenten series is a book journey through The Unvarnished Jesus by Brian Zahnd. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day Lenten journey taking the reader from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday on a quest to encounter Jesus in a new and startling way.These forty-six daily meditations on the life and ministry of Jesus drawn from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are a spiritual solvent to help remove the layers of lacquer comprised of political and cultural assumptions that prevent us from seeing just how challenging and compelling Jesus of Nazareth really is. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day project to restore the incomparable image of Christ.
Our 2024 Lenten series is a book journey through The Unvarnished Jesus by Brian Zahnd. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day Lenten journey taking the reader from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday on a quest to encounter Jesus in a new and startling way.These forty-six daily meditations on the life and ministry of Jesus drawn from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are a spiritual solvent to help remove the layers of lacquer comprised of political and cultural assumptions that prevent us from seeing just how challenging and compelling Jesus of Nazareth really is. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day project to restore the incomparable image of Christ.
Many of us have questions about faith.Do faith and science have to be in opposition?Does God really send people to hell?How do we interpret the Bible?Does the Bible really condemn my gay friends?Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?During A Thinking Person's Guide to Faith, we will learn how thinking, compassionate people can deal honestly and thoughtfully with these questions in order to grow in our faith.
Many of us have questions about faith.Do faith and science have to be in opposition?Does God really send people to hell?How do we interpret the Bible?Does the Bible really condemn my gay friends?Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?During A Thinking Person's Guide to Faith, we will learn how thinking, compassionate people can deal honestly and thoughtfully with these questions in order to grow in our faith.
Many of us have questions about faith.Do faith and science have to be in opposition?Does God really send people to hell?How do we interpret the Bible?Does the Bible really condemn my gay friends?Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?During A Thinking Person's Guide to Faith, we will learn how thinking, compassionate people can deal honestly and thoughtfully with these questions in order to grow in our faith.
Many of us have questions about faith.Do faith and science have to be in opposition?Does God really send people to hell?How do we interpret the Bible?Does the Bible really condemn my gay friends?Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?During A Thinking Person's Guide to Faith, we will learn how thinking, compassionate people can deal honestly and thoughtfully with these questions in order to grow in our faith.
Many of us have questions about faith.Do faith and science have to be in opposition?Does God really send people to hell?How do we interpret the Bible?Does the Bible really condemn my gay friends?Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?During A Thinking Person's Guide to Faith, we will learn how thinking, compassionate people can deal honestly and thoughtfully with these questions in order to grow in our faith.
Many of us have questions about faith.Do faith and science have to be in opposition?Does God really send people to hell?How do we interpret the Bible?Does the Bible really condemn my gay friends?Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?During A Thinking Person's Guide to Faith, we will learn how thinking, compassionate people can deal honestly and thoughtfully with these questions in order to grow in our faith.
Our New Year's Eve service this year is online-only.Join us as we look back at our own personal 'highlight reels' of 2023, examine the ways we might have grown, and look forward with faith and trust to what the new year will bring.
Ugly Christmas sweater parties, holiday work events, gifts under the tree, meals around the table, family spending time together, hopes of winter-ish weather, etc...These certainly play a part in the most wonderful time of year, but we know that something else is at the heart of the Christmas season.Buried underneath the busyness of the holiday season is the reason we celebrate. The Heart of Christmas is a four-week-Advent series centered on the story of Christ’s birth and His heart for you and for the world.Hope. Peace. Joy. Love.From the prophetic promise of His coming to His miraculous arrival, the advent themes of hope, peace, joy and love will help you prepare for Christmas by getting to the heart of the holiday.
Ugly Christmas sweater parties, holiday work events, gifts under the tree, meals around the table, family spending time together, hopes of winter-ish weather, etc...These certainly play a part in the most wonderful time of year, but we know that something else is at the heart of the Christmas season.Buried underneath the busyness of the holiday season is the reason we celebrate. The Heart of Christmas is a four-week-Advent series centered on the story of Christ’s birth and His heart for you and for the world.Hope. Peace. Joy. Love.From the prophetic promise of His coming to His miraculous arrival, the advent themes of hope, peace, joy and love will help you prepare for Christmas by getting to the heart of the holiday.
Ugly Christmas sweater parties, holiday work events, gifts under the tree, meals around the table, family spending time together, hopes of winter-ish weather, etc...These certainly play a part in the most wonderful time of year, but we know that something else is at the heart of the Christmas season.Buried underneath the busyness of the holiday season is the reason we celebrate. The Heart of Christmas is a four-week-Advent series centered on the story of Christ’s birth and His heart for you and for the world.Hope. Peace. Joy. Love.From the prophetic promise of His coming to His miraculous arrival, the advent themes of hope, peace, joy and love will help you prepare for Christmas by getting to the heart of the holiday.
Ugly Christmas sweater parties, holiday work events, gifts under the tree, meals around the table, family spending time together, hopes of winter-ish weather, etc...These certainly play a part in the most wonderful time of year, but we know that something else is at the heart of the Christmas season.Buried underneath the busyness of the holiday season is the reason we celebrate. The Heart of Christmas is a four-week-Advent series centered on the story of Christ’s birth and His heart for you and for the world.Hope. Peace. Joy. Love.From the prophetic promise of His coming to His miraculous arrival, the advent themes of hope, peace, joy and love will help you prepare for Christmas by getting to the heart of the holiday.
The Thanksgiving season is a time when most of us naturally think about spiritual things even more than usual. We think about what we're thankful for, express our gratitude, and think about volunteering and how we can share our blessings with others.It's a natural time of spiritual openness for us, so it's a good time to talk about what it means to grow as a follower of Jesus. This Sunday, we start a new three-week series, Growth Track. Growth Track is our model for how to grow as a follower of Jesus at The Well.We'll talk about belonging, becoming, discovering your purpose, and partnering with God to make a difference with your life. Then, one the third week of the series, we'll talk about the mission, values, and vision of The Well.Visit wellchurch.org/connect to learn about Growth Track.
The Thanksgiving season is a time when most of us naturally think about spiritual things even more than usual. We think about what we're thankful for, express our gratitude, and think about volunteering and how we can share our blessings with others.It's a natural time of spiritual openness for us, so it's a good time to talk about what it means to grow as a follower of Jesus. This Sunday, we start a new three-week series, Growth Track. Growth Track is our model for how to grow as a follower of Jesus at The Well.We'll talk about belonging, becoming, discovering your purpose, and partnering with God to make a difference with your life. Then, one the third week of the series, we'll talk about the mission, values, and vision of The Well.Visit wellchurch.org/connect to learn about Growth Track.
The Thanksgiving season is a time when most of us naturally think about spiritual things even more than usual. We think about what we're thankful for, express our gratitude, and think about volunteering and how we can share our blessings with others.It's a natural time of spiritual openness for us, so it's a good time to talk about what it means to grow as a follower of Jesus. This Sunday, we start a new three-week series, Growth Track. Growth Track is our model for how to grow as a follower of Jesus at The Well.We'll talk about belonging, becoming, discovering your purpose, and partnering with God to make a difference with your life. Then, one the third week of the series, we'll talk about the mission, values, and vision of The Well.Visit wellchurch.org/connect to learn about Growth Track.
For our Fall 2023 All-Church study, we're reading Josh Scott's "Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes". We'll be looking at how reading familiar stories from the Bible through a wiser, more mature lens can expand our idea of God.So often we’re introduced to these Bible stories in Sunday school, and we get the most simplified, surface level reading of them. But it’s important to go back once we’re grown ups and read these stories with fresh eyes, to see what new truths we can discover in them about God and the world around us.
For our Fall 2023 All-Church study, we're reading Josh Scott's "Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes". We'll be looking at how reading familiar stories from the Bible through a wiser, more mature lens can expand our idea of God.So often we’re introduced to these Bible stories in Sunday school, and we get the most simplified, surface level reading of them. But it’s important to go back once we’re grown ups and read these stories with fresh eyes, to see what new truths we can discover in them about God and the world around us.
For our Fall 2023 All-Church study, we're reading Josh Scott's "Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes". We'll be looking at how reading familiar stories from the Bible through a wiser, more mature lens can expand our idea of God.So often we’re introduced to these Bible stories in Sunday school, and we get the most simplified, surface level reading of them. But it’s important to go back once we’re grown ups and read these stories with fresh eyes, to see what new truths we can discover in them about God and the world around us.
For our Fall 2023 All-Church study, we're reading Josh Scott's "Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes". We'll be looking at how reading familiar stories from the Bible through a wiser, more mature lens can expand our idea of God.So often we’re introduced to these Bible stories in Sunday school, and we get the most simplified, surface level reading of them. But it’s important to go back once we’re grown ups and read these stories with fresh eyes, to see what new truths we can discover in them about God and the world around us.
For our Fall 2023 All-Church study, we're reading Josh Scott's "Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes". We'll be looking at how reading familiar stories from the Bible through a wiser, more mature lens can expand our idea of God.So often we’re introduced to these Bible stories in Sunday school, and we get the most simplified, surface level reading of them. But it’s important to go back once we’re grown ups and read these stories with fresh eyes, to see what new truths we can discover in them about God and the world around us.
For our Fall 2023 All-Church study, we're reading Josh Scott's "Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes". We'll be looking at how reading familiar stories from the Bible through a wiser, more mature lens can expand our idea of God.So often we’re introduced to these Bible stories in Sunday school, and we get the most simplified, surface level reading of them. But it’s important to go back once we’re grown ups and read these stories with fresh eyes, to see what new truths we can discover in them about God and the world around us.
For millennia, Psalms has been one of the most beloved books of the Bible. These ancient poems and songs have spoken to us in moments of joy and in times of deep suffering.But Psalms is more than a random collection of ancient Israel’s greatest hits. It’s an invitation to see God in a different way, and to step into a faith that includes all of who we are.Like the psalmists, we are free to be our authentic selves, and to belong to a stream of faith reaching back through generations.
For millennia, Psalms has been one of the most beloved books of the Bible. These ancient poems and songs have spoken to us in moments of joy and in times of deep suffering.But Psalms is more than a random collection of ancient Israel’s greatest hits. It’s an invitation to see God in a different way, and to step into a faith that includes all of who we are.Like the psalmists, we are free to be our authentic selves, and to belong to a stream of faith reaching back through generations.
The Well welcomes special guest Stan Mitchell live and in person on September 10.Stan Mitchell serves as a Teaching Pastor at The Village in Atlanta, GA as well as Pastor Emeritus of GracePointe Church in Nashville, TN, having served as its Lead Pastor from 2003 through 2019.In 2015, GracePointe made the move to the full affirmation and celebration of LGBTQ+ people. Prior to this he was the Teaching Pastor at Christ Church also in Nashville, TN. He spends his vocational time now as a speaker, LGBTQ+ advocate, and consultant within the Progressive Christian movement.
If you have the Gloria Gaynor song playing in your head, no one will blame you! A brand new series about hope and making it through, I Will Survive, begins August 6.Everyone experiences loss and disappointment of some kind. About half of us will experience anxiety or depression at some time in our lives, and millions struggle with substance abuse, fatigue, excessive worry, and disillusionment. About 40% of first marriages end in divorce. Abuse and mistreatment are rampant, and many of us have experienced shaming over sexuality, whether as an LGBTQ+ person or from so-called purity culture.These experiences are common to humanity, and we can be tempted to lose hope. With the right coping mechanisms, spiritual practices, and support, however, we can have hope for better days ahead.During I Will Survive, you will gain tools for coping and be inspired to feel hope for a better future!Join us beginning August 6 for a brand new series, I Will Survive.
If you have the Gloria Gaynor song playing in your head, no one will blame you! A brand new series about hope and making it through, I Will Survive, begins August 6.
Everyone experiences loss and disappointment of some kind. About half of us will experience anxiety or depression at some time in our lives, and millions struggle with substance abuse, fatigue, excessive worry, and disillusionment. About 40% of first marriages end in divorce. Abuse and mistreatment are rampant, and many of us have experienced shaming over sexuality, whether as an LGBTQ+ person or from so-called purity culture.
These experiences are common to humanity, and we can be tempted to lose hope. With the right coping mechanisms, spiritual practices, and support, however, we can have hope for better days ahead.
During I Will Survive, you will gain tools for coping and be inspired to feel hope for a better future!
Join us beginning August 6 for a brand new series, I Will Survive.
If you have the Gloria Gaynor song playing in your head, no one will blame you! A brand new series about hope and making it through, I Will Survive, begins August 6.
Everyone experiences loss and disappointment of some kind. About half of us will experience anxiety or depression at some time in our lives, and millions struggle with substance abuse, fatigue, excessive worry, and disillusionment. About 40% of first marriages end in divorce. Abuse and mistreatment are rampant, and many of us have experienced shaming over sexuality, whether as an LGBTQ+ person or from so-called purity culture.
These experiences are common to humanity, and we can be tempted to lose hope. With the right coping mechanisms, spiritual practices, and support, however, we can have hope for better days ahead.
During I Will Survive, you will gain tools for coping and be inspired to feel hope for a better future!
Join us beginning August 6 for a brand new series, I Will Survive.
If you have the Gloria Gaynor song playing in your head, no one will blame you! A brand new series about hope and making it through, I Will Survive, begins August 6.
Everyone experiences loss and disappointment of some kind. About half of us will experience anxiety or depression at some time in our lives, and millions struggle with substance abuse, fatigue, excessive worry, and disillusionment. About 40% of first marriages end in divorce. Abuse and mistreatment are rampant, and many of us have experienced shaming over sexuality, whether as an LGBTQ+ person or from so-called purity culture.
These experiences are common to humanity, and we can be tempted to lose hope. With the right coping mechanisms, spiritual practices, and support, however, we can have hope for better days ahead.
During I Will Survive, you will gain tools for coping and be inspired to feel hope for a better future!
Join us beginning August 6 for a brand new series, I Will Survive.
If you have the Gloria Gaynor song playing in your head, no one will blame you! A brand new series about hope and making it through, I Will Survive, begins August 6.
Everyone experiences loss and disappointment of some kind. About half of us will experience anxiety or depression at some time in our lives, and millions struggle with substance abuse, fatigue, excessive worry, and disillusionment. About 40% of first marriages end in divorce. Abuse and mistreatment are rampant, and many of us have experienced shaming over sexuality, whether as an LGBTQ+ person or from so-called purity culture.
These experiences are common to humanity, and we can be tempted to lose hope. With the right coping mechanisms, spiritual practices, and support, however, we can have hope for better days ahead.
During I Will Survive, you will gain tools for coping and be inspired to feel hope for a better future!
Join us beginning August 6 for a brand new series, I Will Survive.
The prophets we encounter in the Old Testament are probably far more relevant to our time that we realize. They lived in a divided, contentious, and uncertain time. They could see beneath the surface and warned their contemporaries of where division and injustice would lead. They spoke out on behalf of the oppressed and urged their society to practice God's justice and righteousness, which meant to do right by everybody.
Maybe you can identify with them.
During Prophets: Why Your Voice Matters, we will get to know a few of the Hebrew prophets from the Old Testament, discover why our time is so much like theirs, and see why your voice matters in a divided and uncertain world.
The prophets we encounter in the Old Testament are probably far more relevant to our time that we realize. They lived in a divided, contentious, and uncertain time. They could see beneath the surface and warned their contemporaries of where division and injustice would lead. They spoke out on behalf of the oppressed and urged their society to practice God's justice and righteousness, which meant to do right by everybody.
Maybe you can identify with them.
During Prophets: Why Your Voice Matters, we will get to know a few of the Hebrew prophets from the Old Testament, discover why our time is so much like theirs, and see why your voice matters in a divided and uncertain world.
The prophets we encounter in the Old Testament are probably far more relevant to our time that we realize. They lived in a divided, contentious, and uncertain time. They could see beneath the surface and warned their contemporaries of where division and injustice would lead. They spoke out on behalf of the oppressed and urged their society to practice God's justice and righteousness, which meant to do right by everybody.
Maybe you can identify with them.
During Prophets: Why Your Voice Matters, we will get to know a few of the Hebrew prophets from the Old Testament, discover why our time is so much like theirs, and see why your voice matters in a divided and uncertain world.
The prophets we encounter in the Old Testament are probably far more relevant to our time that we realize. They lived in a divided, contentious, and uncertain time. They could see beneath the surface and warned their contemporaries of where division and injustice would lead. They spoke out on behalf of the oppressed and urged their society to practice God's justice and righteousness, which meant to do right by everybody.
Maybe you can identify with them.
During Prophets: Why Your Voice Matters, we will get to know a few of the Hebrew prophets from the Old Testament, discover why our time is so much like theirs, and see why your voice matters in a divided and uncertain world.
Sparketype is a personality inventory that helps you discover "your unique imprint for work that makes you come alive, fills you with meaning, joy, purpose, possibility, then helps you spend the rest of your life doing it."
We use Sparketype in our Growth Track Step 3: Discover Your Purpose Class to help us find our callings. During this series, not only will you learn about your Sparketype, but you will discover what Scripture teaches about your calling, purpose, and how you can feel maximum fulfillment in life.
There are ten Sparketypes, and each person has a Primary Sparketype, Shadow Sparketype, and Anti-Sparketype. You can discover yours by taking a free assessment, and then follow along during the series to learn about yourself and your unique God-given calling.
Take the free Sparketype Assessment here: https://sparketype.com/sparketest
Sparketype is a personality inventory that helps you discover "your unique imprint for work that makes you come alive, fills you with meaning, joy, purpose, possibility, then helps you spend the rest of your life doing it."
We use Sparketype in our Growth Track Step 3: Discover Your Purpose Class to help us find our callings. During this series, not only will you learn about your Sparketype, but you will discover what Scripture teaches about your calling, purpose, and how you can feel maximum fulfillment in life.
There are ten Sparketypes, and each person has a Primary Sparketype, Shadow Sparketype, and Anti-Sparketype. You can discover yours by taking a free assessment, and then follow along during the series to learn about yourself and your unique God-given calling.
Take the free Sparketype Assessment here: https://sparketype.com/sparketest
Sparketype is a personality inventory that helps you discover "your unique imprint for work that makes you come alive, fills you with meaning, joy, purpose, possibility, then helps you spend the rest of your life doing it."
We use Sparketype in our Growth Track Step 3: Discover Your Purpose Class to help us find our callings. During this series, not only will you learn about your Sparketype, but you will discover what Scripture teaches about your calling, purpose, and how you can feel maximum fulfillment in life.
There are ten Sparketypes, and each person has a Primary Sparketype, Shadow Sparketype, and Anti-Sparketype. You can discover yours by taking a free assessment, and then follow along during the series to learn about yourself and your unique God-given calling.
Take the free Sparketype Assessment here: https://sparketype.com/sparketest
Sparketype is a personality inventory that helps you discover "your unique imprint for work that makes you come alive, fills you with meaning, joy, purpose, possibility, then helps you spend the rest of your life doing it."
We use Sparketype in our Growth Track Step 3: Discover Your Purpose Class to help us find our callings. During this series, not only will you learn about your Sparketype, but you will discover what Scripture teaches about your calling, purpose, and how you can feel maximum fulfillment in life.
There are ten Sparketypes, and each person has a Primary Sparketype, Shadow Sparketype, and Anti-Sparketype. You can discover yours by taking a free assessment, and then follow along during the series to learn about yourself and your unique God-given calling.
