Evanston Vineyard

ELEANOR MUMFORD

Our fifth value is doing restorative justice. We believe our church exists to partner with God to “restore” his intention for his good creation. Why is justice so important? What role do we play? The post BE-ING: WHO WE ARE, PT. 5. DOING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. first appeared on Vineyard.

BE-ING: WHO WE ARE, PT. 5. DOING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.

WHO WE ARE, Pt. 4. Being an Emotionally Healthy Community.

We believe that every person’s highest good is to become like Jesus. This sits at the core of our identity. This week, we answer the questions “Why is this so important to us?” and “How do we do it?” The post BE-ING: WHO WE ARE, PT. 3 Becoming Like Jesus. first appeared on Vineyard.

BE-ING: WHO WE ARE, PT. 3 Becoming Like Jesus.

This week, we explore our second congregational value, arguably the most important defining value of the Vineyard movement of churches. Acts 2 anchors this key distinctive. The post Be-ing: Who We Are, Pt. 2. Balancing the Word and Spirit. first appeared on Vineyard.

Be-ing: Who We Are, Pt. 2. Balancing the Word and Spirit.

WORSHIPPING THE TRUE + BEAUTIFUL GOD

Jesus lived a radically simple life marked by few possessions and dependence on God, and His followers imitated him with abundant generosity for one another. What could it look like to practice this sort of simplicity and generosity in 21st-century America? The post Becoming Like Jesus: Simplicity and Generosity first appeared on Vineyard.

Becoming Like Jesus: Simplicity and Generosity

Devotional prayer is a well-known but often taken-for-granted practice of the Christian life. Why is a life of devotional prayer important, and how does it affect us? What might a private prayer life look like? The post Becoming Like Jesus: Devotional Prayer first appeared on Vineyard.

Becoming Like Jesus: Devotional Prayer

Jesus practiced radical hospitality and welcome toward strangers and people in need. We can follow His lead today by being people who open our homes and hearts to others. The post Becoming Like Jesus: Hospitality first appeared on Vineyard.

Becoming Like Jesus: Hospitality

Jesus was led by the Spirit to pray for people. We should too. Prayer is a gift that we give freely to anyone and anywhere. The post Becoming Like Jesus: Pray for People first appeared on Vineyard.

Becoming Like Jesus: Pray for People

In a culture that idolizes success and security, we are pressured to endlessly produce and desire more. How do we find rest in having and in being enough? What does God have to say about this? The post Becoming Like Jesus: Sabbath first appeared on Vineyard.

Becoming Like Jesus: Sabbath

Jesus loved the scriptures and we can too. By building the habit of reading scripture, we set the table for communion with God. The post Becoming Like Jesus: Treasuring Scripture first appeared on Vineyard.

Becoming Like Jesus: Treasuring Scripture

How did Jesus resist the constant pressure of the people’s demands during his life on earth? Through solitude and silence. We can do the same. The post Becoming Like Jesus: Solitude and Silence first appeared on Vineyard.

Becoming Like Jesus: Solitude and Silence

Letitia Suk on the spiritual practice of meeting God by ourselves, in a quiet place, to get some rest. The post Becoming Like Jesus: Retreat first appeared on Vineyard.

Becoming Like Jesus: Retreat

Today we begin a nine week series on spiritual practices that help us become like Jesus. In this introduction, Ted gives us a way to think about transformation. The post Becoming Like Jesus first appeared on Vineyard.

Becoming Like Jesus

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