What Kind of Community Are We Becoming?
Reflect on the relationships and practices that form a faithful community within and beyond the church.
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Audience: Pastors
This Church Belongs to Christ
Receive the church as Christ’s, exercising responsibility without anxious ownership.
Joining the Mission
Begin by noticing where Christ is already at work and what it would mean to join.
Who Is in Front of You?
The Ordinary Work of Christian Leadership In Mark 6, Jesus and the disciples are confronted by an enormous crowd. The day is growing late, the people are hungry, and there is nowhere…
004 Juneteenth and the Gospel of Shalom
Juneteenth and the Gospel of Shalom Deliverance, Discipleship, and Learning to Listen A Public Discipleship Discussion, 004 June, 2026 The God Who Hears What is the central story of our faith? Christians…
006 When Safety Becomes Disobedience
Discerning the Line Between Wisdom and Avoidance A Righteous Risk Conversation May, 2026 There is a form of faith that looks responsible but is quietly resistant. It is careful. Measured. Patient. It…
003 Between Distance and Witness
Between Distance and Witness Public Discipleship in a Difficult Conversation A Public Discipleship Discussion, 003 May, 2026 In recent years, conversations around LGBTQIA+ life in the church have often settled into familiar…
005 Widening the Circle
Luke 10 and the Risk of Letting Go A Righteous Risk Conversation April, 2026 After these things the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them ahead of him in pairs to every…
002 In a Time of Escalation
In a Time of Escalation A Public Discipleship Discussion, 002 March 2, 2026 Publication Note: 002 is based on current events, not the designed flow of Public Discipleship. Within the past few…
001 The False Choice: Loving or Holy?
The False Choice: Loving or Holy? A Public Discipleship Discussion February, 2026 A leader in a session meeting clears their throat and says, “I think we need to make a statement. We…