Take the free Sparketype Assessment here: https://sparketype.com/sparketest
Sparketype is a personality inventory that helps you discover "your unique imprint for work that makes you come alive, fills you with meaning, joy, purpose, possibility, then helps you spend the rest of your life doing it."We use Sparketype in our Growth Track Step 3: Discover Your Purpose Class to help us find our callings. During this series, not only will you learn about your Sparketype, but you will discover what Scripture teaches about your calling, purpose, and how you can feel maximum fulfillment in life.There are ten Sparketypes, and each person has a Primary Sparketype, Shadow Sparketype, and Anti-Sparketype. You can discover yours by taking a free assessment, and then follow along durinag the series to learn about yourself and your unique God-given calling.Take the free Sparketype Assessment here:https://sparketype.com/sparketest
Sparketype is a personality inventory that helps you discover "your unique imprint for work that makes you come alive, fills you with meaning, joy, purpose, possibility, then helps you spend the rest of your life doing it."We use Sparketype in our Growth Track Step 3: Discover Your Purpose Class to help us find our callings. During this series, not only will you learn about your Sparketype, but you will discover what Scripture teaches about your calling, purpose, and how you can feel maximum fulfillment in life.There are ten Sparketypes, and each person has a Primary Sparketype, Shadow Sparketype, and Anti-Sparketype. You can discover yours by taking a free assessment, and then follow along durinag the series to learn about yourself and your unique God-given calling.Take the free Sparketype Assessment here:https://sparketype.com/sparketest
Today, The Well welcomes special guest Josh Scott. Josh is the pastor of Gracepointe Church in Nashville and the author of the newly released Bible Stories for Grownups: Reading Scripture Through New Eyes.Josh shares from his new book about re-reading familiar Bible stories with the intelligence and thoughtfulness of an adult, and about interpreting the Bible as a thinking, compassionate person.
We spend a great deal of time looking at screens - smartphones, computer monitors, TVs, etc., and the jury is still out on how much our use of technology affects our brains.We know for sure, however, that technology affects our relationships.Some of us may already suspect that we spend too much time on our phones and not enough in face to face conversation or engaging in other activities we enjoy. We certainly have experienced both the positive and the destructive potential of social media on our relationships and sense of well-being.At the extreme, our use of technology can distract us from spending quality time with the people we love.During Tech Balance, we will gain an understanding of how technology affects our lives, discover best practices for using technology wisely, and most of all, learn how to improve our relationships and cultivate time with the people we love.
We spend a great deal of time looking at screens - smartphones, computer monitors, TVs, etc., and the jury is still out on how much our use of technology affects our brains.We know for sure, however, that technology affects our relationships.Some of us may already suspect that we spend too much time on our phones and not enough in face to face conversation or engaging in other activities we enjoy. We certainly have experienced both the positive and the destructive potential of social media on our relationships and sense of well-being.At the extreme, our use of technology can distract us from spending quality time with the people we love.During Tech Balance, we will gain an understanding of how technology affects our lives, discover best practices for using technology wisely, and most of all, learn how to improve our relationships and cultivate time with the people we love.
We spend a great deal of time looking at screens - smartphones, computer monitors, TVs, etc., and the jury is still out on how much our use of technology affects our brains.We know for sure, however, that technology affects our relationships.Some of us may already suspect that we spend too much time on our phones and not enough in face to face conversation or engaging in other activities we enjoy. We certainly have experienced both the positive and the destructive potential of social media on our relationships and sense of well-being.At the extreme, our use of technology can distract us from spending quality time with the people we love.During Tech Balance, we will gain an understanding of how technology affects our lives, discover best practices for using technology wisely, and most of all, learn how to improve our relationships and cultivate time with the people we love.
We spend a great deal of time looking at screens - smartphones, computer monitors, TVs, etc., and the jury is still out on how much our use of technology affects our brains.We know for sure, however, that technology affects our relationships.Some of us may already suspect that we spend too much time on our phones and not enough in face to face conversation or engaging in other activities we enjoy. We certainly have experienced both the positive and the destructive potential of social media on our relationships and sense of well-being.At the extreme, our use of technology can distract us from spending quality time with the people we love.During Tech Balance, we will gain an understanding of how technology affects our lives, discover best practices for using technology wisely, and most of all, learn how to improve our relationships and cultivate time with the people we love.
We spend a great deal of time looking at screens - smartphones, computer monitors, TVs, etc., and the jury is still out on how much our use of technology affects our brains.We know for sure, however, that technology affects our relationships.Some of us may already suspect that we spend too much time on our phones and not enough in face to face conversation or engaging in other activities we enjoy. We certainly have experienced both the positive and the destructive potential of social media on our relationships and sense of well-being.At the extreme, our use of technology can distract us from spending quality time with the people we love.During Tech Balance, we will gain an understanding of how technology affects our lives, discover best practices for using technology wisely, and most of all, learn how to improve our relationships and cultivate time with the people we love.
Lent is a season of preparation for Easter, and our all-church study this Lent is based on the book "Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, The Disappointed, and The Disillusioned" by Brian McLaren.In a time of doubt and deconstruction, "Do I Stay Christian?" publicly addresses the question that surprising numbers of people are asking in private. Brian McLaren does not urge Christians to dig in their heels nor does he warn them to run for the exit.Instead, he combines his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity.
Lent is a season of preparation for Easter, and our all-church study this Lent is based on the book "Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, The Disappointed, and The Disillusioned" by Brian McLaren.In a time of doubt and deconstruction, "Do I Stay Christian?" publicly addresses the question that surprising numbers of people are asking in private. Brian McLaren does not urge Christians to dig in their heels nor does he warn them to run for the exit.Instead, he combines his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity.
Lent is a season of preparation for Easter, and our all-church study this Lent is based on the book "Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, The Disappointed, and The Disillusioned" by Brian McLaren.In a time of doubt and deconstruction, "Do I Stay Christian?" publicly addresses the question that surprising numbers of people are asking in private. Brian McLaren does not urge Christians to dig in their heels nor does he warn them to run for the exit.Instead, he combines his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity.
Lent is a season of preparation for Easter, and our all-church study this Lent is based on the book "Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, The Disappointed, and The Disillusioned" by Brian McLaren.In a time of doubt and deconstruction, "Do I Stay Christian?" publicly addresses the question that surprising numbers of people are asking in private. Brian McLaren does not urge Christians to dig in their heels nor does he warn them to run for the exit.Instead, he combines his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity.
Lent is a season of preparation for Easter, and our all-church study this Lent is based on the book "Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, The Disappointed, and The Disillusioned" by Brian McLaren.In a time of doubt and deconstruction, "Do I Stay Christian?" publicly addresses the question that surprising numbers of people are asking in private. Brian McLaren does not urge Christians to dig in their heels nor does he warn them to run for the exit.Instead, he combines his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity.
Lent is a season of preparation for Easter, and our all-church study this Lent is based on the book "Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, The Disappointed, and The Disillusioned" by Brian McLaren.In a time of doubt and deconstruction, "Do I Stay Christian?" publicly addresses the question that surprising numbers of people are asking in private. Brian McLaren does not urge Christians to dig in their heels nor does he warn them to run for the exit.Instead, he combines his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity.
Lent is a season of preparation for Easter, and our all-church study this Lent is based on the book "Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, The Disappointed, and The Disillusioned" by Brian McLaren.In a time of doubt and deconstruction, "Do I Stay Christian?" publicly addresses the question that surprising numbers of people are asking in private. Brian McLaren does not urge Christians to dig in their heels nor does he warn them to run for the exit.Instead, he combines his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity.
The relationship between faith and mental health has often been strained at best. So many have sought Christian counseling only to hear, "Just pray about it." Others have been told that a serious mental illness like depression is just a "lack of faith." While these answers may come from well-meaning people, they ignore evidence-based mental health treatment.While the Bible never uses the phrase like "mental health," verses abound that speak of the soul (from where we derive our word "psyche" in biblical Greek), the spirit, peace, healing, order, a person being restored, etc. The people of the Bible experienced just life as we do, with all of our human hurts and struggles.In the anxious times in which we live, you will benefit from a greater understanding of our mind, soul, body, and spirit and how our faith can partner with mental health science to help you live life to the fullest. Drawing from both our faith and evidence-based, science-backed clinical resources, Peace of Mind: Faith and Mental Health will help you to integrate your faith as you journey toward wellness.
During Peace of Mind: Faith and Mental Health, The Well welcomes special guest Colby Martin.Colby is an author, speaker, and spiritual coach who creates resources to help people grow in their faith. The author of the popular Unclobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality and The Shift: Surviving and Thriving After Moving from Conservative to Progressive Christianity, Colby understands the questions people have along their faith journey and how to integrate faith with a deeper understanding of what it means to be human.
The relationship between faith and mental health has often been strained at best. So many have sought Christian counseling only to hear, "Just pray about it." Others have been told that a serious mental illness like depression is just a "lack of faith." While these answers may come from well-meaning people, they ignore evidence-based mental health treatment.While the Bible never uses the phrase like "mental health," verses abound that speak of the soul (from where we derive our word "psyche" in biblical Greek), the spirit, peace, healing, order, a person being restored, etc. The people of the Bible experienced just life as we do, with all of our human hurts and struggles.In the anxious times in which we live, you will benefit from a greater understanding of our mind, soul, body, and spirit and how our faith can partner with mental health science to help you live life to the fullest. Drawing from both our faith and evidence-based, science-backed clinical resources, Peace of Mind: Faith and Mental Health will help you to integrate your faith as you journey toward wellness.
The relationship between faith and mental health has often been strained at best. So many have sought Christian counseling only to hear, "Just pray about it." Others have been told that a serious mental illness like depression is just a "lack of faith." While these answers may come from well-meaning people, they ignore evidence-based mental health treatment.While the Bible never uses the phrase like "mental health," verses abound that speak of the soul (from where we derive our word "psyche" in biblical Greek), the spirit, peace, healing, order, a person being restored, etc. The people of the Bible experienced just life as we do, with all of our human hurts and struggles.In the anxious times in which we live, you will benefit from a greater understanding of our mind, soul, body, and spirit and how our faith can partner with mental health science to help you live life to the fullest. Drawing from both our faith and evidence-based, science-backed clinical resources, Peace of Mind: Faith and Mental Health will help you to integrate your faith as you journey toward wellness.
The relationship between faith and mental health has often been strained at best. So many have sought Christian counseling only to hear, "Just pray about it." Others have been told that a serious mental illness like depression is just a "lack of faith." While these answers may come from well-meaning people, they ignore evidence-based mental health treatment.While the Bible never uses the phrase like "mental health," verses abound that speak of the soul (from where we derive our word "psyche" in biblical Greek), the spirit, peace, healing, order, a person being restored, etc. The people of the Bible experienced just life as we do, with all of our human hurts and struggles.In the anxious times in which we live, you will benefit from a greater understanding of our mind, soul, body, and spirit and how our faith can partner with mental health science to help you live life to the fullest. Drawing from both our faith and evidence-based, science-backed clinical resources, Peace of Mind: Faith and Mental Health will help you to integrate your faith as you journey toward wellness.
The relationship between faith and mental health has often been strained at best. So many have sought Christian counseling only to hear, "Just pray about it." Others have been told that a serious mental illness like depression is just a "lack of faith." While these answers may come from well-meaning people, they ignore evidence-based mental health treatment.While the Bible never uses the phrase like "mental health," verses abound that speak of the soul (from where we derive our word "psyche" in biblical Greek), the spirit, peace, healing, order, a person being restored, etc. The people of the Bible experienced just life as we do, with all of our human hurts and struggles.In the anxious times in which we live, you will benefit from a greater understanding of our mind, soul, body, and spirit and how our faith can partner with mental health science to help you live life to the fullest. Drawing from both our faith and evidence-based, science-backed clinical resources, Peace of Mind: Faith and Mental Health will help you to integrate your faith as you journey toward wellness.
The relationship between faith and mental health has often been strained at best. So many have sought Christian counseling only to hear, "Just pray about it." Others have been told that a serious mental illness like depression is just a "lack of faith." While these answers may come from well-meaning people, they ignore evidence-based mental health treatment.While the Bible never uses the phrase like "mental health," verses abound that speak of the soul (from where we derive our word "psyche" in biblical Greek), the spirit, peace, healing, order, a person being restored, etc. The people of the Bible experienced just life as we do, with all of our human hurts and struggles.In the anxious times in which we live, you will benefit from a greater understanding of our mind, soul, body, and spirit and how our faith can partner with mental health science to help you live life to the fullest. Drawing from both our faith and evidence-based, science-backed clinical resources, Peace of Mind: Faith and Mental Health will help you to integrate your faith as you journey toward wellness.
New Year’s Day is an opportunity for us to look both forward to the future and backward at where we’ve come from. In this devotional, we discuss Paul’s words to the Philippians, and how they can help us to know which things to keep our eyes on, and which we can let go of as we head into the new year.
The message of Christmas is one of joy, peace, and celebration based upon the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.In the time in which we live, however, the meaning of the season can easily be drowned out by the ugly thoughts, words, motives, and actions that we see all around us.This Christmas, we have the opportunity to reflect on how each of us can celebrate the birth of Jesus by the way we think of, speak to, and act toward the people around us. We can turn the ugliness into something beautiful.
The message of Christmas is one of joy, peace, and celebration based upon the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.In the time in which we live, however, the meaning of the season can easily be drowned out by the ugly thoughts, words, motives, and actions that we see all around us.This Christmas, we have the opportunity to reflect on how each of us can celebrate the birth of Jesus by the way we think of, speak to, and act toward the people around us. We can turn the ugliness into something beautiful.
The message of Christmas is one of joy, peace, and celebration based upon the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.In the time in which we live, however, the meaning of the season can easily be drowned out by the ugly thoughts, words, motives, and actions that we see all around us.This Christmas, we have the opportunity to reflect on how each of us can celebrate the birth of Jesus by the way we think of, speak to, and act toward the people around us. We can turn the ugliness into something beautiful.
The message of Christmas is one of joy, peace, and celebration based upon the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.In the time in which we live, however, the meaning of the season can easily be drowned out by the ugly thoughts, words, motives, and actions that we see all around us.This Christmas, we have the opportunity to reflect on how each of us can celebrate the birth of Jesus by the way we think of, speak to, and act toward the people around us. We can turn the ugliness into something beautiful.
The message of Christmas is one of joy, peace, and celebration based upon the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.In the time in which we live, however, the meaning of the season can easily be drowned out by the ugly thoughts, words, motives, and actions that we see all around us.This Christmas, we have the opportunity to reflect on how each of us can celebrate the birth of Jesus by the way we think of, speak to, and act toward the people around us. We can turn the ugliness into something beautiful.
While most of us know about Jonah from the children's version of the story centered on a large fish, the book of Jonah is actually one of the most profound books of the Bible.As a work of literature, it has been called the best written book of the Bible, and its much needed message is usually lost in pointless arguments about whether a man can survive in a fish's stomach for three days.Jonah is a tragedy that becomes a comedy, a four-chapter short story about a reluctant prophet who runs from God and is, morally, the worst person in the story. After being called by God to preach repentance to his geopolitical enemies, the Ninevites, he catches a boat and sails in the exact opposite direction from Nineveh. God has an unexpected way of getting him back on course. While the message of Jonah is an encouragement to all of us, reminding us that God can work in amazing ways through imperfect vessels, it also speaks powerfully to us about disillusionment, depression, and during the election season of 2022 America, about how to relate to people who define themselves as our enemies.
While most of us know about Jonah from the children's version of the story centered on a large fish, the book of Jonah is actually one of the most profound books of the Bible.As a work of literature, it has been called the best written book of the Bible, and its much needed message is usually lost in pointless arguments about whether a man can survive in a fish's stomach for three days.Jonah is a tragedy that becomes a comedy, a four-chapter short story about a reluctant prophet who runs from God and is, morally, the worst person in the story. After being called by God to preach repentance to his geopolitical enemies, the Ninevites, he catches a boat and sails in the exact opposite direction from Nineveh. God has an unexpected way of getting him back on course. While the message of Jonah is an encouragement to all of us, reminding us that God can work in amazing ways through imperfect vessels, it also speaks powerfully to us about disillusionment, depression, and during the election season of 2022 America, about how to relate to people who define themselves as our enemies.
While most of us know about Jonah from the children's version of the story centered on a large fish, the book of Jonah is actually one of the most profound books of the Bible.As a work of literature, it has been called the best written book of the Bible, and its much needed message is usually lost in pointless arguments about whether a man can survive in a fish's stomach for three days.Jonah is a tragedy that becomes a comedy, a four-chapter short story about a reluctant prophet who runs from God and is, morally, the worst person in the story. After being called by God to preach repentance to his geopolitical enemies, the Ninevites, he catches a boat and sails in the exact opposite direction from Nineveh. God has an unexpected way of getting him back on course. While the message of Jonah is an encouragement to all of us, reminding us that God can work in amazing ways through imperfect vessels, it also speaks powerfully to us about disillusionment, depression, and during the election season of 2022 America, about how to relate to people who define themselves as our enemies.
While most of us know about Jonah from the children's version of the story centered on a large fish, the book of Jonah is actually one of the most profound books of the Bible.As a work of literature, it has been called the best written book of the Bible, and its much needed message is usually lost in pointless arguments about whether a man can survive in a fish's stomach for three days.Jonah is a tragedy that becomes a comedy, a four-chapter short story about a reluctant prophet who runs from God and is, morally, the worst person in the story. After being called by God to preach repentance to his geopolitical enemies, the Ninevites, he catches a boat and sails in the exact opposite direction from Nineveh. God has an unexpected way of getting him back on course.While the message of Jonah is an encouragement to all of us, reminding us that God can work in amazing ways through imperfect vessels, it also speaks powerfully to us about disillusionment, depression, and during the election season of 2022 America, about how to relate to people who define themselves as our enemies.
Growth Track is a model of how you can grow as follower of Jesus Christ at The Well. Each step has a corresponding action step, and over the course of the next year, The Well will offer corresponding classes for each step of Growth Track.Discover the power of belonging, becoming your best self, discovering your purpose, and making a difference with your life in a way that only you can do.Become all that you were created to be!
Growth Track is a model of how you can grow as follower of Jesus Christ at The Well. Each step has a corresponding action step, and over the course of the next year, The Well will offer corresponding classes for each step of Growth Track.Discover the power of belonging, becoming your best self, discovering your purpose, and making a difference with your life in a way that only you can do.Become all that you were created to be!
Growth Track is a model of how you can grow as follower of Jesus Christ at The Well. Each step has a corresponding action step, and over the course of the next year, The Well will offer corresponding classes for each step of Growth Track.Discover the power of belonging, becoming your best self, discovering your purpose, and making a difference with your life in a way that only you can do.Become all that you were created to be!
Growth Track is a model of how you can grow as follower of Jesus Christ at The Well. Each step has a corresponding action step, and over the course of the next year, The Well will offer corresponding classes for each step of Growth Track.
Discover the power of belonging, becoming your best self, discovering your purpose, and making a difference with your life in a way that only you can do.
Become all that you were created to be!
In the tumultuous times we live in, chaos, violence, and hatred seem to be gaining ground. We wonder what the future holds. We have seen where nationalism and authoritarianism have taken countries in the past, and we hope and pray that history does not repeat itself here.
In times like these, we need guidance, and probably most of all, hope.
Hope often surprises us, and perhaps now it springs from the pages of an ancient and often misunderstood letter. Revelation is opaque and mysterious apocalyptic literature, terrifying, and at times inspiring. But the message written twenty centuries ago in a time of great distress was actually shared to uncover, or reveal, where our hope comes from.
In the tumultuous times we live in, chaos, violence, and hatred seem to be gaining ground. We wonder what the future holds. We have seen where nationalism and authoritarianism have taken countries in the past, and we hope and pray that history does not repeat itself here.
In times like these, we need guidance, and probably most of all, hope.
Hope often surprises us, and perhaps now it springs from the pages of an ancient and often misunderstood letter. Revelation is opaque and mysterious apocalyptic literature, terrifying, and at times inspiring. But the message written twenty centuries ago in a time of great distress was actually shared to uncover, or reveal, where our hope comes from.
