Pursuing God's Justice, Enacting God's kingdom
“Hope is our superpower. It reorients our spirit. We cannot do justice without hope.” Bryan Stevenson In his powerful book Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson shares how his struggle for justice and ability to understand the complexity of mass incarceration is rooted in “getting proximate” to …
VJN Steering Committee member Dave Hanson offers his response to the killing of George Floyd, the recent wave of protests and unrest, and the sin of systemic racism. My name is Dave Hanson, I am a local Pastor at the Yakima Vineyard in central Washington. …
Written by the Pastors of Circle of Hope in Philadelphia, PA – June 1, 2020 We need the Holy Spirit. We join together to lament the brutal death of George Floyd. We feel anger and grief. We stand together against the entrenched systemic racism that …
originally published on VUSA site on June 2, 2020 Dear Vineyard Leaders, Wow, 2020 – and we are not halfway through it yet. How is that for a positive greeting? Right now, there are so many feelings, thoughts, laments, ideas, and convictions being expressed through …
NURTURING RECONCILIATION: During this time of COVID-19, many people in Vineyard churches have shared their personal experiences with anti-Asian racism. Dennis Liu, pastor of Vineyard of Harvest in CA, a majority Asian-American church, shares his story as a third-generation Asian-American in the U.S. and the …