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“Diversity is not the end, it’s the means”: Follow-Up from 2018 Better Together Conference

“Diversity is not the end, it’s the means”: Follow-Up from 2018 Better Together Conference

It’s hard to believe that #VineyardBetterTogether2018 was just a couple of weeks ago!  Nearly 400 people gathered in Evanston for the second Vineyard USA conference on race, diversity, and reconciliation. Geno Olison, conference organizer and pastor of South Suburban Vineyard in Chicago, set the tone 

The Cross and Lynching Tree – A Conversation with Ramón Mayo

The Cross and Lynching Tree – A Conversation with Ramón Mayo

In this podcast, VJN talks with Ramón Mayo about the key themes and theological principles in James Cone’s “Cross and the Lynching Tree.” How does Cone help us to discover a new way of looking at the cross in America, especially today? How does the 

Sermon: Safe Place by Micheal Raburn

Sermon: Safe Place by Micheal Raburn

“Our actions have to match our words” Part of our values as a movement, is the one of developing  communities where people feel safe. Creating atmospheres where there is no judgment and creating a “come as you are place”.

Sermon Spotlight: A Equipped Church by Jeanine Blount

Sermon Spotlight: A Equipped Church by Jeanine Blount

“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 

Watch: Webinar on Calling, Discernment, and Work

Watch: Webinar on Calling, Discernment, and Work

webinar on calling, discernment, and work HOW TO DISCERN YOUR CALLING AND NOT QUIT YOUR DAY JOB “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” — Frederick Buechner Does it feel like you were made