In the tumultuous times we live in, chaos, violence, and hatred seem to be gaining ground. We wonder what the future holds. We have seen where nationalism and authoritarianism have taken countries in the past, and we hope and pray that history does not repeat itself here.
In times like these, we need guidance, and probably most of all, hope.
Hope often surprises us, and perhaps now it springs from the pages of an ancient and often misunderstood letter. Revelation is opaque and mysterious apocalyptic literature, terrifying, and at times inspiring. But the message written twenty centuries ago in a time of great distress was actually shared to uncover, or reveal, where our hope comes from.
In the tumultuous times we live in, chaos, violence, and hatred seem to be gaining ground. We wonder what the future holds. We have seen where nationalism and authoritarianism have taken countries in the past, and we hope and pray that history does not repeat itself here.
In times like these, we need guidance, and probably most of all, hope.
Hope often surprises us, and perhaps now it springs from the pages of an ancient and often misunderstood letter. Revelation is opaque and mysterious apocalyptic literature, terrifying, and at times inspiring. But the message written twenty centuries ago in a time of great distress was actually shared to uncover, or reveal, where our hope comes from.
In the tumultuous times we live in, chaos, violence, and hatred seem to be gaining ground. We wonder what the future holds. We have seen where nationalism and authoritarianism have taken countries in the past, and we hope and pray that history does not repeat itself here.
In times like these, we need guidance, and probably most of all, hope.
Hope often surprises us, and perhaps now it springs from the pages of an ancient and often misunderstood letter. Revelation is opaque and mysterious apocalyptic literature, terrifying, and at times inspiring. But the message written twenty centuries ago in a time of great distress was actually shared to uncover, or reveal, where our hope comes from.
In the tumultuous times we live in, chaos, violence, and hatred seem to be gaining ground. We wonder what the future holds. We have seen where nationalism and authoritarianism have taken countries in the past, and we hope and pray that history does not repeat itself here.
In times like these, we need guidance, and probably most of all, hope.
Hope often surprises us, and perhaps now it springs from the pages of an ancient and often misunderstood letter. Revelation is opaque and mysterious apocalyptic literature, terrifying, and at times inspiring. But the message written twenty centuries ago in a time of great distress was actually shared to uncover, or reveal, where our hope comes from.
Every week, you'll see guest speakers from around the country share what they are passionate about.
June 5 | Rev. Bill Schnell June 12 | Aaron Strietzel June 19 | Matt and Jackie LeFevers June 26 | Josh Scott
Take a virtual road trip this summer, because this Road Trip is cheaper than buying gas!
Every week, you'll see guest speakers from around the country share what they are passionate about.
June 5 | Rev. Bill Schnell June 12 | Aaron Strietzel June 19 | Matt and Jackie LeFevers June 26 | Josh Scott
Take a virtual road trip this summer, because this Road Trip is cheaper than buying gas!
Every week, you'll see guest speakers from around the country share what they are passionate about.
June 5 | Rev. Bill Schnell June 12 | Aaron Strietzel June 19 | Matt and Jackie LeFevers June 26 | Josh Scott
Take a virtual road trip this summer, because this Road Trip is cheaper than buying gas!
On July 24, we’re beginning a new sermon series about strengthening your relationships at home, work, church, school, and everywhere else, called Reconnect: Renewing Your Relationships in a World That Pulls Them Apart.
Reconnect is about learning new skills to renew, repair, or restart strained relationships in our lives. Whether it is our marriage, extended family, co-workers, church friends, school friends, etc. the stress of the past several years has taken its toll, and our relationships have suffered. You’ll discover what Scripture says about creating healthy relationships and how to renew ones that have been strained or pulled apart.
July 24 | Conflict Resolution July 31 | Communication August 7 | Connection August 14 | Compassion
If you feel like your relationships could use some help, join us in person or online beginning July 24 for Reconnect: Renewing Your Relationships in a World That Pulls Them Apart.
On July 24, we’re beginning a new sermon series about strengthening your relationships at home, work, church, school, and everywhere else, called Reconnect: Renewing Your Relationships in a World That Pulls Them Apart.
Reconnect is about learning new skills to renew, repair, or restart strained relationships in our lives. Whether it is our marriage, extended family, co-workers, church friends, school friends, etc. the stress of the past several years has taken its toll, and our relationships have suffered. You’ll discover what Scripture says about creating healthy relationships and how to renew ones that have been strained or pulled apart.
July 24 | Conflict Resolution July 31 | Communication August 7 | Connection August 14 | Compassion
If you feel like your relationships could use some help, join us in person or online beginning July 24 for Reconnect: Renewing Your Relationships in a World That Pulls Them Apart.
On July 24, we’re beginning a new sermon series about strengthening your relationships at home, work, church, school, and everywhere else, called Reconnect: Renewing Your Relationships in a World That Pulls Them Apart.
Reconnect is about learning new skills to renew, repair, or restart strained relationships in our lives. Whether it is our marriage, extended family, co-workers, church friends, school friends, etc. the stress of the past several years has taken its toll, and our relationships have suffered.
You’ll discover what Scripture says about creating healthy relationships and how to renew ones that have been strained or pulled apart.
July 24 | Conflict Resolution July 31 | Communication August 7 | Connection August 14 | Compassion
If you feel like your relationships could use some help, join us in person or online beginning July 24 for Reconnect: Renewing Your Relationships in a World That Pulls Them Apart.
On July 24, we’re beginning a new sermon series about strengthening your relationships at home, work, church, school, and everywhere else, called Reconnect: Renewing Your Relationships in a World That Pulls Them Apart.
Reconnect is about learning new skills to renew, repair, or restart strained relationships in our lives. Whether it is our marriage, extended family, co-workers, church friends, school friends, etc. the stress of the past several years has taken its toll, and our relationships have suffered.
You’ll discover what Scripture says about creating healthy relationships and how to renew ones that have been strained or pulled apart.
July 24 | Conflict Resolution July 31 | Communication August 7 | Connection August 14 | Compassion
If you feel like your relationships could use some help, join us in person or online beginning July 24 for Reconnect: Renewing Your Relationships in a World That Pulls Them Apart.
On July 3, Pastor Ryan will begin a two-week series, Inked: Communion and Baptism.
When the Gospel writers inked the words of Jesus onto their scrolls, they gave us two permanent sacraments that followers of Jesus would practice for all time, Communion and Baptism.
We will discover why Communion and Baptism are powerful means of grace, ways we receive God's grace into our lives that touch us in a deeply moving ways. They are dramatizations of the meaning of life, outward signs of an inward grace, and they remind us of what God wants to do in our lives.
Join us July 3 and 10 for Inked: Communion and Baptism.
On July 3, Pastor Ryan will begin a two-week series, Inked: Communion and Baptism.
When the Gospel writers inked the words of Jesus onto their scrolls, they gave us two permanent sacraments that followers of Jesus would practice for all time, Communion and Baptism.
We will discover why Communion and Baptism are powerful means of grace, ways we receive God's grace into our lives that touch us in a deeply moving ways. They are dramatizations of the meaning of life, outward signs of an inward grace, and they remind us of what God wants to do in our lives.
Join us July 3 and 10 for Inked: Communion and Baptism.
Every week, you'll see guest speakers from around the country share what they are passionate about.
June 5 | Rev. Bill Schnell June 12 | Aaron Strietzel June 19 | Matt and Jackie LeFevers June 26 | Josh Scott
Take a virtual road trip this summer, because this Road Trip is cheaper than buying gas!
We live in a divided world and in a time in which Christians are divided every bit as much. We could benefit by learning more about each other, as understanding the various branches of Christianity would help to bring our world closer together.
Perhaps most importantly, being exposed to different expressions of our faith could revolutionize your spiritual life.
For example, those who struggle with the concept of an eternal, fiery hell have found a completely new view of God and of the afterlife by learning about Orthodox Christianity. There is something revolutionary to learn about each major branch of Christianity, so we will not critique various denominations, but we will instead seek to learn and gain from them.
It may be that the most impactful experience in your spiritual journey could be discovering how our spiritual ancestors wrestled with, and answered, the major questions they faced.
In this series, we will explore the major branches of Christianity over the centuries in order to learn about them and also to grow in our own spiritual lives.
Sermon Titles April 24 | Catholics May 1 | Orthodox May 8 | Anglicans and Methodists May 15 | Lutherans and Presbyterians May 22 | Baptists, Anabaptists, and Pentecostals May 29 | Nondenominational Christians
A brand new sermon series, The Family Tree: The Denominations of Christianity begins April 24.
We live in a divided world and in a time in which Christians are divided every bit as much. We could benefit by learning more about each other, as understanding the various branches of Christianity would help to bring our world closer together.
Perhaps most importantly, being exposed to different expressions of our faith could revolutionize your spiritual life.
For example, those who struggle with the concept of an eternal, fiery hell have found a completely new view of God and of the afterlife by learning about Orthodox Christianity. There is something revolutionary to learn about each major branch of Christianity, so we will not critique various denominations, but we will instead seek to learn and gain from them.
It may be that the most impactful experience in your spiritual journey could be discovering how our spiritual ancestors wrestled with, and answered, the major questions they faced.
In this series, we will explore the major branches of Christianity over the centuries in order to learn about them and also to grow in our own spiritual lives.
Sermon Titles April 24 | Catholics May 1 | Orthodox May 8 | Anglicans and Methodists May 15 | Lutherans and Presbyterians May 22 | Baptists, Anabaptists, and Pentecostals May 29 | Nondenominational Christians
A brand new sermon series, The Family Tree: The Denominations of Christianity begins April 24.
We live in a divided world and in a time in which Christians are divided every bit as much. We could benefit by learning more about each other, as understanding the various branches of Christianity would help to bring our world closer together.
Perhaps most importantly, being exposed to different expressions of our faith could revolutionize your spiritual life.
For example, those who struggle with the concept of an eternal, fiery hell have found a completely new view of God and of the afterlife by learning about Orthodox Christianity. There is something revolutionary to learn about each major branch of Christianity, so we will not critique various denominations, but we will instead seek to learn and gain from them.
It may be that the most impactful experience in your spiritual journey could be discovering how our spiritual ancestors wrestled with, and answered, the major questions they faced.
In this series, we will explore the major branches of Christianity over the centuries in order to learn about them and also to grow in our own spiritual lives.
Sermon Titles April 24 | Catholics May 1 | Orthodox May 8 | Anglicans and Methodists May 15 | Lutherans and Presbyterians May 22 | Baptists, Anabaptists, and Pentecostals May 29 | Nondenominational Christians
A brand new sermon series, The Family Tree: The Denominations of Christianity begins April 24.
We live in a divided world and in a time in which Christians are divided every bit as much. We could benefit by learning more about each other, as understanding the various branches of Christianity would help to bring our world closer together.
Perhaps most importantly, being exposed to different expressions of our faith could revolutionize your spiritual life.
For example, those who struggle with the concept of an eternal, fiery hell have found a completely new view of God and of the afterlife by learning about Orthodox Christianity. There is something revolutionary to learn about each major branch of Christianity, so we will not critique various denominations, but we will instead seek to learn and gain from them.
It may be that the most impactful experience in your spiritual journey could be discovering how our spiritual ancestors wrestled with, and answered, the major questions they faced.
In this series, we will explore the major branches of Christianity over the centuries in order to learn about them and also to grow in our own spiritual lives.
Sermon Titles April 24 | Catholics May 1 | Orthodox May 8 | Anglicans and Methodists May 15 | Lutherans and Presbyterians May 22 | Baptists, Anabaptists, and Pentecostals May 29 | Nondenominational Christians
A brand new sermon series, The Family Tree: The Denominations of Christianity begins April 24.
We live in a divided world and in a time in which Christians are divided every bit as much. We could benefit by learning more about each other, as understanding the various branches of Christianity would help to bring our world closer together.
Perhaps most importantly, being exposed to different expressions of our faith could revolutionize your spiritual life.
For example, those who struggle with the concept of an eternal, fiery hell have found a completely new view of God and of the afterlife by learning about Orthodox Christianity. There is something revolutionary to learn about each major branch of Christianity, so we will not critique various denominations, but we will instead seek to learn and gain from them.
It may be that the most impactful experience in your spiritual journey could be discovering how our spiritual ancestors wrestled with, and answered, the major questions they faced.
In this series, we will explore the major branches of Christianity over the centuries in order to learn about them and also to grow in our own spiritual lives.
Sermon Titles April 24 | Catholics May 1 | Orthodox May 8 | Lutherans and Presbyterians May 15 | Anglicans and Methodists May 22 | Baptists, Anabaptists, and Pentecostals May 29 | Nondenominational Christians
A brand new sermon series, The Family Tree: The Denominations of Christianity begins April 24.
We live in a divided world and in a time in which Christians are divided every bit as much. We could benefit by learning more about each other, as understanding the various branches of Christianity would help to bring our world closer together.
Perhaps most importantly, being exposed to different expressions of our faith could revolutionize your spiritual life.
For example, those who struggle with the concept of an eternal, fiery hell have found a completely new view of God and of the afterlife by learning about Orthodox Christianity. There is something revolutionary to learn about each major branch of Christianity, so we will not critique various denominations, but we will instead seek to learn and gain from them.
It may be that the most impactful experience in your spiritual journey could be discovering how our spiritual ancestors wrestled with, and answered, the major questions they faced.
In this series, we will explore the major branches of Christianity over the centuries in order to learn about them and also to grow in our own spiritual lives.
Sermon Titles April 24 | Catholics May 1 | Orthodox May 8 | Lutherans and Presbyterians May 15 | Anglicans and Methodists May 22 | Baptists, Anabaptists, and Pentecostals May 29 | Nondenominational Christians
A brand new sermon series, The Family Tree: The Denominations of Christianity begins April 24.
Lent is a six-week season of preparation for Easter, and our Lenten series this year is based on a new book by Brian McLaren entitled Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It.
Sixty-five million adults in the U.S. have dropped out of active church attendance, and about 2.7 million more are leaving every year. Using his own story and the stories of a diverse group of struggling believers, Brian D. McLaren, a former pastor and now an author, speaker, and activist shows how old assumptions are being challenged in nearly every area of human life, not just theology and spirituality.
He proposes a four-stage model of faith development in which questions and doubt are not the enemy of faith, but rather a portal to a more mature and fruitful kind of faith. The four stages - simplicity, complexity, perplexity and harmony - offer a path forward that can help sincere and thoughtful people leave behind unnecessary baggage and increase their commitment to what matters most.
Beginning Sunday March 6, your weekly reading, weekly sermons, and a new Online Connect Group will coincide as we journey together through Faith After Doubt.
Lent is a six-week season of preparation for Easter, and our Lenten series this year is based on a new book by Brian McLaren entitled Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It.
Sixty-five million adults in the U.S. have dropped out of active church attendance, and about 2.7 million more are leaving every year. Using his own story and the stories of a diverse group of struggling believers, Brian D. McLaren, a former pastor and now an author, speaker, and activist shows how old assumptions are being challenged in nearly every area of human life, not just theology and spirituality.
He proposes a four-stage model of faith development in which questions and doubt are not the enemy of faith, but rather a portal to a more mature and fruitful kind of faith. The four stages - simplicity, complexity, perplexity and harmony - offer a path forward that can help sincere and thoughtful people leave behind unnecessary baggage and increase their commitment to what matters most.
Beginning Sunday March 6, your weekly reading, weekly sermons, and a new Online Connect Group will coincide as we journey together through Faith After Doubt.
Lent is a six-week season of preparation for Easter, and our Lenten series this year is based on a new book by Brian McLaren entitled Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It.
Sixty-five million adults in the U.S. have dropped out of active church attendance, and about 2.7 million more are leaving every year. Using his own story and the stories of a diverse group of struggling believers, Brian D. McLaren, a former pastor and now an author, speaker, and activist shows how old assumptions are being challenged in nearly every area of human life, not just theology and spirituality.
He proposes a four-stage model of faith development in which questions and doubt are not the enemy of faith, but rather a portal to a more mature and fruitful kind of faith. The four stages - simplicity, complexity, perplexity and harmony - offer a path forward that can help sincere and thoughtful people leave behind unnecessary baggage and increase their commitment to what matters most.
Beginning Sunday March 6, your weekly reading, weekly sermons, and a new Online Connect Group will coincide as we journey together through Faith After Doubt.
Lent is a six-week season of preparation for Easter, and our Lenten series this year is based on a new book by Brian McLaren entitled Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It.
Sixty-five million adults in the U.S. have dropped out of active church attendance, and about 2.7 million more are leaving every year. Using his own story and the stories of a diverse group of struggling believers, Brian D. McLaren, a former pastor and now an author, speaker, and activist shows how old assumptions are being challenged in nearly every area of human life, not just theology and spirituality.
He proposes a four-stage model of faith development in which questions and doubt are not the enemy of faith, but rather a portal to a more mature and fruitful kind of faith. The four stages - simplicity, complexity, perplexity and harmony - offer a path forward that can help sincere and thoughtful people leave behind unnecessary baggage and increase their commitment to what matters most.
Beginning Sunday March 6, your weekly reading, weekly sermons, and a new Online Connect Group will coincide as we journey together through Faith After Doubt.
Lent is a six-week season of preparation for Easter, and our Lenten series this year is based on a new book by Brian McLaren entitled Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It.
Sixty-five million adults in the U.S. have dropped out of active church attendance, and about 2.7 million more are leaving every year. Using his own story and the stories of a diverse group of struggling believers, Brian D. McLaren, a former pastor and now an author, speaker, and activist shows how old assumptions are being challenged in nearly every area of human life, not just theology and spirituality.
He proposes a four-stage model of faith development in which questions and doubt are not the enemy of faith, but rather a portal to a more mature and fruitful kind of faith. The four stages - simplicity, complexity, perplexity and harmony - offer a path forward that can help sincere and thoughtful people leave behind unnecessary baggage and increase their commitment to what matters most.
Beginning Sunday March 6, your weekly reading, weekly sermons, and a new Online Connect Group will coincide as we journey together through Faith After Doubt.
We all know who THAT kind of Christian is.
We see self-professing Christians in America who are attempting to use authoritarian politics to force others to live according to their religion. They do not seem to value diversity. They may see themselves as society's "moral police," looking down on others who do not fit their description of the nuclear family, may seem to be anti-science, and appear to value only one issue, abortion.
While it may be difficult for many to see Jesus in this type of Christianity, during this series, we will describe what we believe it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ in 2022 America. Every week, we will address theological questions and contemporary issues that affect our everyday lives.
Sermon Titles January 9- Freeing Christianity from Political Authoritarianism January 16- Understanding the Bible January 23- Did God Kill Jesus? (The Atonement and Violence) January 30- Christianity and Other Religions/No Religion Feb. 6- Faith and Science (Healthcare and Climate Change) Feb. 13- The History of American Christianity and Race Feb. 20- Christianity and Abortion Feb. 27- The Bible and Human Sexuality
Invite a friend, and join us beginning January 9, for a brand new series, Not THAT Kind of Christian.
We all know who THAT kind of Christian is.
We see self-professing Christians in America who are attempting to use authoritarian politics to force others to live according to their religion. They do not seem to value diversity. They may see themselves as society's "moral police," looking down on others who do not fit their description of the nuclear family, may seem to be anti-science, and appear to value only one issue, abortion.
While it may be difficult for many to see Jesus in this type of Christianity, during this series, we will describe what we believe it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ in 2022 America. Every week, we will address theological questions and contemporary issues that affect our everyday lives.
