Formation · Leadership & Equipping
Guides and practices for pastors, elders, facilitators, teams, and others learning to lead faithfully.
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…
Public Discipleship
Open resource →Christian Community is the Work Leading when we do not know how growth happens Focus on Relationships Prayer Gospel Reading Most boards assume the “real work” is the business portion of the…
Open resource →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…
Public Discipleship
Open resource →Public Discipleship An Introduction to Public Discipleship February, 2026 Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one. I have listened to faithful Christians who disagree sharply about public life—and…
Public Discipleship
Open resource →When Busy Becomes a Substitute for Faith A Righteous Risk Conversation February, 2026 Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: "Consider your ways.You have sown much, and harvested little…and he who…
Righteous Risk
Open resource →A Conversation Among Multiple Churches Peace as the First Move Before we read Scripture, let’s name what’s happening in this room. This is not a time to solve every problem, and it’s…
Open resource →When the Church Forgets What It Is From Keeping the Doors Open to Participating in God’s Shalom February, 2026 “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent,…
Righteous Risk
Open resource →From Comfort to Commission February, 2026 “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out...”—Hebrews 11:8 In our scriptures, risk is not an exception. It is the baseline. Abraham leaves…
Righteous Risk
Open resource →Understanding the Times Righteous Risks for Church Leadership in a New Season February 2026 “From Issachar—they who understood the times, to know what Israel ought to do…”— 1 Chronicles 12:32 The church…
Righteous Risk
Open resource →Growth We Do Not Control Leading when we do not know how growth happens Focus on Relationships Introduction As we hear this passage, let us listen for what is already happening— not…
Open resource →Holding Limits, Call, and Compassion Together Mark 6 reminds us that faithful leadership begins with telling the truth, making space to rest, allowing compassion to surface, and only then asking what we…
Open resource →Living Faithfully in the Mess (Longer Conversation) Order, Risk, and the Call to Follow Christ Our Instincts When uncertainty or discomfort arises in the church, what do I reach for first? structure?…
Open resource →When Anxiety Disrupts Faithful Work Natural Responses In the parable often referred to as the Prodigal Son, the older son responds to his brother’s return by standing outside the celebration, resisting the…
Open resource →A practice of intentional ordering for the Season of Noticing Purpose of the Practice Forming a Faithful Agenda helps a leadership body align its meetings with the kind of work God is…
Seasons of Shalom
Open resource →A relational practice for the Season of Noticing. Purpose of the Practice Permission for Uncertainty helps a community remain present to ambiguity, tension, and unresolved questions without rushing toward clarity, certainty, or control.…
Seasons of Shalom
Open resource →A practice of communal discernment for the Season of Noticing Purpose of the Practice Naming What Is Present helps a community tell the truth about its current reality without rushing to interpret, evaluate,…
Seasons of Shalom
Open resource →A practice of communal attentiveness for the Season of Noticing Purpose of the Practice Prayerful Listening and Shared Silence trains a community to notice what is present—in Scripture, in themselves, in one another,…
Seasons of Shalom
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