A Glorious Mess

Sam Yun – Embracing What God Offers You

Join us for a conversation with Sam Yun of Embrace Church of San Fransico. Hear him tell about his surprising journey from reluctantly leading a small group of people who had left the church to planting a church that reaches out to those with no Christian background in the East Bay area of California, including…
Chrisie Reeves-Pendergrass – Sexual Assault, #whyididn’treport, and Good Allies

Join us for a conversation with United Methodist pastor Chrisie Reeves-Pendergrass, co-host of Instructions For Living a Life, as she shares her story of being sexually abused, the most common techniques used by abusers and the powers-that-be to minimize and silence abuse victims, what it means to be a good ally to someone who has…
Tyler Sitt: New Churches That Grow New Cities

Join us for a conversation with Tyler Sitt, pastor of New City Church, as he talks about cultivating a new church formed by and re-forming a neighborhood. Hear him share about the painful experience of hearing “Yes, but…” to his original vision and the necessity of being obedient to your community, about creating genuinely multicultural…
David Masland – Creating Space for Spiritual Pioneers

Join us for a conversation with David Masland, Director of New Faith Communities for the Upper New York Conference, as he shares about creating space for spiritual pioneers within stressed institutions. Hear him share about the discipline of dying and waiting for institutions wanting to do new things, the adventurous hope of the church planters…
Nancy Raca B-Side: Church Buildings Make Life Complicated

Join us for a little more of our conversation with Nancy Raca of Sophia Community as she shares with us how church buildings are not the magic pill that many church planters think they are. To hear the rest of our conversation with Nancy and other spiritual pioneers like her, make sure to subscribe to…