Sermon Titles January 9- Freeing Christianity from Political Authoritarianism January 16- Understanding the Bible January 23- Did God Kill Jesus? (The Atonement and Violence) January 30- Christianity and Other Religions/No Religion Feb. 6- Faith and Science (Healthcare and Climate Change) Feb. 13- The History of American Christianity and Race Feb. 20- Christianity and Abortion Feb. 27- The Bible and Human Sexuality
Invite a friend, and join us beginning January 9, for a brand new series, Not THAT Kind of Christian.
We all know who THAT kind of Christian is.
We see self-professing Christians in America who are attempting to use authoritarian politics to force others to live according to their religion. They do not seem to value diversity. They may see themselves as society's "moral police," looking down on others who do not fit their description of the nuclear family, may seem to be anti-science, and appear to value only one issue, abortion.
While it may be difficult for many to see Jesus in this type of Christianity, during this series, we will describe what we believe it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ in 2022 America. Every week, we will address theological questions and contemporary issues that affect our everyday lives.
Sermon Titles January 9- Freeing Christianity from Political Authoritarianism January 16- Understanding the Bible January 23- Did God Kill Jesus? (The Atonement and Violence) January 30- Christianity and Other Religions/No Religion Feb. 6- Faith and Science (Healthcare and Climate Change) Feb. 13- The History of American Christianity and Race Feb. 20- Christianity and Abortion Feb. 27- The Bible and Human Sexuality
Invite a friend, and join us beginning January 9, for a brand new series, Not THAT Kind of Christian.
We all know who THAT kind of Christian is.
We see self-professing Christians in America who are attempting to use authoritarian politics to force others to live according to their religion. They do not seem to value diversity. They may see themselves as society's "moral police," looking down on others who do not fit their description of the nuclear family, may seem to be anti-science, and appear to value only one issue, abortion.
While it may be difficult for many to see Jesus in this type of Christianity, during this series, we will describe what we believe it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ in 2022 America. Every week, we will address theological questions and contemporary issues that affect our everyday lives.
Sermon Titles January 9- Freeing Christianity from Political Authoritarianism January 16- Understanding the Bible January 23- Did God Kill Jesus? (The Atonement and Violence) January 30- Christianity and Other Religions/No Religion Feb. 6- Faith and Science (Healthcare and Climate Change) Feb. 13- The History of American Christianity and Race Feb. 20- Christianity and Abortion Feb. 27- The Bible and Human Sexuality
Invite a friend, and join us beginning January 9, for a brand new series, Not THAT Kind of Christian.
We all know who THAT kind of Christian is.
We see self-professing Christians in America who are attempting to use authoritarian politics to force others to live according to their religion. They do not seem to value diversity. They may see themselves as society's "moral police," looking down on others who do not fit their description of the nuclear family, may seem to be anti-science, and appear to value only one issue, abortion.
While it may be difficult for many to see Jesus in this type of Christianity, during this series, we will describe what we believe it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ in 2022 America. Every week, we will address theological questions and contemporary issues that affect our everyday lives.
Sermon Titles January 9- Freeing Christianity from Political Authoritarianism January 16- Understanding the Bible January 23- Did God Kill Jesus? (The Atonement and Violence) January 30- Christianity and Other Religions/No Religion Feb. 6- Faith and Science (Healthcare and Climate Change) Feb. 13- The History of American Christianity and Race Feb. 20- Christianity and Abortion Feb. 27- The Bible and Human Sexuality
Invite a friend, and join us beginning January 9, for a brand new series, Not THAT Kind of Christian.
We all know who THAT kind of Christian is.
We see self-professing Christians in America who are attempting to use authoritarian politics to force others to live according to their religion. They do not seem to value diversity. They may see themselves as society's "moral police," looking down on others who do not fit their description of the nuclear family, may seem to be anti-science, and appear to value only one issue, abortion.
While it may be difficult for many to see Jesus in this type of Christianity, during this series, we will describe what we believe it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ in 2022 America. Every week, we will address theological questions and contemporary issues that affect our everyday lives.
Sermon Titles January 9- Freeing Christianity from Political Authoritarianism January 16- Understanding the Bible January 23- Did God Kill Jesus? (The Atonement and Violence) January 30- Christianity and Other Religions/No Religion Feb. 6- Faith and Science (Healthcare and Climate Change) Feb. 13- The History of American Christianity and Race Feb. 20- Christianity and Abortion Feb. 27- The Bible and Human Sexuality
Invite a friend, and join us beginning January 9, for a brand new series, Not THAT Kind of Christian.
We all know who THAT kind of Christian is.
We see self-professing Christians in America who are attempting to use authoritarian politics to force others to live according to their religion. They do not seem to value diversity. They may see themselves as society's "moral police," looking down on others who do not fit their description of the nuclear family, may seem to be anti-science, and appear to value only one issue, abortion.
While it may be difficult for many to see Jesus in this type of Christianity, during this series, we will describe what we believe it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ in 2022 America. Every week, we will address theological questions and contemporary issues that affect our everyday lives.
Sermon Titles January 9- Freeing Christianity from Political Authoritarianism January 16- Understanding the Bible January 23- Did God Kill Jesus? (The Atonement and Violence) January 30- Christianity and Other Religions/No Religion Feb. 6- Faith and Science (Healthcare and Climate Change) Feb. 13- The History of American Christianity and Race Feb. 20- Christianity and Abortion Feb. 27- The Bible and Human Sexuality
Invite a friend, and join us beginning January 9, for a brand new series, Not THAT Kind of Christian.
It is one of western civilization's best-known stories. For two thousand years it has been told and retold, preached and sung about. It has been represented by the titans of art and by the purveyors of mass-produced lawn figures. We celebrate it every year with Christmas trees and lights, with gifts and cards, carols and hymns.
Even if you did not go to church growing up, you're probably familiar with the story. You know the locale—a manger in Bethlehem. You know the cast of characters—Mary and Joseph, the angels and shepherds, the wise men and King Herod. You may know plot details—the census, the long journey, the overcrowded inn.
And yet, as is often the case, the story's very familiarity may keep us from fully grasping its riches. We think, "Well, yes, I know that story," as its depth and nuance escape us.
There is much more to the Christmas story than meets the eye. There are details we may have missed entirely. And there are certainly a few places where the picture you have in your mind's eye is actually wrong!
Based on the book of the same title by Adam Hamilton, we will explore the story of Jesus' birth with fresh eyes and ears. We will walk through the Holy Land and retrace the steps of those involved. We will draw upon insights gained from historians, archaeologists, biblical scholars, and theologians and from walking in the places the story occurred, all in an effort to discover the real meaning of Christmas.
In seeking that meaning, we will address four questions:
—What actually happened leading up to and including the first Christmas?
—What does the story teach us about the character of God?
—What does it tell us about the child whose birth we celebrate?
—What does this story mean for our lives today?
Join us this Advent season beginning November 28 for The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem.
The past few years have probably challenged our health and wellbeing more than any other time in our lives.
We have experienced heightened anxiety and strained relationships. With this added stress and the COVID shutdown, we have probably been tempted to overeat and exercise less. On top of that, many of us have embarked on a spiritual journey during which we left old paradigms behind and have been searching for a new kind of spiritual wellbeing.
In this series, we will explore time-tested wisdom for living well in a challenging time.
Sermon Schedule Oct. 24- When Life Doesn't Go Well Oct. 31- Emotional Wellness Nov. 7- Relational Wellness Nov. 14- Physical Wellness Nov. 21- Spiritual Wellness (Thanksgiving Sunday)
Join us beginning October 24 for a new series, Live Well.
The past few years have probably challenged our health and wellbeing more than any other time in our lives.
We have experienced heightened anxiety and strained relationships. With this added stress and the COVID shutdown, we have probably been tempted to overeat and exercise less. On top of that, many of us have embarked on a spiritual journey during which we left old paradigms behind and have been searching for a new kind of spiritual wellbeing.
In this series, we will explore time-tested wisdom for living well in a challenging time.
Sermon Schedule Oct. 24- When Life Doesn't Go Well Oct. 31- Emotional Wellness Nov. 7- Relational Wellness Nov. 14- Physical Wellness Nov. 21- Spiritual Wellness (Thanksgiving Sunday)
Join us beginning October 24 for a new series, Live Well.
The past few years have probably challenged our health and wellbeing more than any other time in our lives.
We have experienced heightened anxiety and strained relationships. With this added stress and the COVID shutdown, we have probably been tempted to overeat and exercise less. On top of that, many of us have embarked on a spiritual journey during which we left old paradigms behind and have been searching for a new kind of spiritual wellbeing.
In this series, we will explore time-tested wisdom for living well in a challenging time.
Sermon Schedule Oct. 24- When Life Doesn't Go Well Oct. 31- Emotional Wellness Nov. 7- Relational Wellness Nov. 14- Physical Wellness Nov. 21- Spiritual Wellness (Thanksgiving Sunday)
Join us beginning October 24 for a new series, Live Well.
The past few years have probably challenged our health and wellbeing more than any other time in our lives.
We have experienced heightened anxiety and strained relationships. With this added stress and the COVID shutdown, we have probably been tempted to overeat and exercise less. On top of that, many of us have embarked on a spiritual journey during which we left old paradigms behind and have been searching for a new kind of spiritual wellbeing.
In this series, we will explore time-tested wisdom for living well in a challenging time.
Sermon Schedule Oct. 24- When Life Doesn't Go Well Oct. 31- Emotional Wellness Nov. 7- Relational Wellness Nov. 14- Physical Wellness Nov. 21- Spiritual Wellness (Thanksgiving Sunday)
Join us beginning October 24 for a new series, Live Well.
The past few years have probably challenged our health and wellbeing more than any other time in our lives.
We have experienced heightened anxiety and strained relationships. With this added stress and the COVID shutdown, we have probably been tempted to overeat and exercise less. On top of that, many of us have embarked on a spiritual journey during which we left old paradigms behind and have been searching for a new kind of spiritual wellbeing.
In this series, we will explore time-tested wisdom for living well in a challenging time.
Sermon Schedule Oct. 24- When Life Doesn't Go Well Oct. 31- Emotional Wellness Nov. 7- Relational Wellness Nov. 14- Physical Wellness Nov. 21- Spiritual Wellness (Thanksgiving Sunday)
Join us beginning October 24 for a new series, Live Well.
The Well fall all-church study this year is a book entitled A More Christlike Way: A More Beautiful Faith.
Author Brad Jersak deconstructs four counterfeit ways and then explores seven facets of the Jesus Way. From the book description: "Christ's radical revelation of true humanity beckons us, 'Would you be human? Take up your cross and follow me.'"
For six weeks, the sermons and a brand new Online Connect Group will coincide, as we discuss A More Christlike Way.
To participate:
Purchase your copy of A More Christlike Way, by Brad Jersak, wherever books are sold.
Beginning September 12, hear weekly sermons based on the book, and discuss your reading in the Online Connect Group.
Reading Schedule
Sermons begin September 12, and the Online Connect Group begins Wednesday September 15.
Ex. On September 12, you will hear a sermon on Week One- "Read this First!" and Chapters 1-3, then you read those portions for yourself, then you will discuss your reading at the Online Connect Group on September 15.
Week One (week of Sept. 12)- "Read this First!" and Chapters 1-3 Week Two (week of Sept. 19)- Counterfeits 1-4 Week Three (week of Sept. 26)- Facets 1 and 2 Week Four (week of Oct. 3)- Facets 3 and 4 Week Five (week of Oct. 10)- Facets 5 and 6 Week Six (week of Oct. 17)- Facet 7 and "Finale"
The Well fall all-church study this year is a book entitled A More Christlike Way: A More Beautiful Faith.
Author Brad Jersak deconstructs four counterfeit ways and then explores seven facets of the Jesus Way. From the book description: "Christ's radical revelation of true humanity beckons us, 'Would you be human? Take up your cross and follow me.'"
For six weeks, the sermons and a brand new Online Connect Group will coincide, as we discuss A More Christlike Way.
To participate:
Purchase your copy of A More Christlike Way, by Brad Jersak, wherever books are sold.
Beginning September 12, hear weekly sermons based on the book, and discuss your reading in the Online Connect Group.
Reading Schedule
Sermons begin September 12, and the Online Connect Group begins Wednesday September 15.
Ex. On September 12, you will hear a sermon on Week One- "Read this First!" and Chapters 1-3, then you read those portions for yourself, then you will discuss your reading at the Online Connect Group on September 15.
Week One (week of Sept. 12)- "Read this First!" and Chapters 1-3 Week Two (week of Sept. 19)- Counterfeits 1-4 Week Three (week of Sept. 26)- Facets 1 and 2 Week Four (week of Oct. 3)- Facets 3 and 4 Week Five (week of Oct. 10)- Facets 5 and 6 Week Six (week of Oct. 17)- Facet 7 and "Finale"
The Well fall all-church study this year is a book entitled A More Christlike Way: A More Beautiful Faith.
Author Brad Jersak deconstructs four counterfeit ways and then explores seven facets of the Jesus Way. From the book description: "Christ's radical revelation of true humanity beckons us, 'Would you be human? Take up your cross and follow me.'"
For six weeks, the sermons and a brand new Online Connect Group will coincide, as we discuss A More Christlike Way.
To participate:
Purchase your copy of A More Christlike Way, by Brad Jersak, wherever books are sold. Join the new Online Connect Group here. Beginning September 12, hear weekly sermons based on the book, and discuss your reading in the Online Connect Group.
Reading Schedule
Sermons begin September 12, and the Online Connect Group begins Wednesday September 15.
Ex. On September 12, you will hear a sermon on Week One- "Read this First!" and Chapters 1-3, then you read those portions for yourself, then you will discuss your reading at the Online Connect Group on September 15.
Week One (week of Sept. 12)- "Read this First!" and Chapters 1-3 Week Two (week of Sept. 19)- Counterfeits 1-4 Week Three (week of Sept. 26)- Facets 1 and 2 Week Four (week of Oct. 3)- Facets 3 and 4 Week Five (week of Oct. 10)- Facets 5 and 6 Week Six (week of Oct. 17)- Facet 7 and "Finale"
The Well fall all-church study this year is a book entitled A More Christlike Way: A More Beautiful Faith.
Author Brad Jersak deconstructs four counterfeit ways and then explores seven facets of the Jesus Way. From the book description: "Christ's radical revelation of true humanity beckons us, 'Would you be human? Take up your cross and follow me.'"
For six weeks, the sermons and a brand new Online Connect Group will coincide, as we discuss A More Christlike Way.
To participate:
Purchase your copy of A More Christlike Way, by Brad Jersak, wherever books are sold. Join the new Online Connect Group here. Beginning September 12, hear weekly sermons based on the book, and discuss your reading in the Online Connect Group.
Reading Schedule
Sermons begin September 12, and the Online Connect Group begins Wednesday September 15.
Ex. On September 12, you will hear a sermon on Week One- "Read this First!" and Chapters 1-3, then you read those portions for yourself, then you will discuss your reading at the Online Connect Group on September 15.
Week One (week of Sept. 12)- "Read this First!" and Chapters 1-3 Week Two (week of Sept. 19)- Counterfeits 1-4 Week Three (week of Sept. 26)- Facets 1 and 2 Week Four (week of Oct. 3)- Facets 3 and 4 Week Five (week of Oct. 10)- Facets 5 and 6 Week Six (week of Oct. 17)- Facet 7 and "Finale"
The Well fall all-church study this year is a book entitled A More Christlike Way: A More Beautiful Faith.
Author Brad Jersak deconstructs four counterfeit ways and then explores seven facets of the Jesus Way. From the book description: "Christ's radical revelation of true humanity beckons us, 'Would you be human? Take up your cross and follow me.'"
For six weeks, the sermons and a brand new Online Connect Group will coincide, as we discuss A More Christlike Way.
To participate:
Purchase your copy of A More Christlike Way, by Brad Jersak, wherever books are sold. Join the new Online Connect Group here. Beginning September 12, hear weekly sermons based on the book, and discuss your reading in the Online Connect Group. Reading Schedule
Sermons begin September 12, and the Online Connect Group begins Wednesday September 15.
Ex. On September 12, you will hear a sermon on Week One- "Read this First!" and Chapters 1-3, then you read those portions for yourself, then you will discuss your reading at the Online Connect Group on September 15.
Week One (week of Sept. 12)- "Read this First!" and Chapters 1-3 Week Two (week of Sept. 19)- Counterfeits 1-4 Week Three (week of Sept. 26)- Facets 1 and 2 Week Four (week of Oct. 3)- Facets 3 and 4 Week Five (week of Oct. 10)- Facets 5 and 6 Week Six (week of Oct. 17)- Facet 7 and "Finale"
It seems there are many versions of Jesus now.
Some people are using Jesus to support their own materialism, prejudices, and political agendas. Projecting their own views onto Jesus and distorting Christianity to fit their own narrative, it is as though some are creating Jesus in their own image.
In this series we want to discover the authentic Jesus we encounter in the Gospels by exploring some of His most famous parables. Parables are short stories that illustrate a spiritual point, and parables are one of Jesus' most common teaching devices.
If you want to follow the actual Jesus we encounter in the Gospels, join us for this series on parables, Vintage Jesus: Spotting the Authentic Jesus in A World of Newly Invented Fakes.
Sermon Schedule August 1- "Militant Jesus" vs. The Prodigal Son August 8- "Prosperity Gospel Jesus" vs. The Rich Man and Lazarus August 15- "Anti-Outsider Jesus" vs. The Great Banquet August 22- "Nice Guy Jesus" vs. The Barren Fig Tree August 29- "Political Party Jesus" vs. The Mustard Seed September 5- "Nationalist Jesus" vs. The Good Samaritan
Join us as we explore some of His most famous parables so that we can spot the authentic Jesus in a world of fakes.
It seems there are many versions of Jesus now.
Some people are using Jesus to support their own materialism, prejudices, and political agendas. Projecting their own views onto Jesus and distorting Christianity to fit their own narrative, it is as though some are creating Jesus in their own image.
In this series we want to discover the authentic Jesus we encounter in the Gospels by exploring some of His most famous parables. Parables are short stories that illustrate a spiritual point, and parables are one of Jesus' most common teaching devices.
If you want to follow the actual Jesus we encounter in the Gospels, join us for this series on parables, Vintage Jesus: Spotting the Authentic Jesus in A World of Newly Invented Fakes.
Sermon Schedule August 1- "Militant Jesus" vs. The Prodigal Son August 8- "Prosperity Gospel Jesus" vs. The Rich Man and Lazarus August 15- "Anti-Outsider Jesus" vs. The Great Banquet August 22- "Nice Guy Jesus" vs. The Barren Fig Tree August 29- "Political Party Jesus" vs. The Mustard Seed September 5- "Nationalist Jesus" vs. The Good Samaritan
Join us as we explore some of His most famous parables so that we can spot the authentic Jesus in a world of fakes.
It seems there are many versions of Jesus now.
Some people are using Jesus to support their own materialism, prejudices, and political agendas. Projecting their own views onto Jesus and distorting Christianity to fit their own narrative, it is as though some are creating Jesus in their own image.
In this series we want to discover the authentic Jesus we encounter in the Gospels by exploring some of His most famous parables. Parables are short stories that illustrate a spiritual point, and parables are one of Jesus' most common teaching devices.
If you want to follow the actual Jesus we encounter in the Gospels, join us for this series on parables, Vintage Jesus: Spotting the Authentic Jesus in A World of Newly Invented Fakes.
Sermon Schedule August 1- "Militant Jesus" vs. The Prodigal Son August 8- "Prosperity Gospel Jesus" vs. The Rich Man and Lazarus August 15- "Anti-Outsider Jesus" vs. The Great Banquet August 22- "Nice Guy Jesus" vs. The Barren Fig Tree August 29- "Political Party Jesus" vs. The Mustard Seed September 5- "Nationalist Jesus" vs. The Good Samaritan
Join us as we explore some of His most famous parables so that we can spot the authentic Jesus in a world of fakes.
