Pursuing God's Justice, Enacting God's kingdom
In light of the historic and horrific display of harmful leadership and mob violence on Wednesday, we offer this prayer and blessing. “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Matthew 5:7 There is anger. So much anger. And frustration. And weariness. May …
This history lesson about Palm Sunday by Noel Bryant explains the meaning of Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey. “Jesus comes as a king that is opposed to conquest and war. Someone who is against the powerful elite oppressing and holding down others”. Noel Bryant …
“An equipped church is a church that can change a city” It takes an equipped church to change a city, a family a neighborhood… Though what is an equipped and an equipping church? How do we get there, how do we get to be those …
All VJN2015 Forum Main Sessions and Panel Discussions are now available! Session 1-Developing Our Hearts: The Holy Spirit, Justice, and Community Action Session 2-Developing Our Hands: The Justice of Disciple-Making Session 3-Developing Our Hands: What Does a “Justice Disciple” Look Like in Public? Session 4-Developing Our Heads: What …
VJN 2015 was a roaring success, our largest gathering yet with 125 pastors and leaders from around the country, including Canada and one pastor from the UK(!) digging into the theological, political, and local community dimensions of exactly what is it going to take to …