“So What is Good News, Exactly?” VJN 2015 Forum Re-Cap | Upcoming Events

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 

Welcoming the Stranger: A Biblical View to Understanding Immigration

In this podcast, Bethany Anderson shares from her work with Los Angeles-based Solidarity Rising on how people of faith can approach the hot topic of immigration reform with a sound, biblical worldview. Bethany explores the topic of immigration from a biblical viewpoint and our call 

Re-thinking Prison Ministry: Towards Restorative Justice

In this podcast, chaplains Steve Lowe and Michelle Smith  share from their experiences working extensively with youth in juvenile detention centers, as well as their families. Their stories challenge the prevailing American  correctional approach of isolation and punishment with a Biblical vision of restoring wholeness 

NURTURING RECONCILIATION: BHM – Galatians, the Gospel and Celebrating Black History Month

This week, VJN invited Steve Schenk, church planter of Vineyard City Church/Buffalo to reflect on Black History Month. Why would a White man write an article celebrating Black History? Thats a fair question, but I think the answer is obvious enough.  A better question, however, is 

Creating Disciples that Change Communities

Creating Disciples that Change Communities

How is sustainable justice-making related to discipleship? This week, Alan Scott shares his take on how Christ-shaped discipleship should inevitably lead to not only transformed individual lives but transformed communities. Alan Scott is the founding pastor of the Causeway Coast Vineyard Church in Northern Ireland.