It seems there are many versions of Jesus now.
Some people are using Jesus to support their own materialism, prejudices, and political agendas. Projecting their own views onto Jesus and distorting Christianity to fit their own narrative, it is as though some are creating Jesus in their own image.
In this series we want to discover the authentic Jesus we encounter in the Gospels by exploring some of His most famous parables. Parables are short stories that illustrate a spiritual point, and parables are one of Jesus' most common teaching devices.
If you want to follow the actual Jesus we encounter in the Gospels, join us for this series on parables, Vintage Jesus: Spotting the Authentic Jesus in A World of Newly Invented Fakes.
Sermon Schedule August 1- "Militant Jesus" vs. The Prodigal Son August 8- "Prosperity Gospel Jesus" vs. The Rich Man and Lazarus August 15- "Anti-Outsider Jesus" vs. The Great Banquet August 22- "Nice Guy Jesus" vs. The Barren Fig Tree August 29- "Political Party Jesus" vs. The Mustard Seed September 5- "Nationalist Jesus" vs. The Good Samaritan
Join us as we explore some of His most famous parables so that we can spot the authentic Jesus in a world of fakes.
It seems there are many versions of Jesus now.
Some people are using Jesus to support their own materialism, prejudices, and political agendas. Projecting their own views onto Jesus and distorting Christianity to fit their own narrative, it is as though some are creating Jesus in their own image.
In this series we want to discover the authentic Jesus we encounter in the Gospels by exploring some of His most famous parables. Parables are short stories that illustrate a spiritual point, and parables are one of Jesus' most common teaching devices.
If you want to follow the actual Jesus we encounter in the Gospels, join us for this series on parables, Vintage Jesus: Spotting the Authentic Jesus in A World of Newly Invented Fakes.
Sermon Schedule August 1- "Militant Jesus" vs. The Prodigal Son August 8- "Prosperity Gospel Jesus" vs. The Rich Man and Lazarus August 15- "Anti-Outsider Jesus" vs. The Great Banquet August 22- "Nice Guy Jesus" vs. The Barren Fig Tree August 29- "Political Party Jesus" vs. The Mustard Seed September 5- "Nationalist Jesus" vs. The Good Samaritan
Join us as we explore some of His most famous parables so that we can spot the authentic Jesus in a world of fakes.
It seems there are many versions of Jesus now.
Some people are using Jesus to support their own materialism, prejudices, and political agendas. Projecting their own views onto Jesus and distorting Christianity to fit their own narrative, it is as though some are creating Jesus in their own image.
In this series we want to discover the authentic Jesus we encounter in the Gospels by exploring some of His most famous parables. Parables are short stories that illustrate a spiritual point, and parables are one of Jesus' most common teaching devices.
If you want to follow the actual Jesus we encounter in the Gospels, join us for this series on parables, Vintage Jesus: Spotting the Authentic Jesus in A World of Newly Invented Fakes.
Sermon Schedule August 1- "Militant Jesus" vs. The Prodigal Son August 8- "Prosperity Gospel Jesus" vs. The Rich Man and Lazarus August 15- "Anti-Outsider Jesus" vs. The Great Banquet August 22- "Nice Guy Jesus" vs. The Barren Fig Tree August 29- "Political Party Jesus" vs. The Mustard Seed September 5- "Nationalist Jesus" vs. The Good Samaritan
Join us as we explore some of His most famous parables so that we can spot the authentic Jesus in a world of fakes.
You may think you know what the Ten Commandments mean, and you certainly know how they are often used in American society as a political football. For example, certain politicians or groups will lobby to display the Ten Commandments on public property in an attempt to gain religious voters. If we're honest, we may view them as trite or archaic.
The truth is that the Ten Commandments were a leap forward when they were first introduced perhaps 3,000 years ago, and they are still a leap forward for us now.
While we think ourselves as advanced beyond the ancient sheepherding people groups in the Middle East who first encountered the Ten Commandments, consider how we as a people are currently struggling with idolatry, telling the truth vs. lies, coveting, etc.
The Ten Commandments are about how we order society for the benefit of everyone, and they are an inspiring challenge to us just like they were to the first people who heard them.
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
Sermon Schedule
May 23- No Other Gods Before Me May 30- You Shall Not Make for Yourself An Idol June 6- You Shall Not Misuse the Name of the Lord Your God June 13- Remember the Sabbath to Keep It Holy June 20- Honor Your Parents June 27- You Shall Not Murder July 4- You Shall Not Commit Adultery July 11- You Shall Not Steal July 18- You Shall Not Give False Testimony July 25- You Shall Not Covet (w/ Special Guest Amy Price)
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
You may think you know what the Ten Commandments mean, and you certainly know how they are often used in American society as a political football. For example, certain politicians or groups will lobby to display the Ten Commandments on public property in an attempt to gain religious voters. If we're honest, we may view them as trite or archaic.
The truth is that the Ten Commandments were a leap forward when they were first introduced perhaps 3,000 years ago, and they are still a leap forward for us now.
While we think ourselves as advanced beyond the ancient sheepherding people groups in the Middle East who first encountered the Ten Commandments, consider how we as a people are currently struggling with idolatry, telling the truth vs. lies, coveting, etc.
The Ten Commandments are about how we order society for the benefit of everyone, and they are an inspiring challenge to us just like they were to the first people who heard them.
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
Sermon Schedule
May 23- No Other Gods Before Me May 30- You Shall Not Make for Yourself An Idol June 6- You Shall Not Misuse the Name of the Lord Your God June 13- Remember the Sabbath to Keep It Holy June 20- Honor Your Parents June 27- You Shall Not Murder July 4- You Shall Not Commit Adultery July 11- You Shall Not Steal July 18- You Shall Not Give False Testimony July 25- You Shall Not Covet (w/ Special Guest Amy Price)
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
You may think you know what the Ten Commandments mean, and you certainly know how they are often used in American society as a political football. For example, certain politicians or groups will lobby to display the Ten Commandments on public property in an attempt to gain religious voters. If we're honest, we may view them as trite or archaic.
The truth is that the Ten Commandments were a leap forward when they were first introduced perhaps 3,000 years ago, and they are still a leap forward for us now.
While we think ourselves as advanced beyond the ancient sheepherding people groups in the Middle East who first encountered the Ten Commandments, consider how we as a people are currently struggling with idolatry, telling the truth vs. lies, coveting, etc.
The Ten Commandments are about how we order society for the benefit of everyone, and they are an inspiring challenge to us just like they were to the first people who heard them.
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
Sermon Schedule
May 23- No Other Gods Before Me May 30- You Shall Not Make for Yourself An Idol June 6- You Shall Not Misuse the Name of the Lord Your God June 13- Remember the Sabbath to Keep It Holy June 20- Honor Your Parents June 27- You Shall Not Murder July 4- You Shall Not Commit Adultery July 11- You Shall Not Steal July 18- You Shall Not Give False Testimony July 25- You Shall Not Covet (w/ Special Guest Amy Price)
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
You may think you know what the Ten Commandments mean, and you certainly know how they are often used in American society as a political football. For example, certain politicians or groups will lobby to display the Ten Commandments on public property in an attempt to gain religious voters. If we're honest, we may view them as trite or archaic.
The truth is that the Ten Commandments were a leap forward when they were first introduced perhaps 3,000 years ago, and they are still a leap forward for us now.
While we think ourselves as advanced beyond the ancient sheepherding people groups in the Middle East who first encountered the Ten Commandments, consider how we as a people are currently struggling with idolatry, telling the truth vs. lies, coveting, etc.
The Ten Commandments are about how we order society for the benefit of everyone, and they are an inspiring challenge to us just like they were to the first people who heard them.
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
Sermon Schedule
May 23- No Other Gods Before Me May 30- You Shall Not Make for Yourself An Idol June 6- You Shall Not Misuse the Name of the Lord Your God June 13- Remember the Sabbath to Keep It Holy June 20- Honor Your Parents June 27- You Shall Not Murder July 4- You Shall Not Commit Adultery July 11- You Shall Not Steal July 18- You Shall Not Give False Testimony July 25- You Shall Not Covet (w/ Special Guest Amy Price)
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
You may think you know what the Ten Commandments mean, and you certainly know how they are often used in American society as a political football. For example, certain politicians or groups will lobby to display the Ten Commandments on public property in an attempt to gain religious voters. If we're honest, we may view them as trite or archaic.
The truth is that the Ten Commandments were a leap forward when they were first introduced perhaps 3,000 years ago, and they are still a leap forward for us now.
While we think ourselves as advanced beyond the ancient sheepherding people groups in the Middle East who first encountered the Ten Commandments, consider how we as a people are currently struggling with idolatry, telling the truth vs. lies, coveting, etc.
The Ten Commandments are about how we order society for the benefit of everyone, and they are an inspiring challenge to us just like they were to the first people who heard them.
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
Sermon Schedule
May 23- No Other Gods Before Me May 30- You Shall Not Make for Yourself An Idol June 6- You Shall Not Misuse the Name of the Lord Your God June 13- Remember the Sabbath to Keep It Holy June 20- Honor Your Parents June 27- You Shall Not Murder July 4- You Shall Not Commit Adultery July 11- You Shall Not Steal July 18- You Shall Not Give False Testimony July 25- You Shall Not Covet (w/ Special Guest Amy Price)
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
You may think you know what the Ten Commandments mean, and you certainly know how they are often used in American society as a political football. For example, certain politicians or groups will lobby to display the Ten Commandments on public property in an attempt to gain religious voters. If we're honest, we may view them as trite or archaic.
The truth is that the Ten Commandments were a leap forward when they were first introduced perhaps 3,000 years ago, and they are still a leap forward for us now.
While we think ourselves as advanced beyond the ancient sheepherding people groups in the Middle East who first encountered the Ten Commandments, consider how we as a people are currently struggling with idolatry, telling the truth vs. lies, coveting, etc.
The Ten Commandments are about how we order society for the benefit of everyone, and they are an inspiring challenge to us just like they were to the first people who heard them.
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
Sermon Schedule
May 23- No Other Gods Before Me May 30- You Shall Not Make for Yourself An Idol June 6- You Shall Not Misuse the Name of the Lord Your God June 13- Remember the Sabbath to Keep It Holy June 20- Honor Your Parents June 27- You Shall Not Murder July 4- You Shall Not Commit Adultery July 11- You Shall Not Steal July 18- You Shall Not Give False Testimony July 25- You Shall Not Covet (w/ Special Guest Amy Price)
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
You may think you know what the Ten Commandments mean, and you certainly know how they are often used in American society as a political football. For example, certain politicians or groups will lobby to display the Ten Commandments on public property in an attempt to gain religious voters. If we're honest, we may view them as trite or archaic.
The truth is that the Ten Commandments were a leap forward when they were first introduced perhaps 3,000 years ago, and they are still a leap forward for us now.
While we think ourselves as advanced beyond the ancient sheepherding people groups in the Middle East who first encountered the Ten Commandments, consider how we as a people are currently struggling with idolatry, telling the truth vs. lies, coveting, etc.
The Ten Commandments are about how we order society for the benefit of everyone, and they are an inspiring challenge to us just like they were to the first people who heard them.
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
Sermon Schedule
May 23- No Other Gods Before Me May 30- You Shall Not Make for Yourself An Idol June 6- You Shall Not Misuse the Name of the Lord Your God June 13- Remember the Sabbath to Keep It Holy June 20- Honor Your Parents June 27- You Shall Not Murder July 4- You Shall Not Commit Adultery July 11- You Shall Not Steal July 18- You Shall Not Give False Testimony July 25- You Shall Not Covet (w/ Special Guest Amy Price)
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
You may think you know what the Ten Commandments mean, and you certainly know how they are often used in American society as a political football. For example, certain politicians or groups will lobby to display the Ten Commandments on public property in an attempt to gain religious voters. If we're honest, we may view them as trite or archaic.
The truth is that the Ten Commandments were a leap forward when they were first introduced perhaps 3,000 years ago, and they are still a leap forward for us now.
While we think ourselves as advanced beyond the ancient sheepherding people groups in the Middle East who first encountered the Ten Commandments, consider how we as a people are currently struggling with idolatry, telling the truth vs. lies, coveting, etc.
The Ten Commandments are about how we order society for the benefit of everyone, and they are an inspiring challenge to us just like they were to the first people who heard them.
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
Sermon Schedule
May 23- No Other Gods Before Me May 30- You Shall Not Make for Yourself An Idol June 6- You Shall Not Misuse the Name of the Lord Your God June 13- Remember the Sabbath to Keep It Holy June 20- Honor Your Parents June 27- You Shall Not Murder July 4- You Shall Not Commit Adultery July 11- You Shall Not Steal July 18- You Shall Not Give False Testimony July 25- You Shall Not Covet (w/ Special Guest Amy Price)
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
You may think you know what the Ten Commandments mean, and you certainly know how they are often used in American society as a political football. For example, certain politicians or groups will lobby to display the Ten Commandments on public property in an attempt to gain religious voters. If we're honest, we may view them as trite or archaic.
The truth is that the Ten Commandments were a leap forward when they were first introduced perhaps 3,000 years ago, and they are still a leap forward for us now.
While we think ourselves as advanced beyond the ancient sheepherding people groups in the Middle East who first encountered the Ten Commandments, consider how we as a people are currently struggling with idolatry, telling the truth vs. lies, coveting, etc.
The Ten Commandments are about how we order society for the benefit of everyone, and they are an inspiring challenge to us just like they were to the first people who heard them.
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
Sermon Schedule
May 23- No Other Gods Before Me May 30- You Shall Not Make for Yourself An Idol June 6- You Shall Not Misuse the Name of the Lord Your God June 13- Remember the Sabbath to Keep It Holy June 20- Honor Your Parents June 27- You Shall Not Murder July 4- You Shall Not Commit Adultery July 11- You Shall Not Steal July 18- You Shall Not Give False Testimony July 25- You Shall Not Covet (w/ Special Guest Amy Price)
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
You may think you know what the Ten Commandments mean, and you certainly know how they are often used in American society as a political football. For example, certain politicians or groups will lobby to display the Ten Commandments on public property in an attempt to gain religious voters. If we're honest, we may view them as trite or archaic.
The truth is that the Ten Commandments were a leap forward when they were first introduced perhaps 3,000 years ago, and they are still a leap forward for us now.
While we think ourselves as advanced beyond the ancient sheepherding people groups in the Middle East who first encountered the Ten Commandments, consider how we as a people are currently struggling with idolatry, telling the truth vs. lies, coveting, etc.
The Ten Commandments are about how we order society for the benefit of everyone, and they are an inspiring challenge to us just like they were to the first people who heard them.
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
Sermon Schedule
May 23- No Other Gods Before Me May 30- You Shall Not Make for Yourself An Idol June 6- You Shall Not Misuse the Name of the Lord Your God June 13- Remember the Sabbath to Keep It Holy June 20- Honor Your Parents June 27- You Shall Not Murder July 4- You Shall Not Commit Adultery July 11- You Shall Not Steal July 18- You Shall Not Give False Testimony July 25- You Shall Not Covet (w/ Special Guest Amy Price)
Join us beginning May 23 for a new series The Ten Commandments.
No one knows exactly when the COVID lockdown will end, but on April 11, we will begin a new sermon series to help you prepare.
During Reset: Life After the COVID Lockdown, you will be able to explore the question:
What have you learned about life during the COVID lockdown that will help you after the lockdown ends?
The COVID-19 lockdown has given you the opportunity to hit the reset button on life. We have been forced to slow down, spend more time alone or with close family members, reevaluate many things, and the division and drama of this past year has tested our resolve and relationships.
To help us explore, we'll look to a familiar list of traits that Paul describes in Galatians 5:22-23, the Fruit of the Spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Chances are, what you have learned about life has something to do with one or more of those words.
Don't miss this chance to hit the reset button.
Sermon Schedule April 11- Love April 18- Joy and Peace April 25- Patience and Kindness May 2- Goodness and Faithfulness May 9- Gentleness and Self-Control (Mother's Day) May 16- The Well
No one knows exactly when the COVID lockdown will end, but on April 11, we will begin a new sermon series to help you prepare. During Reset: Life After the COVID Lockdown, you will be able to explore the question:
What have you learned about life during the COVID lockdown that will help you after the lockdown ends?
The COVID-19 lockdown has given you the opportunity to hit the reset button on life. We have been forced to slow down, spend more time alone or with close family members, reevaluate many things, and the division and drama of this past year has tested our resolve and relationships.
To help us explore, we'll look to a familiar list of traits that Paul describes in Galatians 5:22-23, the Fruit of the Spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Chances are, what you have learned about life has something to do with one or more of those words.
Don't miss this chance to hit the reset button.
Sermon Schedule April 11- Love April 18- Joy and Peace April 25- Patience and Kindness May 2- Goodness and Faithfulness May 9- Gentleness and Self-Control (Mother's Day) May 16- The Well
No one knows exactly when the COVID lockdown will end, but on April 11, we will begin a new sermon series to help you prepare.
During Reset: Life After the COVID Lockdown, you will be able to explore the question:
What have you learned about life during the COVID lockdown that will help you after the lockdown ends?
The COVID-19 lockdown has given you the opportunity to hit the reset button on life. We have been forced to slow down, spend more time alone or with close family members, reevaluate many things, and the division and drama of this past year has tested our resolve and relationships.
To help us explore, we'll look to a familiar list of traits that Paul describes in Galatians 5:22-23, the Fruit of the Spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Chances are, what you have learned about life has something to do with one or more of those words.
Don't miss this chance to hit the reset button.
Sermon Schedule April 11- Love April 18- Joy and Peace April 25- Patience and Kindness May 2- Goodness and Faithfulness May 9- Gentleness and Self-Control (Mother's Day) May 16- The Well
No one knows exactly when the COVID lockdown will end, but on April 11, we will begin a new sermon series to help you prepare. During Reset: Life After the COVID Lockdown, you will be able to explore the question:
What have you learned about life during the COVID lockdown that will help you after the lockdown ends?
The COVID-19 lockdown has given you the opportunity to hit the reset button on life. We have been forced to slow down, spend more time alone or with close family members, reevaluate many things, and the division and drama of this past year has tested our resolve and relationships.
To help us explore, we'll look to a familiar list of traits that Paul describes in Galatians 5:22-23, the Fruit of the Spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Chances are, what you have learned about life has something to do with one or more of those words.
Don't miss this chance to hit the reset button.
Sermon Schedule April 11- Love April 18- Joy and Peace April 25- Patience and Kindness May 2- Goodness and Faithfulness May 9- Gentleness and Self-Control (Mother's Day)
No one knows exactly when the COVID lockdown will end, but on April 11, we will begin a new sermon series to help you prepare. During Reset: Life After the COVID Lockdown, you will be able to explore the question:
What have you learned about life during the COVID lockdown that will help you after the lockdown ends?
The COVID-19 lockdown has given you the opportunity to hit the reset button on life. We have been forced to slow down, spend more time alone or with close family members, reevaluate many things, and the division and drama of this past year has tested our resolve and relationships.
To help us explore, we'll look to a familiar list of traits that Paul describes in Galatians 5:22-23, the Fruit of the Spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Chances are, what you have learned about life has something to do with one or more of those words.
Don't miss this chance to hit the reset button.
Sermon Schedule
April 11- Love April 18- Joy and Peace April 25- Patience and Kindness May 2- Goodness and Faithfulness May 9- Gentleness and Self-Control (Mother's Day)
Join us beginning April 11 for Reset: Life After the COVID Lockdown.
No one knows exactly when the COVID lockdown will end, but on April 11, we will begin a new sermon series to help you prepare. During Reset: Life After the COVID Lockdown, you will be able to explore the question:
What have you learned about life during the COVID lockdown that will help you after the lockdown ends?
