COVID isn't Killing Mission, We Are.
Our world has been shaken. What we knew is gone and when grief, hardship, and isolation hit us in the face, it’s easy to lose sight of the call Jesus has placed on our life. This week, we are to look to Jesus, by remembering that we follow an unstoppable God. Let us look and step out in faith.
As a Christian, What's My Role in Fighting for Racial Justice? Part 2
After learning about who God is, who we are, and how we fight against racial injustice from understanding the Gospel, we learn from Ben some guiding principles to honor God in how we fight against the racial injustice embedded into our American society.
As a Christian, What's My Role in Fighting for Racial Justice? Part 1
This month in our Hard Questions series we are asking: "As a Christian, what is my role in fighting for racial justice?" Ben Wenzl responds to this questions in a two parts, starting with who God is and who we are to better understand what we are actually fighting for.
Obedient and Unafraid
In times of confusion and fear, we as a church can seek out ways to step up and be good news.
To Stay or Go: A Christian's Calling
The Great Commission will not be fulfilled by the traditional “missionary” but by Christian people with marketable skills who will be able to go to closed and hard to reach places. May we see the day when missionary is synonymous with Christian.
Get Over Yourself: The Path to Joy
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How to take your life seriously but not yourself.
3 Sites in 3 Years - Lies I Believed While Church Planting
We now see how God used our obedience even if we couldn’t see it at the time. In fact, I now see how God was at work all while I was believing lies about the work we were doing. I want to share those lies with you. I highly doubt they exist only in teams that leave to reach new campuses. Chances are these lies exist in your own heart, where you are now. And we have to address them if we are going to continue planting churches and making disciples.
The Power and Purpose of Prayer
How did coming to the presence of the God of the universe and asking him to intervene in a broken world become “thoughts and prayers,” a trending meme of irrelevance?