by Eric Spivey | Sep 23, 2021 | General Info, Resources
What do I do if someone sounds suicidal? By Andrea Pratt, LCSM, MSW → Related resource: Recommendations for Biblical Counselors IntroThoughts of suicide can be a jarring thing to talk about. Yet, it is more of a common human experience than we may...
by Eric Spivey | Jun 30, 2021 | Event Resources, Resources
Sabbath and Work-Rest Rhythms with Kayla Pleasants The way you work determines the how you rest (or don’t rest). In this one-night class, Kayla introduces us to the Sabbath, gets us to ask thoughtful questions about our work and rest rhythms, and provides...
by Jordan Brazinski | Jun 6, 2021 | Acts, Deep Dive, Series Resources
Deep Dive: Acts 16:11-34 The baptism of Lydia and the jailer’s households I’m not going to be able to answer the real question here, but hopefully some information will help you talk about it if it comes up. Twice in our text this week we see whole...
by Eric Spivey | Apr 1, 2021 | Leader Gatherings, Resources
On February 24 we gathered Downtown community group leaders to hear from author and pastor Jonathan Dodson, who discussed how to keep the gospel central in the ways we minister as community group leaders, particularly in the kinds of hurt and grief that we have...
by Eric Spivey | Mar 17, 2021 | Job: Walking Wounded, Resources, Series Resources
Before we get too far from our series in Job, Walking Wounded, I wanted to take a brief moment to look back and think about what we’ve learned. Coming out of 2020, a year in which many of us experienced deep, prolonged periods of grief and loss, we turned to the...
by Jordan Brazinski | Sep 20, 2020 | Daniel, Deep Dive, Series Resources
Deep Dive: Who was the fourth person in the fiery furnace? As I said in the full discussion guide, there’s some debate as to who or what this fourth being in the fiery furnace was. The answer we’re given in the passage is an angel, at least according to...