The COVID-19 lockdown has given you the opportunity to hit the reset button on life. We have been forced to slow down, spend more time alone or with close family members, reevaluate many things, and the division and drama of this past year has tested our resolve and relationships.
To help us explore, we'll look to a familiar list of traits that Paul describes in Galatians 5:22-23, the Fruit of the Spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Chances are, what you have learned about life has something to do with one or more of those words.
Don't miss this chance to hit the reset button.
Sermon Schedule April 11- Love April 18- Joy and Peace April 25- Patience and Kindness May 2- Goodness and Faithfulness May 9- Gentleness and Self-Control (Mother's Day)
Join us beginning April 11 for Reset: Life After the COVID Lockdown.
Brian Zahnd is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church, a non-denominational Christian congregation in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Brian and his wife, Peri, founded the church in 1981.
Brian is also the author of several books, including, Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, Water to Wine, A Farewell To Mars, Beauty Will Save the World, Unconditional?: The Call of Jesus to Radical Forgiveness, and Postcards from Babylon: The Church in American Exile.
The series is based on a book of the same title by Brian Zahnd. Every week, the sermon will be based on the book, and the following Wednesday at 6:00pm Arizona time, you will have the opportunity to discuss the reading for that week in a new Online Connect Group.
Click here to get more information about the Online Connect Group.
Series Schedule
February 21- Chapters 1 and 2 February 28- Chapters 3 and 4 with special guest Travis Lovrien March 7- Chapters 5 and 6 March 14- Chapters 7 and 8 with special guest Aaron Strietzel March 21- Chapters 9 and 10 with special guest Jezekiel Vitalsey March 28- Special Guest Brian Zahnd
From the publisher:
The original gospel proclamation that the Lord of the nations was a crucified Galilean raised from the dead and that salvation was found in vowing allegiance to Jesus of Nazareth unleashed a shock wave that turned the Roman Empire upside down. Early Christianity was subversive and dangerous—dangerous for Christians and a threat to the keepers of the old order. Most of all Christianity was countercultural.
But what about contemporary American Christianity? Is it the countercultural way of Jesus or merely a religious endorsement of Americanism? In his provocative book, Postcards From Babylon, Brian Zahnd challenges the reader to see and embrace a daring Jesus-centered Christianity that can again turn the world upside down.
Purchase your book anywhere books are sold, and join us beginning Sunday February 21 for the Lent 2021 series, Postcards from Babylon: The Church in American Exile.
The series is based on a book of the same title by Brian Zahnd. Every week, the sermon will be based on the book, and the following Wednesday at 6:00pm Arizona time, you will have the opportunity to discuss the reading for that week in a new Online Connect Group.
Click here to get more information about the Online Connect Group.
Series Schedule
February 21- Chapters 1 and 2 February 28- Chapters 3 and 4 with special guest Travis Lovrien March 7- Chapters 5 and 6 March 14- Chapters 7 and 8 with special guest Aaron Strietzel March 21- Chapters 9 and 10 with special guest Jezekiel Vitalsey March 28- Special Guest Brian Zahnd
From the publisher:
The original gospel proclamation that the Lord of the nations was a crucified Galilean raised from the dead and that salvation was found in vowing allegiance to Jesus of Nazareth unleashed a shock wave that turned the Roman Empire upside down. Early Christianity was subversive and dangerous—dangerous for Christians and a threat to the keepers of the old order. Most of all Christianity was countercultural.
But what about contemporary American Christianity? Is it the countercultural way of Jesus or merely a religious endorsement of Americanism? In his provocative book, Postcards From Babylon, Brian Zahnd challenges the reader to see and embrace a daring Jesus-centered Christianity that can again turn the world upside down.
Purchase your book anywhere books are sold, and join us beginning Sunday February 21 for the Lent 2021 series, Postcards from Babylon: The Church in American Exile.
This series is based on a book of the same title by Brian Zahnd.
Every week, the sermon will be based on the book, and the following Wednesday at 6:00pm Arizona time, you will have the opportunity to discuss the reading for that week in a new Online Connect Group.
Series Schedule
February 21- Chapters 1 and 2 February 28- Chapters 3 and 4 with special guest Travis Lovrien March 7- Chapters 5 and 6 March 14- Chapters 7 and 8 with special guest Aaron Strietzel March 21- Chapters 9 and 10 with special guest Jezekiel Vitalsey March 28- Special Guest Brian Zahnd
From the publisher: The original gospel proclamation that the Lord of the nations was a crucified Galilean raised from the dead and that salvation was found in vowing allegiance to Jesus of Nazareth unleashed a shock wave that turned the Roman Empire upside down. Early Christianity was subversive and dangerous—dangerous for Christians and a threat to the keepers of the old order. Most of all Christianity was countercultural.
But what about contemporary American Christianity?
Is it the countercultural way of Jesus or merely a religious endorsement of Americanism?
In his provocative book, Postcards From Babylon, Brian Zahnd challenges the reader to see and embrace a daring Jesus-centered Christianity that can again turn the world upside down.
Purchase your book anywhere books are sold, and join us beginning Sunday February 21 for the Lent 2021 series, Postcards from Babylon: The Church in American Exile.
The series is based on a book of the same title by Brian Zahnd. Every week, the sermon will be based on the book, and the following Wednesday at 6:00pm Arizona time, you will have the opportunity to discuss the reading for that week in a new Online Connect Group.
Click here to get more information about the Online Connect Group.
Series Schedule
February 21- Chapters 1 and 2 February 28- Chapters 3 and 4 with special guest Travis Lovrien March 7- Chapters 5 and 6 March 14- Chapters 7 and 8 with special guest Aaron Strietzel March 21- Chapters 9 and 10 with special guest Jezekiel Vitalsey March 28- Special Guest Brian Zahnd
From the publisher:
The original gospel proclamation that the Lord of the nations was a crucified Galilean raised from the dead and that salvation was found in vowing allegiance to Jesus of Nazareth unleashed a shock wave that turned the Roman Empire upside down. Early Christianity was subversive and dangerous—dangerous for Christians and a threat to the keepers of the old order. Most of all Christianity was countercultural.
But what about contemporary American Christianity? Is it the countercultural way of Jesus or merely a religious endorsement of Americanism? In his provocative book, Postcards From Babylon, Brian Zahnd challenges the reader to see and embrace a daring Jesus-centered Christianity that can again turn the world upside down.
Purchase your book anywhere books are sold, and join us beginning Sunday February 21 for the Lent 2021 series, Postcards from Babylon: The Church in American Exile.
The series is based on a book of the same title by Brian Zahnd. Every week, the sermon will be based on the book, and the following Wednesday at 6:00pm Arizona time, you will have the opportunity to discuss the reading for that week in a new Online Connect Group.
Click here to get more information about the Online Connect Group.
Series Schedule
February 21- Chapters 1 and 2 February 28- Chapters 3 and 4 with special guest Travis Lovrien March 7- Chapters 5 and 6 March 14- Chapters 7 and 8 with special guest Aaron Strietzel March 21- Chapters 9 and 10 with special guest Jezekiel Vitalsey March 28- Special Guest Brian Zahnd
From the publisher:
The original gospel proclamation that the Lord of the nations was a crucified Galilean raised from the dead and that salvation was found in vowing allegiance to Jesus of Nazareth unleashed a shock wave that turned the Roman Empire upside down. Early Christianity was subversive and dangerous—dangerous for Christians and a threat to the keepers of the old order. Most of all Christianity was countercultural.
But what about contemporary American Christianity? Is it the countercultural way of Jesus or merely a religious endorsement of Americanism? In his provocative book, Postcards From Babylon, Brian Zahnd challenges the reader to see and embrace a daring Jesus-centered Christianity that can again turn the world upside down.
Purchase your book anywhere books are sold, and join us beginning Sunday February 21 for the Lent 2021 series, Postcards from Babylon: The Church in American Exile.
This series is based on a book of the same title by Brian Zahnd.
Every week, the sermon will be based on the book, and the following Wednesday at 6:00pm Arizona time, you will have the opportunity to discuss the reading for that week in a new Online Connect Group.
Series Schedule
February 21- Chapters 1 and 2 February 28- Chapters 3 and 4 with special guest Travis Lovrien March 7- Chapters 5 and 6 March 14- Chapters 7 and 8 with special guest Aaron Strietzel March 21- Chapters 9 and 10 with special guest Jezekiel Vitalsey March 28- Special Guest Brian Zahnd
From the publisher: The original gospel proclamation that the Lord of the nations was a crucified Galilean raised from the dead and that salvation was found in vowing allegiance to Jesus of Nazareth unleashed a shock wave that turned the Roman Empire upside down. Early Christianity was subversive and dangerous—dangerous for Christians and a threat to the keepers of the old order. Most of all Christianity was countercultural.
But what about contemporary American Christianity?
Is it the countercultural way of Jesus or merely a religious endorsement of Americanism?
In his provocative book, Postcards From Babylon, Brian Zahnd challenges the reader to see and embrace a daring Jesus-centered Christianity that can again turn the world upside down.
Purchase your book anywhere books are sold, and join us beginning Sunday February 21 for the Lent 2021 series, Postcards from Babylon: The Church in American Exile.
This past year, we witnessed the explosive growth of conspiracy theories, disinformation, and propaganda, along with distrust of medical science and vaccines. While COVID-19 spiraled out of control, many self-professing Christians supported the false claims of politicians with no evidence and even mocked doctors who urged Americans to take common sense precautions. Some Christians have even believed and spread political propaganda that is contrary to their faith.
This has prompted some to ask, "Can a thinking person be a Christian?" Can followers of Jesus trust reason and rationality, or do we have to just accept "blind faith," and believe in claims in spite of what our brains tell us?
Starting January 10, we will explore the relationship between faith and doubt and faith and reason:
Series Schedule
January 10- The Bible and Your Brain (the Relationship between Faith and Reason) January 17- Surviving Disinformation and Propaganda January 24- Interpreting the Bible Intelligently January 31- The Bible and Science February 7- Christians, Vaccines, and Conspiracy Theories February 14- Special Guest Dr. Pete Enns
This past year, we witnessed the explosive growth of conspiracy theories, disinformation, and propaganda, along with distrust of medical science and vaccines.
While COVID-19 spiraled out of control, many self-professing Christians supported the false claims of politicians with no evidence and even mocked doctors who urged Americans to take common sense precautions.
This has prompted some to ask, "Can a thinking person be a Christian?"
Can followers of Jesus trust reason and rationality, or do we have to just accept "blind faith," and believe in claims in spite of what our eyes and brains tell us?
Starting January 10, we will explore the relationship between faith and doubt and faith and reason:
Series Schedule
January 10- The Bible and Your Brain (the Relationship between Faith and Reason) January 17- Surviving Disinformation and Propaganda January 24- Interpreting the Bible Intelligently January 31- The Bible and Science February 7- Christians, Vaccines, and Conspiracy Theories February 14- Special Guest Dr. Pete Enns
ast year, we witnessed the explosive growth of conspiracy theories, disinformation, and propaganda, along with distrust of medical science and vaccines. While COVID-19 spiraled out of control, many self-professing Christians supported the false claims of politicians with no evidence and even mocked doctors who urged Americans to take common sense precautions. Some Christians have even believed and spread political propaganda that is contrary to their faith.
This has prompted some to ask, "Can a thinking person be a Christian?" Can followers of Jesus trust reason and rationality, or do we have to just accept "blind faith," and believe in claims in spite of what our brains tell us?
Starting January 10, we will explore the relationship between faith and doubt and faith and reason:
Series Schedule
January 10- The Bible and Your Brain (the Relationship between Faith and Reason) January 17- Surviving Disinformation and Propaganda January 24- Interpreting the Bible Intelligently January 31- The Bible and Science February 7- Christians, Vaccines, and Conspiracy Theories February 14- Special Guest Dr. Pete Enns
This past year, we witnessed the explosive growth of conspiracy theories, disinformation, and propaganda, along with distrust of medical science and vaccines. While COVID-19 spiraled out of control, many self-professing Christians supported the false claims of politicians with no evidence and even mocked doctors who urged Americans to take common sense precautions.
This has prompted some to ask, "Can a thinking person be a Christian?"
Can followers of Jesus trust reason and rationality, or do we have to just accept "blind faith," and believe in claims in spite of what our eyes and brains tell us?
Starting January 10, we will explore the relationship between faith and doubt and faith and reason:
Series Schedule
January 10- The Bible and Your Brain (the Relationship between Faith and Reason) January 17- Surviving Disinformation and Propaganda January 24- Interpreting the Bible Intelligently January 31- The Bible and Science February 7- Christians, Vaccines, and Conspiracy Theories February 14- Special Guest Dr. Pete Enns
This past year, we witnessed the explosive growth of conspiracy theories, disinformation, and propaganda, along with distrust of medical science and vaccines. While COVID-19 spiraled out of control, many self-professing Christians supported the false claims of politicians with no evidence and even mocked doctors who urged Americans to take common sense precautions. Some Christians have even believed and spread political propaganda that is contrary to their faith.
This has prompted some to ask, "Can a thinking person be a Christian?" Can followers of Jesus trust reason and rationality, or do we have to just accept "blind faith," and believe in claims in spite of what our brains tell us?
Starting January 10, we will explore the relationship between faith and doubt and faith and reason:
Series Schedule
January 10- The Bible and Your Brain (the Relationship between Faith and Reason) January 17- Surviving Disinformation and Propaganda January 24- Interpreting the Bible Intelligently January 31- The Bible and Science February 7- Christians, Vaccines, and Conspiracy Theories February 14- Special Guest Dr. Pete Enns
This past year, we witnessed the explosive growth of conspiracy theories, disinformation, and propaganda, along with distrust of medical science and vaccines. While COVID-19 spiraled out of control, many self-professing Christians supported the false claims of politicians with no evidence and even mocked doctors who urged Americans to take common sense precautions. Some Christians have even believed and spread political propaganda that is contrary to their faith.
This has prompted some to ask, "Can a thinking person be a Christian?" Can followers of Jesus trust reason and rationality, or do we have to just accept "blind faith," and believe in claims in spite of what our eyes and brains tell us?
Starting January 10, we will explore the relationship between faith and doubt and faith and reason:
Series Schedule
January 10- The Bible and Your Brain (the Relationship between Faith and Reason) January 17- Surviving Disinformation and Propaganda January 24- Interpreting the Bible Intelligently January 31- The Bible and Science February 7- Christians, Vaccines, and Conspiracy Theories February 14- Special Guest Dr. Pete Enns
This Christmas will feel different than others.
We will celebrate during the darkness of a pandemic, often at a distance from those we love. It may feel even more painful because of the "warm and fuzzy" feelings we have toward Christmas, an idyllic view of a perfect day of light and inspiration, like the lyrics of "Silent Night."
But that's not what the first Christmas was like.
The real Christmas story tells us that it was not a silent night and all was not calm. Jesus was born into a dark, noisy world, a world ruled by dictators, with fear of disease, and increasing hatred for those perceived as different in any way. When the Christmas story speaks of light shining into the darkness, we now know what that darkness feels like.
The first Christmas was just like this one.
The world into which Jesus was born was just like ours. So, in 2020, the real Christmas story means more now than ever. This Advent, beginning November 29, join us for "All Was Not Calm."
This Christmas will feel different than others.
We will celebrate during the darkness of a pandemic, often at a distance from those we love. It may feel even more painful because of the "warm and fuzzy" feelings we have toward Christmas, an idyllic view of a perfect day of light and inspiration, like the lyrics of "Silent Night."
But that's not what the first Christmas was like.
The real Christmas story tells us that it was not a silent night and all was not calm. Jesus was born into a dark, noisy world, a world ruled by dictators, with fear of disease, and increasing hatred for those perceived as different in any way. When the Christmas story speaks of light shining into the darkness, we now know what that darkness feels like.
The first Christmas was just like this one.
The world into which Jesus was born was just like ours. So, in 2020, the real Christmas story means more now than ever. This Advent, beginning November 29, join us for "All Was Not Calm."
This Christmas will feel different than others.
We will celebrate during the darkness of a pandemic, often at a distance from those we love. It may feel even more painful because of the "warm and fuzzy" feelings we have toward Christmas, an idyllic view of a perfect day of light and inspiration, like the lyrics of "Silent Night."
But that's not what the first Christmas was like.
The real Christmas story tells us that it was not a silent night and all was not calm. Jesus was born into a dark, noisy world, a world ruled by dictators, with fear of disease, and increasing hatred for those perceived as different in any way.
When the Christmas story speaks of light shining into the darkness, we now know what that darkness feels like. The first Christmas was just like this one. The world into which Jesus was born was just like ours. So, in 2020, the real Christmas story means more now than ever.
This Advent, join us for "All Was Not Calm."
This Christmas will feel different than others.
We will celebrate during the darkness of a pandemic, often at a distance from those we love. It may feel even more painful because of the "warm and fuzzy" feelings we have toward Christmas, an idyllic view of a perfect day of light and inspiration, like the lyrics of "Silent Night."
But that's not what the first Christmas was like.
The real Christmas story tells us that it was not a silent night and all was not calm. Jesus was born into a dark, noisy world, a world ruled by dictators, with fear of disease, and increasing hatred for those perceived as different in any way. When the Christmas story speaks of light shining into the darkness, we now know what that darkness feels like.
The first Christmas was just like this one.
The world into which Jesus was born was just like ours. So, in 2020, the real Christmas story means more now than ever. This Advent, beginning November 29, join us for "All Was Not Calm."
This Christmas will feel different than others.
We will celebrate during the darkness of a pandemic, often at a distance from those we love. It may feel even more painful because of the "warm and fuzzy" feelings we have toward Christmas, an idyllic view of a perfect day of light and inspiration, like the lyrics of "Silent Night."
But that's not what the first Christmas was like.
The real Christmas story tells us that it was not a silent night and all was not calm. Jesus was born into a dark, noisy world, a world ruled by dictators, with fear of disease, and increasing hatred for those perceived as different in any way. When the Christmas story speaks of light shining into the darkness, we now know what that darkness feels like.
The first Christmas was just like this one.
The world into which Jesus was born was just like ours. So, in 2020, the real Christmas story means more now than ever. This Advent, beginning November 29, join us for "All Was Not Calm."
This Christmas will feel different than others.
We will celebrate during the darkness of a pandemic, often at a distance from those we love. It may feel even more painful because of the "warm and fuzzy" feelings we have toward Christmas, an idyllic view of a perfect day of light and inspiration, like the lyrics of "Silent Night."
But that's not what the first Christmas was like.
The real Christmas story tells us that it was not a silent night and all was not calm. Jesus was born into a dark, noisy world, a world ruled by dictators, with fear of disease, and increasing hatred for those perceived as different in any way. When the Christmas story speaks of light shining into the darkness, we now know what that darkness feels like.
The first Christmas was just like this one.
The world into which Jesus was born was just like ours. So, in 2020, the real Christmas story means more now than ever. This Advent, beginning November 29, join us for "All Was Not Calm."
This Christmas will feel different than others.
We will celebrate during the darkness of a pandemic, often at a distance from those we love. It may feel even more painful because of the "warm and fuzzy" feelings we have toward Christmas, an idyllic view of a perfect day of light and inspiration, like the lyrics of "Silent Night."
But that's not what the first Christmas was like.
The real Christmas story tells us that it was not a silent night and all was not calm. Jesus was born into a dark, noisy world, a world ruled by dictators, with fear of disease, and increasing hatred for those perceived as different in any way.
When the Christmas story speaks of light shining into the darkness, we now know what that darkness feels like. The first Christmas was just like this one. The world into which Jesus was born was just like ours. So, in 2020, the real Christmas story means more now than ever.
