How’s Your Church’s “On Ramp”?

How’s Your Church’s “On Ramp”?

As we’ve entered into the fall, our attendance at Trinity Christian Fellowship has been growing and we’re seeing new and old faces, together. It’s beautiful to see Jesus’ community gathered to experience the Spirit’s presence/empowerment....
The Vineyard: Everyone Gets to Play!

The Vineyard: Everyone Gets to Play!

The first Vineyard church I attended was the Smoky Hill Vineyard and the date was sometime in the early 90’s. At the time the church was meeting at a local middle school and it was the first “church plant” that our family ever attended. The worship...
How’s Your Church’s “On Ramp”?

Church for the Sake of the Disabled & Marginalized.

My youngest sister has Down syndrome. Since her birth I have had many chances to reflect on disabilities, as well as consider how the church can better serve marginalized people. This has led to deeper thinking toward gender, ethnicity, and the general way in which...
5 Ways to Effectively Live in Conflict

5 Ways to Effectively Live in Conflict

Pastoral leadership often equates to conflict resolution. While you may have spent all of your seminary days thinking you’d be sitting in your office writing sermons based on the ridiculously powerful exegetical insights you gained while parsing through...