Pursuing God's Justice, Enacting God's kingdom
THE PROBLEM OF PACKAGE-DEAL ETHICS The great curse of our generation is how such polarization is warping the way we think through our deepest moral dilemmas. When it comes to ethics, we find our answers too readily and unthinkingly according to which side of the …
We’re going to love you until you can love yourself. Hannah Estabrook January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. We’re highlighting the restorative justice work and ministry of Hannah Estabrook. She’s a pastor at Franklinton Abbey and founder of Sanctuary Night, a sacred space created for …
2020 Society of Vineyard Scholars Conference, with VJN! April 16-18 | Evanston Vineyard |Chicago The central theme of this year’s meeting is “Hearing, Seeing, and Remembering As The People of God.” Together we will explore hearing, seeing, and remembering as theological, biblical, spiritual, pastoral, historical, and embodied …
We’re excited to announce a special collaboration with Vineyard Resources: an updated edition of John Wimber’s “The Gospel with the Poor”! John Wimber once said that the purpose of the Vineyard could be summed up with two words: worship and compassion. Wimber also regularly highlighted Jesus’ mission on earth to “release the oppressed.” As Kingdom-minded people formed through intimacy in worship and by Jesus’ compassion for us, we then embark on this same mission to set things right, especially for the captive, poor and marginalized.
Recently, Joel Bidderman, worship pastor at Gilbert Vineyard (AZ), shared with VJN about how they’ve responded to the migrant crisis at the border with compassion. AT THE BORDER Since February, Gilbert Vineyard (Gilbert, AZ) has served about 1,450 people through their migrant family ministry. During …