Uniquely Vineyard: Avoiding Theological Ditches

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...
The Best Intro to Kingdom Theology…

The Best Intro to Kingdom Theology…

If I had to summarize all of the preaching of Jesus and all of the preaching of Paul, I’d suggest that they had one message with many applications: the kingdom of God. Jesus proclaimed the kingdom (Matt. 4:17, 23; 9:35; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 8:1; Acts 1:3, etc.)...
When the Kingdom of God Becomes a Playground

When the Kingdom of God Becomes a Playground

In my early years of ministry, I used to repeat something I’d heard a lot when I was younger: when we gather together for worship, we need to expect God to move. While I don’t want to minimize the value of having expectation or of the importance of...