Pursuing God's Justice, Enacting God's kingdom
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 …
A PRACTICAL PROCESS FOR HAVING EFFECTIVE CONVERSATIONS ON CHALLENGING TOPICS
PART 1 | Wednesday, August 28 at 7pm CDT
PART 2 | Wednesday, September 4 at 7pm CDT
As a leader, do you feel the tension of trying to help people become disciples toward Jesus, not simply hold the beliefs of current culture?
In this episode, Jeanine Winfrey shares her own immigration story from Vietnam and how it fuels her work. Jeanine represents DACA clients and people seeking asylum in the US. She discusses the intersection and challenges of her immigration work, and her faith hope for the …