When your cohort is working, it should feel like you're part of a family, and when that family is meeting together, there should be some familiar patterns and practices—such as worshiping together, pr...  Read More

See what this Spotlight—and series— is focused on.Tap on the words "Focus 1" in the image below to read this Spotlight's summary. Let's talk about talking.Here's a question to consider: What made one ...  Read More

Have you ever been so lost in thought that you run into something? Or how about this: Have you ever wanted something so much that when something else happened (even if that something else was a good t...  Read More

When ancient believers came to worship with sacrifices, they felt like they were making a payment on a debt. If "the gods" liked their payment, then they'd respond well. If they didn't… try again, and...  Read More

Let's bring in the coming year with some intentional spiritual plans....  Read More

The typical "churchy" definition of grace is "unconditional love." It would be just as true to define it as unfair love. It is a love that transcends inequality and seeks out the underserving. It is t...  Read More

Part 3 of the Spotlight series "Equality is Passing"  ICEBREAKERImagine you've just won an unlimited supply of one item for life, but you can't keep it for yourself. What item would you choose to win ...  Read More

In the face of inequality, it’s natural and common to want to find a fix - to rebalance that which is out of whack. The ideal, then, becomes a version of things where all is “as it should be.” God, th...  Read More

Equality is a big word, an important word, and one you usually hear when it is absent. Much of the world is unfair, unjust, and the cry for equality has been a helpful one. But it isn't quite the voic...  Read More

Part 4 of the Spotlight series "Membership is Passing"  ICEBREAKERHow are you at deciphering codes? Can you read the hidden message by cracking this one? Once you've broken the ice, get into the idea ...  Read More

Can you imagine a group or club in which every single person was automatically a member? A club with no rules, no standards for membership, no requirements for entry - a public club, as it were, sound...  Read More

You hear it a lot (and kind of always have): Faith in institutions is crumbling. This is seen, by those who like the work of the institution, as sad and dangerous - and sometimes that’s true. Could it...  Read More