Fly Fishing Nor Cal
I specialize in fly fishing from a drift boat on the Lower Sacramento or wading the Upper Sacramento RiverNorthern California has some of the best fly fishing in the United States without the crowds that many of the rivers in Montana, Colorado, and Alaska attract. With year-round fisheries for trout, steelhead, striper, and more, it’s hard to imagine a better location for those who love fly fishing!
If you want to get out, you can book me through Confluence Outfitters.
An Open Letter to Church People on Behalf of Pastors in the Midst of the COVID19 Pandemic
Dear church person, Blessings and grace to you! My name is Luke Geraty and I'm a pastor-theologian living in beautiful northern California and my family of seven have been participating in the "stay at home" order as much as possible. We also have two dogs, a cat, two...
Live-Streaming Church (How and What Equipment to Use)
With thousands of churches canceling their "in person" worship services, lots of people are trying to determine how to "do church" online using live-streaming or YouTube. In this video, I share some of the different options (live-streaming versus prerecorded) as well...
Reorganizing Vineyard USA: Reporting on the National Leader’s Meeting
I love the Vineyard. The Vineyard also drives me crazy. Many of the things that I absolutely love about being in the Vineyard movement also make me really frustrated, ha ha! Yeah... I realize that makes no sense on paper but most Vineyard pastors I know will feel an...
Worship at the Samaritan Well
Because we believe that worship is an environment in which we experience God, worship is a priority in the Vineyard. From the very beginning of our history, which traces back to the late 1970’s, worship has been important in our movement. In this post, we look at worship through the lens of John 4…
John Wimber: Everyone Gets to Play
https://youtu.be/BT5I-zs8A6U Check out an episode of Wednesdays with Wimber focusing on the Vineyard value, "Everyone gets to play." And feel free to leave a comment below!
Connecting Theology to Worship & Discipleship
My relationship with the Vineyard has, at times, been somewhat complex. I've found that this is common for other people in the Vineyard I came into the Vineyard as a kid when my parents started attending one in Denver, CO. I’ve been basically hanging around ever since...
Women in the Kingdom of God (Resources and the Podcast)
On Sunday, I shared a message addressing the question, "Is Christianity oppressive to women?" Take a listen by clicking "play" above or go here and download it. My conclusion is that, yes, sometimes Christianity has been oppressive to women and has marginalized...
Uniquely Vineyard: Avoiding Theological Ditches
Locating the Vineyard's history is much easier than predicting our future, depending on who you speak to. The influence of the Quakers, Evangelicalism, and Pentecostalism is well known amongst students of Vineyard history but how other traditions will shape our future...
Thoughts on #SVS2018 from the cheap seats…
This year's Society of Vineyard Scholars annual meeting was at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. Featuring a number of well-known scholars (e.g., Howard Snyder, Craig Keener, Eleanor Mumford), Vineyard thinkers and friends of the Vineyard gathered...
“Quadrilateraling” in the Vineyard: Creating & Maintaining the Wesleyan Quadrilateral as a Valuable Aspect of Discipleship within the Space of the Local Church.
Below is a copy of the paper I presented at the 2018 Society of Vineyard Scholars' annual meeting at Asbury Theological Seminary. In what follows, I attempt to explore the relationship of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral with our Vineyard DNA, building on Thomas Lyons’...