Cultural Studies Thou with a capital T 24 Jul 202424 Jul 2024 By Conrad Gempf I don’t think it’s all in my head; I think some of the language of worship has changed since I was little. I feel like we say Holy…
Discipling Leaders… Faith and Works in Paul and James 4 Jun 20244 Jun 2024 By Conrad Gempf One of the most common arguments against the trustworthiness of the Bible is that it contains contradictions. Perhaps, like me, you have had skeptics tell you that…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Expanding Your Discipleship Culture 31 Jan 20241 Feb 2024 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 08 (39 min)Date: 31 January 2024Guests: Katie and Bob, lay leaders from Heart of the Shepherd, Howell, MI Also available…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Marinating in Scripture 8 Nov 202312 Dec 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 02 (41 min)Date: 08 November 2023Guests: Conrad Gempf and Nathan Wendorf Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Vurbl,…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Wednesdays are for Walking With 01 1 Nov 202329 Nov 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 01 (20 min)Date: 01 November 2023Guests: Deanna Rossow and Lexie Brown Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Vurbl,…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Non-Judgmental Noticing 7 Oct 202215 Nov 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 6: My Next Step, Vol 1: Getting StartedEpisode 2.3: Non-Judgmental NoticingDate: 06 October 2022Guest: Jamie Wiechman, Cofounder of Breathe Life Ministries Also available on: Apple Podcasts,…
Exegetical Study Faithful Change 6 Jun 20221 Nov 2022 By Ted Hopkins In my last post, I ended by saying faithfulness to Jesus leads us to faithful change, despite our deep and abiding reluctance to do so. In that…
Exegetical Study… Good Friday and God’s Failure 15 Apr 202211 Mar 2024 By Justin Rossow Of course, we know the big picture. We have the benefit of hindsight, and we know that the open tomb is just around the corner. Of course,…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… The Parable of the Pottery Class 21 Mar 202215 Nov 2023 By Justin Rossow The regular habit of following Jesus requires regular habits...In short, you are saved by grace alone. And you can actually get better at following Jesus. Back in…
Exegetical Study Ashes and Curtains 1 Mar 20222 Nov 2022 By Justin Rossow “Dust you are and to dust you will return.” Those words, spoken to Adam in Genesis 3:19, come right after the Fall. They are words of judgment;…
For My Friends Go and Tell a Friend about Jesus 6 Dec 20211 Nov 2022 By Kim LongdenI’ve noticed that lessons for children in Bible curriculums oftentimes end with an exhortation for them to go and tell a friend about Jesus. This puts an image…
Emma 3 Dec 20211 Nov 2022 By Kristeen A. Bruun Ever since Emma turned twelve (she’ll be fourteen in a month) and could therefore fly without paying an extra surcharge for being an unaccompanied minor, she…
Cultural Studies… I Long to See You Face to Face 29 Oct 20211 Nov 2022 It’s been a rather confusing year for worship. We’re called to stay focused on relationship. By Justin Rossow As COVID-19 drags on (and on, and on, and on...), our novel…
Discipleship Tools… Small Conversations 7 Oct 20211 Nov 2022 By Justin Rossow Sid is good at her job; and her job right now is to help unfreeze my frozen shoulder, something that has to be painful in order for…
Gifts Wrapped in Darkness 22 Sep 20212 Nov 2022 By Justin Rossow At the end of our congregational information meeting last night (on Zoom no less), one of my pastors was asked to close the gathering in prayer. “A…
Discipleship Tools… What Do You Need to Follow Jesus? 30 Aug 20212 Nov 2022 By Justin Rossow What do you need to follow Jesus? That question came back to me again this week as Pastor Neuendorf and I were preparing to preach together on…
Cultural Studies… Patterns of Belonging 25 Jun 202022 Aug 2023 By Justin Rossow In his book Organic Community, Joseph Myers describes four different “patterns of belonging” we all need in order to experience a sense of community. Myers doesn’t tell us…
Discipling Leaders… Praise to the Lord, the Almighty 9 Jun 20205 Jan 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 1: "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"Date: 9 June 2020Guest: Lead Illustrator Valerie MatyasAlso available on: iTunes Season 2 of the Next Step…