This Advent, join us for "All Was Not Calm."
2020 has probably helped you to see some things more clearly.
Maybe you have a new perspective on the brevity of life, your loved ones, your priorities, the value of essential workers, the importance of medical science, the way you spend your time, the political views of your friends and family, perhaps even America itself.
During 2020 Clarity, we will explore some things that 2020 has helped us to see more clearly.
Schedule
Nov. 8 America Nov. 15 Christianity, with Special Guest Frank Schaeffer Nov. 22 Family and Friends and Your Career (online and outdoor service)
Explore how 2020 has helped you to see life with 2020 Clarity.
Music credit: Stellardrone, "Eternity"
2020 has probably helped you to see some things more clearly.
Maybe you have a new perspective on the brevity of life, your loved ones, your priorities, the value of essential workers, the importance of medical science, the way you spend your time, the political views of your friends and family, perhaps even America itself.
During 2020 Clarity, we will explore some things that 2020 has helped us to see more clearly.
Schedule
Nov. 8 America Nov. 15 Christianity, with Special Guest Frank Schaeffer Nov. 22 Family and Friends and Your Career (online and outdoor service)
Explore how 2020 has helped you to see life with 2020 Clarity.
Music credit: Stellardrone, "Eternity"
2020 has probably helped you to see some things more clearly.
Maybe you have a new perspective on the brevity of life, your loved ones, your priorities, the value of essential workers, the importance of medical science, the way you spend your time, the political views of your friends and family, perhaps even America itself.
During 2020 Clarity, we will explore some things that 2020 has helped us to see more clearly.
Schedule
Nov. 8 America Nov. 15 Christianity, with Special Guest Frank Schaeffer Nov. 22 Family and Friends and Your Career (online and outdoor service)
Explore how 2020 has helped you to see life with 2020 Clarity.
Music credit: Stellardrone, "Eternity"
We are living in a time of great fear.
You’d be hard-pressed to overstate the extent to which fear, anxiety, and worry permeate our lives today. Fear wreaks havoc on our relationships and communities. It leads us into making bad decisions. It holds us back from the very pursuits that promise fulfillment and joy.
Unafraid is a five-week sermon series and all-church study based on Adam Hamilton's book of the same title, Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times.
During Unafraid, we will discover how we can develop sustaining spiritual practices and embrace Jesus’s recurring counsel: "Do not be afraid."
For anyone struggling with fear or wondering how families and communities can thrive in troubled times, Unafraid offers an informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions.
We are living in a time of great fear.
You’d be hard-pressed to overstate the extent to which fear, anxiety, and worry permeate our lives today. Fear wreaks havoc on our relationships and communities. It leads us into making bad decisions. It holds us back from the very pursuits that promise fulfillment and joy.
Unafraid is a five-week sermon series and all-church study based on Adam Hamilton's book of the same title, Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times.
During Unafraid, we will discover how we can develop sustaining spiritual practices and embrace Jesus’s recurring counsel: "Do not be afraid."
For anyone struggling with fear or wondering how families and communities can thrive in troubled times, Unafraid offers an informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions.
We are living in a time of great fear.
You’d be hard-pressed to overstate the extent to which fear, anxiety, and worry permeate our lives today. Fear wreaks havoc on our relationships and communities. It leads us into making bad decisions. It holds us back from the very pursuits that promise fulfillment and joy.
Unafraid is a five-week sermon series and all-church study based on Adam Hamilton's book of the same title, Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times.
During Unafraid, we will discover how we can develop sustaining spiritual practices and embrace Jesus’s recurring counsel: "Do not be afraid."
For anyone struggling with fear or wondering how families and communities can thrive in troubled times, Unafraid offers an informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions.
We are living in a time of great fear.
You’d be hard-pressed to overstate the extent to which fear, anxiety, and worry permeate our lives today. Fear wreaks havoc on our relationships and communities. It leads us into making bad decisions. It holds us back from the very pursuits that promise fulfillment and joy.
Unafraid is a five-week sermon series and all-church study based on Adam Hamilton's book of the same title, Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times.
During Unafraid, we will discover how we can develop sustaining spiritual practices and embrace Jesus’s recurring counsel: "Do not be afraid."
For anyone struggling with fear or wondering how families and communities can thrive in troubled times, Unafraid offers an informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions.
We are living in a time of great fear.
You’d be hard-pressed to overstate the extent to which fear, anxiety, and worry permeate our lives today. Fear wreaks havoc on our relationships and communities. It leads us into making bad decisions. It holds us back from the very pursuits that promise fulfillment and joy.
Unafraid is a five-week sermon series and all-church study based on Adam Hamilton's book of the same title, Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times.
During Unafraid, we will discover how we can develop sustaining spiritual practices and embrace Jesus’s recurring counsel: "Do not be afraid."
For anyone struggling with fear or wondering how families and communities can thrive in troubled times, Unafraid offers an informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions.
We are living in a time of great fear.
You’d be hard-pressed to overstate the extent to which fear, anxiety, and worry permeate our lives today. Fear wreaks havoc on our relationships and communities. It leads us into making bad decisions. It holds us back from the very pursuits that promise fulfillment and joy.
Unafraid is a five-week sermon series and all-church study based on Adam Hamilton's book of the same title, Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times.
During Unafraid, we will discover how we can develop sustaining spiritual practices and embrace Jesus’s recurring counsel: "Do not be afraid."
For anyone struggling with fear or wondering how families and communities can thrive in troubled times, Unafraid offers an informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions.
You are a leader, even if you don't think you are.
Leadership is influence, and every one of us influences somebody, whether it's friends, family, coworkers, direct reports, your children, or even yourself. And let's be honest, the most difficult person you have to lead is yourself.
The new series, Leadership, is designed to help you become a better leader, no matter who you lead. And perhaps nothing is a more valuable use of your time than becoming a better leader, because...
Everything rises and falls on leadership.
SERMON SCHEDULE
September 6- Leading at Work September 13- Leading at Home September 20- Leading Yourself September 27- Leading Your Country
You are a leader, even if you don't think you are.
Leadership is influence, and every one of us influences somebody, whether it's friends, family, coworkers, direct reports, your children, or even yourself. And let's be honest, the most difficult person you have to lead is yourself.
The new series, Leadership, is designed to help you become a better leader, no matter who you lead. And perhaps nothing is a more valuable use of your time than becoming a better leader, because...
Everything rises and falls on leadership.
SERMON SCHEDULE
September 6- Leading at Work September 13- Leading at Home September 20- Leading Yourself September 27- Leading Your Country
You are a leader, even if you don't think you are.
Leadership is influence, and every one of us influences somebody, whether it's friends, family, coworkers, direct reports, your children, or even yourself. And let's be honest, the most difficult person you have to lead is yourself.
The new series, Leadership, is designed to help you become a better leader, no matter who you lead. And perhaps nothing is a more valuable use of your time than becoming a better leader, because...
Everything rises and falls on leadership.
SERMON SCHEDULE
September 6- Leading at Work September 13- Leading at Home September 20- Leading Yourself September 27- Leading Your Country
You are a leader, even if you don't think you are.
Leadership is influence, and every one of us influences somebody, whether it's friends, family, coworkers, direct reports, your children, or even yourself. And let's be honest, the most difficult person you have to lead is yourself.
The new series, Leadership, is designed to help you become a better leader, no matter who you lead. And perhaps nothing is a more valuable use of your time than becoming a better leader, because...
Everything rises and falls on leadership.
SERMON SCHEDULE
September 6- Leading at Work September 13- Leading at Home September 20- Leading Yourself September 27- Leading Your Country
If you think you might be feeling more anxiety than usual, you're probably right.
In July, the Census Bureau reported that 35% of Americans are experiencing symptoms of anxiety that could be diagnosed as Generalized Anxiety Disorder. That is up 5 percentage points since January and almost double what it was six years ago. In this series, Distressed: Living in An Age of American Anxiety, we're discovering what the Scripture teaches about anxiety, looking at scientific research on reducing anxiety, and addressing the root causes of the anxiety we feel.
Schedule
August 2- Political Anxiety August 9- Financial Anxiety August 16- COVID-19 Anxiety August 23- Relationship Anxiety August 30- Future Anxiety
For more information about The Well, visit wellchurch.org.
If you think you might be feeling more anxiety than usual, you're probably right.
In July, the Census Bureau reported that 35% of Americans are experiencing symptoms of anxiety that could be diagnosed as Generalized Anxiety Disorder. That is up 5 percentage points since January and almost double what it was six years ago. In this series, Distressed: Living in An Age of American Anxiety, we're discovering what the Scripture teaches about anxiety, looking at scientific research on reducing anxiety, and addressing the root causes of the anxiety we feel.
Schedule
August 2- Political Anxiety August 9- Financial Anxiety August 16- COVID-19 Anxiety August 23- Relationship Anxiety August 30- Future Anxiety
For more information about The Well, visit wellchurch.org.
If you think you might be feeling more anxiety than usual, you're probably right.
In July, the Census Bureau reported that 35% of Americans are experiencing symptoms of anxiety that could be diagnosed as Generalized Anxiety Disorder. That is up 5 percentage points since January and almost double what it was six years ago. In this series, Distressed: Living in An Age of American Anxiety, we're discovering what the Scripture teaches about anxiety, looking at scientific research on reducing anxiety, and addressing the root causes of the anxiety we feel.
Schedule
August 2- Political Anxiety August 9- Financial Anxiety August 16- COVID-19 Anxiety August 23- Relationship Anxiety August 30- Future Anxiety
For more information about The Well, visit wellchurch.org.
If you think you might be feeling more anxiety than usual, you're probably right.
In July, the Census Bureau reported that 35% of Americans are experiencing symptoms of anxiety that could be diagnosed as Generalized Anxiety Disorder. That is up 5 percentage points since January and almost double what it was six years ago. In this series, Distressed: Living in An Age of American Anxiety, we're discovering what the Scripture teaches about anxiety, looking at scientific research on reducing anxiety, and addressing the root causes of the anxiety we feel.
Schedule
August 2- Political Anxiety August 9- Financial Anxiety August 16- COVID-19 Anxiety August 23- Relationship Anxiety August 30- Future Anxiety
For more information about The Well, visit wellchurch.org.
If you think you might be feeling more anxiety than usual, you're probably right.
In July, the Census Bureau reported that 35% of Americans are experiencing symptoms of anxiety that could be diagnosed as Generalized Anxiety Disorder. That is up 5 percentage points since January and almost double what it was six years ago.
In this series, Distressed: Living in An Age of American Anxiety, we're discovering what the Scripture teaches about anxiety, looking at scientific research on reducing anxiety, and addressing the root causes of the anxiety we feel.
Schedule August 2- Political Anxiety August 9- Financial Anxiety August 16- COVID-19 Anxiety August 23- Relationship Anxiety August 30- Future Anxiety
For more information about The Well, visit wellchurch.org.
This summer is not exactly conducive to vacations, so we're traveling virtually. During Road Trip, you will hear from guest speakers both here in the Valley and around the country, from California to Ohio.
Starting this Sunday The Well welcomes guest speakers:
June 21- Nick Tellone (Gilbert, AZ) June 28- Travis and Christen Lovrien (Chandler, AZ) July 5- Pastor Adam Hamilton (Leawood, KS) July 12- Pastor Ryan w/Jim and Kandy Selgo (Goodyear, AZ) July 19- Pastor Ryan w/Todd and Ashley Pearce (San Diego, CA) July 26- Pastor Derek Hickman (Aurora, OH)
We might be sitting in our living rooms wearing pajamas, but in our minds, we'll be taking a Road Trip!
This summer is not exactly conducive to vacations, so we're traveling virtually. During Road Trip, you will hear from guest speakers both here in the Valley and around the country, from California to Ohio.
Starting this Sunday The Well welcomes guest speakers:
June 21- Nick Tellone (Gilbert, AZ) June 28- Travis and Christen Lovrien (Chandler, AZ) July 5- Pastor Adam Hamilton (Leawood, KS) July 12- Pastor Ryan w/Jim and Kandy Selgo (Goodyear, AZ) July 19- Pastor Ryan w/Todd and Ashley Pearce (San Diego, CA) July 26- Pastor Derek Hickman (Aurora, OH)
We might be sitting in our living rooms wearing pajamas, but in our minds, we'll be taking a Road Trip!
This summer is not exactly conducive to vacations, so we're traveling virtually. During Road Trip, you will hear from guest speakers both here in the Valley and around the country, from California to Ohio.
Starting this Sunday The Well welcomes guest speakers:
June 21- Nick Tellone (Gilbert, AZ) June 28- Travis and Christen Lovrien (Chandler, AZ) July 5- Pastor Adam Hamilton (Leawood, KS) July 12- Pastor Ryan w/Jim and Kandy Selgo (Goodyear, AZ) July 19- Pastor Ryan w/Todd and Ashley Pearce (San Diego, CA) July 26- Pastor Derek Hickman (Aurora, OH)
We might be sitting in our living rooms wearing pajamas, but in our minds, we'll be taking a Road Trip!
This summer is not exactly conducive to vacations, so we're traveling virtually. During Road Trip, you will hear from guest speakers both here in the Valley and around the country, from California to Ohio.
The Well welcomes guest speakers:
June 21- Nick Tellone (Gilbert, AZ) June 28- Travis and Christen Lovrien (Chandler, AZ) July 5- Pastor Adam Hamilton (Leawood, KS) July 12- Pastor Ryan w/Jim and Kandy Selgo (Goodyear, AZ) July 19- Pastor Ryan w/Todd and Ashley Pearce (San Diego, CA) July 26- Pastor Derek Hickman (Aurora, OH)
We might be sitting in our living rooms wearing pajamas, but in our minds, we'll be taking a Road Trip!
This summer is not exactly conducive to vacations, so we're traveling virtually. During Road Trip, you will hear from guest speakers both here in the Valley and around the country, from California to Ohio.
Starting this Sunday The Well welcomes guest speakers:
June 21- Nick Tellone (Gilbert, AZ) June 28- Travis and Christen Lovrien (Chandler, AZ) July 5- Pastor Andrew Miller (Mesa, AZ) July 12- Pastor Ryan w/Jim and Kandy Selgo (Goodyear, AZ) July 19- Pastor Ryan w/Todd and Ashley Pearce (San Diego, CA) July 26- Pastor Derek Hickman (Aurora, OH)
We might be sitting in our living rooms wearing pajamas, but in our minds, we'll be taking a Road Trip!
Everyone has habits, tendencies, or ways of thinking that make our lives messy. They take up space, trip us up, and generally get in the way.
We can allow these things to clutter our lives for years, often blind to them, but occasionally vowing to someday throw them out.
Maybe now is the time.If you feel like these things have taken up space in your life for too long, you're tired of them being in the way, and you want to free up space...
It's time to get rid of the clutter.
Sermon Schedule Feb 9 | Get Rid of Self-Doubt Feb 16 | Get Rid of People-Pleasing Feb 23 | Get Rid of Guilt and Shame
Everyone has habits, tendencies, or ways of thinking that make our lives messy. They take up space, trip us up, and generally get in the way.
We can allow these things to clutter our lives for years, often blind to them, but occasionally vowing to someday throw them out.
Maybe now is the time.If you feel like these things have taken up space in your life for too long, you're tired of them being in the way, and you want to free up space...
It's time to get rid of the clutter.
Sermon Schedule
Feb 9 | Get Rid of Self-Doubt Feb 16 | Get Rid of People-Pleasing Feb 23 | Get Rid of Guilt and Shame
Everyone has habits, tendencies, or ways of thinking that make our lives messy. They take up space, trip us up, and generally get in the way.
We can allow these things to clutter our lives for years, often blind to them, but occasionally vowing to someday throw them out.
Maybe now is the time.
If you feel like these things have taken up space in your life for too long, you’re tired of them being in the way, and you want to free up space…
It’s time to get rid of the clutter.
Sermon Schedule
Feb 9 | Get Rid of Self-Doubt Feb 16 | Get Rid of People-Pleasing Feb 23 | Get Rid of Guilt and Shame
This message contains a clip from a TED Talk entitled “Freedom from Self-Doubt” by B.J. Davis.
In this presidential election year, we're reminded that Americans seem to become more polarized every election cycle.
There are many important issues facing Americans, but our political divisions prevent us from having any thoughtful, compassionate, and productive conversation about how to move forward and do what's best for the country.
As people who want to follow Jesus, how does the greatest commandment to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength and love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:37-40) inform the way we conduct ourselves as citizens?
What does it mean for us to love God with our minds in an age of partisanship and biased media?
How do we understand our neighbors who vote differently than us?
And even when we are passionate about our own views, how does loving God and our neighbors affect the way we order society?
From January 5 to February 2, Pastor Ryan will address the major issues facing our country, and it will be our goal as a congregation to model what a productive conversation looks like when our greatest value is to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves.
As we address each issue, Pastor Ryan will seek to fairly represent both sides and then humbly offer an opinion based on a thoughtful interpretation of Scripture.
As we begin 2020, we have the opportunity to listen to each other, learn, and model our commitment to follow Jesus Christ.
In this presidential election year, we're reminded that Americans seem to become more polarized every election cycle.
There are many important issues facing Americans, but our political divisions prevent us from having any thoughtful, compassionate, and productive conversation about how to move forward and do what's best for the country.
As people who want to follow Jesus, how does the greatest commandment to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength and love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:37-40) inform the way we conduct ourselves as citizens?
What does it mean for us to love God with our minds in an age of partisanship and biased media?
How do we understand our neighbors who vote differently than us?
And even when we are passionate about our own views, how does loving God and our neighbors affect the way we order society?
From January 5 to February 2, Pastor Ryan will address the major issues facing our country, and it will be our goal as a congregation to model what a productive conversation looks like when our greatest value is to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves.
As we address each issue, Pastor Ryan will seek to fairly represent both sides and then humbly offer an opinion based on a thoughtful interpretation of Scripture.
As we begin 2020, we have the opportunity to listen to each other, learn, and model our commitment to follow Jesus Christ.
In this presidential election year, we're reminded that Americans seem to become more polarized every election cycle.
There are many important issues facing Americans, but our political divisions prevent us from having any thoughtful, compassionate, and productive conversation about how to move forward and do what's best for the country.
As people who want to follow Jesus, how does the greatest commandment to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength and love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:37-40) inform the way we conduct ourselves as citizens?
What does it mean for us to love God with our minds in an age of partisanship and biased media?
How do we understand our neighbors who vote differently than us?
And even when we are passionate about our own views, how does loving God and our neighbors affect the way we order society?
From January 5 to February 2, Pastor Ryan will address the major issues facing our country, and it will be our goal as a congregation to model what a productive conversation looks like when our greatest value is to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves.
As we address each issue, Pastor Ryan will seek to fairly represent both sides and then humbly offer an opinion based on a thoughtful interpretation of Scripture.
As we begin 2020, we have the opportunity to listen to each other, learn, and model our commitment to follow Jesus Christ.
In this presidential election year, we're reminded that Americans seem to become more polarized every election cycle.
There are many important issues facing Americans, but our political divisions prevent us from having any thoughtful, compassionate, and productive conversation about how to move forward and do what's best for the country.
As people who want to follow Jesus, how does the greatest commandment to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength and love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:37-40) inform the way we conduct ourselves as citizens?
What does it mean for us to love God with our minds in an age of partisanship and biased media? How do we understand our neighbors who vote differently than us? And even when we are passionate about our own views, how does loving God and our neighbors affect the way we order society?
From January 5 to February 2, Pastor Ryan will address the major issues facing our country, and it will be our goal as a congregation to model what a productive conversation looks like when our greatest value is to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves.
