About two-out-of-three Americans identify as Christian

How do you “know” if you have a vibrant, life-giving walk with Jesus? What does it mean to say that you are a Christian? Recent findings from Pew Research Center’s Religious Landscape Study that evaluates trends impacting religion in 2023-24 indicate that two...

Knowing God through scripture

From Steve Shaffer, Director of Coaching and Discipleship Reading scripture is central to the identity of disciples. After all, how can we follow God without knowing God, and how do we know God without listening to what he has said? While we can certainly learn about...

Sheep or goat?

It only requires a surface reading of any of the Gospels to realize that Jesus paid special attention to those at the margins of society. In 1st Century Jewish culture those at the margins were women, children, foreigners, those with handicaps, those thought of as...

Embracing Teen Curiosity

A Call to Authentic Engagement Recent findings from Barna’s The Open Generation: United States report reveal a compelling trend: over three-quarters of U.S. teenagers (77%) express a desire to learn more about Jesus with 52% being “very motivated”...