As we address each issue, Pastor Ryan will seek to fairly represent both sides and then humbly offer an opinion based on a thoughtful interpretation of Scripture.
As we begin 2020, we have the opportunity to listen to each other, learn, and model our commitment to follow Jesus Christ.
In this presidential election year, we're reminded that Americans seem to become more polarized every election cycle.
There are many important issues facing Americans, but our political divisions prevent us from having any thoughtful, compassionate, and productive conversation about how to move forward and do what's best for the country.
As people who want to follow Jesus, how does the greatest commandment to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength and love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:37-40) inform the way we conduct ourselves as citizens?
What does it mean for us to love God with our minds in an age of partisanship and biased media?
How do we understand our neighbors who vote differently than us?
And even when we are passionate about our own views, how does loving God and our neighbors affect the way we order society?
From January 5 to February 2, Pastor Ryan will address the major issues facing our country, and it will be our goal as a congregation to model what a productive conversation looks like when our greatest value is to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves.
As we address each issue, Pastor Ryan will seek to fairly represent both sides and then humbly offer an opinion based on a thoughtful interpretation of Scripture.
As we begin 2020, we have the opportunity to listen to each other, learn, and model our commitment to follow Jesus Christ.
As you look back over your life, what are the major stories you could tell? What are the main themes and plots? What are character studies you could observe about yourself? How is the story of your life unfolding now?
This Advent, we will read the familiar Christmas story through a new lens, your life.
Find yourself in the Christmas story... Your Christmas Story.
As you look back over your life, what are the major stories you could tell? What are the main themes and plots? What are character studies you could observe about yourself? How is the story of your life unfolding now?
This Advent, we will read the familiar Christmas story through a new lens, your life.
Find yourself in the Christmas story... Your Christmas Story.
As you look back over your life, what are the major stories you could tell? What are the main themes and plots? What are character studies you could observe about yourself? How is the story of your life unfolding now?
This Advent, we will read the familiar Christmas story through a new lens, your life.
Find yourself in the Christmas story.
As you look back over your life, what are the major stories you could tell? What are the main themes and plots? What are character studies you could observe about yourself? How is the story of your life unfolding now?
This Advent, we will read the familiar Christmas story through a new lens, your life.
Find yourself in the Christmas story.
Pastor Ryan recaps 2019 and shares an exciting vision for the future of The Well, and local business leader Pam Parkinson shares the power of the personal invitation.
Colby remains obstinately hopeful that the church can still be a force for amazing good in the world. With his wife and Co pastor Kate, they started Sojourn Grace Collective nearly six years ago, a progressive Christian church in San Diego.
Colby is the author of UnClobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality, and his next book comes out next spring titled The Shift.
The Shift is a survival guide for becoming a progressively minded christian. It’s about the scary, confusing, and lonely journey of leaving or being kicked out of your conservative Christian community and finding yourself on the journey toward a more progressive faith.
The Shift features chapters such as: What to do when the idea of god stops making sense. What to do with your love/hate relationship with the church. What to do with your more conservative friends and family who think you’ve gone off the deep end.
But it’s not just about surviving, because the truth is, a life more open, more loving, and more grace filled leads to a flourishing life of thriving.
The Shift will be available April 21, 2020, and today Colby is excited to announce that pre-orders are now available at colbymartinonline.com.
Do you ever feel like the world is going crazy?
Like so much doesn't make sense? So many events are disturbing, and there is so much anger and division. On top of that, we have our own struggles like family relationships, financial anxiety, and workplace drama.
The ills of society take a toll on us, and we're realizing that we have to be intentional about staying sane in an insane world.
Join us for a series about getting back on course and heading in the right direction.
Oct 20 | Antisocial Media Oct 27 | Raising Kids in A Bullying World Nov. 3 | Surviving Workplace Drama Nov. 10 | Reducing Financial Anxiety
When life goes off the rails... There is a way to get back on track.
Join us for Crazy Train.
Do you ever feel like the world is going crazy?
Like so much doesn't make sense? So many events are disturbing, and there is so much anger and division. On top of that, we have our own struggles like family relationships, financial anxiety, and workplace drama.
The ills of society take a toll on us, and we're realizing that we have to be intentional about staying sane in an insane world.
Join us for a series about getting back on course and heading in the right direction.
Oct 20 | Antisocial Media Oct 27 | Raising Kids in a Bullying World Nov. 3 | Surviving Workplace Drama Nov. 10 | Reducing Financial Anxiety
When life goes off the rails... There is a way to get back on track.
Join us for Crazy Train.
Do you ever feel like the world is going crazy?
Like so much doesn't make sense?
So many events are disturbing, and there is so much anger and division. On top of that, we have our own struggles like family relationships, financial anxiety, and workplace drama.
The ills of society take a toll on us, and we're realizing that we have to be intentional about staying sane in an insane world.
Join us starting October 20 for a series about getting back on course and heading in the right direction.
Oct 20 | Antisocial Media Oct 27 | Raising Kids in A Bullying World Nov. 3 | Surviving Workplace Drama Nov. 10 | Reducing Financial Anxiety
When life goes off the rails... There is a way to get back on track.
Join us for Crazy Train.
This series is based on Adam Hamilton's book by the same title Making Sense of the Bible.
Adam invites us into an honest conversation about the Bible with foundational questions such as
How and when was the Bible written? Who decided which books made it into the scriptures and why? How literally must we read it? And, Is the Bible ever wrong?
From there, we will consider the real questions people frequently ask that continue to divide Christians and denominations alike, including:
Were Adam and Eve real people? Why is God so violent in the Old Testament? Why would Paul command women to "keep silent in the church?" Is Jesus the only way to salvation? How does God view same sex relationships? Is the Book of Revelation a guide to the End Times?
We hope to address these often misunderstood biblical themes leading readers to a deeper appreciation of the Bible so that we might hear God speak through it and find its words to be life-changing and life-giving.
Sermon Series
Sept. 8- Making Sense of the Old Testament Sept. 15- Making Sense of the New Testament Sept. 22- How to Understand the Bible Sept. 29- The Bible and Science Oct. 6- The Bible and Violence Oct. 13- The Bible and Sexuality
This series is based on Adam Hamilton’s book by the same title Making Sense of the Bible.
Adam invites us into an honest conversation about the Bible with foundational questions such as, How and when was the Bible written? Who decided which books made it into the scriptures and why? How literally must we read it? And, Is the Bible ever wrong?
From there, we will consider the real questions people frequently ask that continue to divide Christians and denominations alike, including:
Were Adam and Eve real people? Why is God so violent in the Old Testament? Why would Paul command women to “keep silent in the church?” Is Jesus the only way to salvation? How does God view same sex relationships? Is the Book of Revelation a guide to the End Times?
We hope to address these often misunderstood biblical themes leading readers to a deeper appreciation of the Bible so that we might hear God speak through it and find its words to be life-changing and life-giving.
Sermon Series
Sept. 8- Making Sense of the Old Testament Sept. 15- Making Sense of the New Testament Sept. 22- How to Understand the Bible Sept. 29- The Bible and Science Oct. 6- The Bible and Violence Oct. 13- The Bible and Sexuality
This series is based on Adam Hamilton's book by the same title Making Sense of the Bible.
Adam invites us into an honest conversation about the Bible with foundational questions such as, How and when was the Bible written? Who decided which books made it into the scriptures and why? How literally must we read it? And, Is the Bible ever wrong?
From there, we will consider the real questions people frequently ask that continue to divide Christians and denominations alike, including:
Were Adam and Eve real people? Why is God so violent in the Old Testament? Why would Paul command women to "keep silent in the church?" Is Jesus the only way to salvation? How does God view same sex relationships? Is the Book of Revelation a guide to the End Times?
We hope to address these often misunderstood biblical themes leading readers to a deeper appreciation of the Bible so that we might hear God speak through it and find its words to be life-changing and life-giving.
Sermon Series
Sept. 8- Making Sense of the Old Testament Sept. 15- Making Sense of the New Testament Sept. 22- How to Understand the Bible Sept. 29- Violence and God in the Bible Oct. 6- The Bible and Science Oct. 13- The Bible and Sexuality
This series is based on Adam Hamilton's book by the same title Making Sense of the Bible.
Adam invites us into an honest conversation about the Bible with foundational questions such as: How and when was the Bible written? Who decided which books made it into the scriptures and why? How literally must we read it? And, Is the Bible ever wrong?
From there, we will consider the real questions people frequently ask that continue to divide Christians and denominations alike, including:
Were Adam and Eve real people? Why is God so violent in the Old Testament? Why would Paul command women to "keep silent in the church?" Is Jesus the only way to salvation? How does God view same sex relationships? Is the Book of Revelation a guide to the End Times?
We hope to address these often misunderstood biblical themes leading readers to a deeper appreciation of the Bible so that we might hear God speak through it and find its words to be life-changing and life-giving.
Sermon Series Sept. 8- Making Sense of the Old Testament Sept. 15- Making Sense of the New Testament Sept. 22- What is the Bible For? Sept. 29- Violence and God in the Bible Oct. 6- The Bible and Science Oct. 13- The Bible and Sexuality
Some people believe you should never question your faith.
But if you never ask questions, how else can you learn and grow?
Thinking people realize that asking questions is not a sign of weak faith. Instead, expressing your honest questions demonstrates that you care about your faith enough to wrestle with it.
Every week, you submitted a question, and each sermon will be based on one of the four most asked questions:
Aug 11- How do I love people who hate? Aug 18- What does prayer actually accomplish? Aug 25- Is Jesus really the only way to salvation? Sept 1- Why would God allow evil and suffering in the world?
Some people believe you should never question your faith. But if you never ask questions, how else can you learn and grow?
Thinking people realize that asking questions is not a sign of weak faith. Instead, expressing your honest questions demonstrates that you care about your faith enough to wrestle with it.
Every week, you submitted a question, and each sermon will be based on one of the four most asked questions:
Aug 11- How do I love people who hate? Aug 18- What does prayer actually accomplish? Aug 25- Is Jesus really the only way to salvation? Sept 1- Why would God allow evil and suffering in the world?
Some people believe you should never question your faith. But if you never ask questions, how else can you learn and grow?
Thinking people realize that asking questions is not a sign of weak faith. Instead, expressing your honest questions demonstrates that you care about your faith enough to wrestle with it.
Every week, you submitted a question, and each sermon will be based on one of the four most asked questions:
Aug 11- How do I love people who hate? Aug 18- What does prayer actually accomplish? Aug 25- Is Jesus really the only way to salvation? Sept 1- Why would God allow evil and suffering in the world?
Some people believe you should never question your faith. But if you never ask questions, how else can you learn and grow?
Thinking people realize that asking questions is not a sign of weak faith. Instead, expressing your honest questions demonstrates that you care about your faith enough to wrestle with it.
Every week, you submitted a question, and each sermon will be based on one of the four most asked questions:
Aug 11- How do I love people who hate? Aug 18- What does prayer actually accomplish? Aug 25- Is Jesus really the only way to salvation? Sept 1- Why would God allow evil and suffering in the world?
Join us this Sunday for Frequently Asked Questions.
If all truth is God's truth, then goodness and beauty can be found in all of creation, including art.
Movies are one of the most influential forms of art in our day, and during Silver Screen Sundays: The Gospel in Movies, we will look for God's truth in popular movies of this year, and in one movie from past years.
This year, we'll look for the Gospel in:
Avengers: End Game / July 14 A Star Is Born / July 21 The Greatest Showman / July 28 Toy Story 4 / August 4
This series is a great opportunity to invite a friend. Join us for Silver Screen Sundays: The Gospel in Movies to see how God's truth can be found in all of creation.
If all truth is God's truth, then goodness and beauty can be found in all of creation, including art.
Movies are one of the most influential forms of art in our day, and during Silver Screen Sundays: The Gospel in Movies, we will look for God's truth in popular movies of this year, and in one movie from past years.
This year, we'll look for the Gospel in:
Avengers: End Game / July 14 A Star Is Born / July 21 The Greatest Showman / July 28 Toy Story 4 / August 4
This series is a great opportunity to invite a friend.
Join us for Silver Screen Sundays: The Gospel in Movies to see how God's truth can be found in all of creation.
If all truth is God's truth, then goodness and beauty can be found in all of creation, including art.
Movies are one of the most influential forms of art in our day, and during Silver Screen Sundays: The Gospel in Movies, we will look for God's truth in popular movies of this year, and in one movie from past years.
This year, we'll look for the Gospel in: Avengers: End Game / July 14 A Star Is Born / July 21 The Greatest Showman / July 28 Toy Story 4 / August 4
This series is a great opportunity to invite a friend. Join us for Silver Screen Sundays: The Gospel in Movies to see how God's truth can be found in all of creation.
If all truth is God's truth, then goodness and beauty can be found in all of creation, including art.
Movies are one of the most influential forms of art in our day, and during Silver Screen Sundays: The Gospel in Movies, we will look for God's truth in popular movies of this year, and in one movie from past years.
This year, we'll look for the Gospel in: Avengers: End Game / July 14 A Star Is Born / July 21 The Greatest Showman / July 28 Toy Story 4 / August 4
This series is a great opportunity to invite a friend. Join us for Silver Screen Sundays: The Gospel in Movies to see how God's truth can be found in all of creation.
Most of us at some point have probably felt like an outsider, just a number, a nobody.
The Gospel of Luke is known as the gospel to the marginalized, people who were outcasts and treated as unimportant.
While teaching in his hometown of Nazareth, Jesus announces His mission to preach good news to the poor, freedom to the prisoners, recovery of sight to the blind, set the oppressed free, and proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. Then Luke shows us what that means for you and me.
If you feel like a nobody, Jesus has good news for you. And in a world where many people feel like nobodies, God wants to announce good news to them through you.
This series was inspired by Adam Hamilton’s The Gospel of the Nobodies.
Most of us at some point have probably felt like an outsider, just a number, a nobody.
The Gospel of Luke is known as the gospel to the marginalized, people who were outcasts and treated as unimportant.
While teaching in his hometown of Nazareth, Jesus announces His mission to preach good news to the poor, freedom to the prisoners, recovery of sight to the blind, set the oppressed free, and proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. Then Luke shows us what that means for you and me.
If you feel like a nobody, Jesus has good news for you. And in a world where many people feel like nobodies, God wants to announce good news to them through you.
This series was inspired by Adam Hamilton’s The Gospel of the Nobodies.
Most of us at some point have probably felt like an outsider, just a number, a nobody.
The Gospel of Luke is known as the gospel to the marginalized, people who were outcasts and treated as unimportant.
While teaching in his hometown of Nazareth, Jesus announces His mission to preach good news to the poor, freedom to the prisoners, recovery of sight to the blind, set the oppressed free, and proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. Then Luke shows us what that means for you and me.
If you feel like a nobody, Jesus has good news for you. And in a world where many people feel like nobodies, God wants to announce good news to them through you.
This series was inspired by Adam Hamilton’s The Gospel of the Nobodies (cor.org).
Most of us at some point have probably felt like an outsider, just a number, a nobody.
The Gospel of Luke is known as the gospel to the marginalized, people who were outcasts and treated as unimportant.
While teaching in his hometown of Nazareth, Jesus announces His mission to preach good news to the poor, freedom to the prisoners, recovery of sight to the blind, set the oppressed free, and proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. Then Luke shows us what that means for you and me.
If you feel like a nobody, Jesus has good news for you. And in a world where many people feel like nobodies, God want to announce good news to them through you.
Do you have questions about the Bible and science?
Maybe you wonder what in the Bible should be taken as historical fact versus what is epic literature or bound to its own time.
Or do you have questions about the way women, like Eve for example, are viewed in the Bible?
During In The Beginning: Genesis for Normal People, we will explore what the book of Genesis is and how to interpret it. What we learn will help us to not only get a better grasp of Genesis but also help us see how the Bible can be understood in the 21st century developed world and still serve as a guide for your life.
It's not just about those topics, however.
We'll also discuss family dynamics, marriage guidance, sibling rivalry, growing into maturity, living wisely in a chaotic world, and hope for the future...
Because it's all in Genesis.
Do you have questions about the Bible and science?
Maybe you wonder what in the Bible should be taken as historical fact versus what is epic literature or bound to its own time.
Or do you have questions about the way women, like Eve for example, are viewed in the Bible?
During In The Beginning: Genesis for Normal People, we will explore what the book of Genesis is and how to interpret it. What we learn will help us to not only get a better grasp of Genesis but also help us see how the Bible can be understood in the 21st century developed world and still serve as a guide for your life.
It's not just about those topics, however. We'll also discuss family dynamics, marriage guidance, sibling rivalry, growing into maturity, living wisely in a chaotic world, and hope for the future...
Because it's all in Genesis.
Do you have questions about the Bible and science?
Maybe you wonder what in the Bible should be taken as historical fact versus what is epic literature or bound to its own time.
Or do you have questions about the way women, like Eve for example, are viewed in the Bible?
During In The Beginning: Genesis for Normal People, we will explore what the book of Genesis is and how to interpret it. What we learn will help us to not only get a better grasp of Genesis but also help us see how the Bible can be understood in the 21st century developed world and still serve as a guide for your life.
It's not just about those topics, however.
We'll also discuss family dynamics, marriage guidance, sibling rivalry, growing into maturity, living wisely in a chaotic world, and hope for the future...
Because it's all in Genesis.
Do you have questions about the Bible and science?
Maybe you wonder what in the Bible should be taken as historical fact versus what is epic literature or bound to its own time.
Or do you have questions about the way women, like Eve for example, are viewed in the Bible?
During In The Beginning: Genesis for Normal People, we will explore what the book of Genesis is and how to interpret it. What we learn will help us to not only get a better grasp of Genesis but also help us see how the Bible can be understood in the 21st century developed world and still serve as a guide for your life.
It's not just about those topics, however.
We'll also discuss family dynamics, marriage guidance, sibling rivalry, growing into maturity, living wisely in a chaotic world, and hope for the future...
Because it's all in Genesis.
Do you wonder about the relationship between the Bible and science? The Bible and women? Or about what the Bible is and how to interpret it, in general?
With the famous words "In the beginning..." the first book of the Bible, Genesis, lays the foundation of the rest of the Bible and contains all of these issues and much more.
In this series, we will explore why the Bible and science do not have to be enemies and how thinking people can take the Bible seriously. We'll also discuss how the Bible relates to history, how women are viewed in the Bible, and how to interpret the Bible responsibly and thoughtfully.
It's not just about those topics, however.
We'll also discuss family dynamics, marriage guidance, sibling rivalry, growing into maturity, living wisely in a chaotic world, and hope for the future...
Because it's all in Genesis.
From cable news to social media to arguments over politics at Thanksgiving dinner, it's no secret that we live in a divided and anxious time. We all care deeply about our country and the people in it, and we hold strong convictions about what we believe is the best way forward. And at the same time, we probably all feel fatigued by the continual conflict.
While we won't agree on everything, is there any way to bring Americans at least a little closer together to work for the common good?
How do we handle disagreements over politics with family members?
Is there is a way to hold strong convictions and also listen and try to understand each other at the same time?
Join us for a brand new message series about treating each other with respect and creating a better future for our families, YOUnited States of America.
From cable news to social media to arguments over politics at Thanksgiving dinner, it's no secret that we live in a divided and anxious time.
We all care deeply about our country and the people in it, and we hold strong convictions about what we believe is the best way forward. And at the same time, we probably all feel fatigued by the continual conflict.
While we won't agree on everything, is there any way to bring Americans at least a little closer together to work for the common good?
How do we handle disagreements over politics with family members?
Is there is a way to hold strong convictions and also listen and try to understand each other at the same time?
Join us for a brand new message series about treating each other with respect and creating a better future for our families, YOUnited States of America.