Ricky Bailey: Church at Ginger’s

Ricky Bailey: Church at Ginger’s

I never come to an NextGen expecting to leave the same. In fact, I have been a part of this movement in one way or another for over a decade, and each time I come, God usually pulls me back from activity and into a closer relationship with Him. I had grown accustomed...
Clara Litzsinger: A NextGen Reflection

Clara Litzsinger: A NextGen Reflection

Two months ago, I was enjoying the landscape of serene Amish farms—they were green, but also yellow, blue, and purple at sunset. It was a wonderful week in Lancaster with NextGen! There are so many takeaways from that time together, but one that has been continually...
Clara Litzsinger: The God Who Sees Me

Clara Litzsinger: The God Who Sees Me

If I ever got a tattoo it would say “El Roi.” In an intimately beautiful moment of Scripture, we see Hagar enter into a personal relationship with God: “She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: El Roi [You are the One who sees me].” (Genesis 16:13). Hagar was...
Cher Ola: On NextGen

Cher Ola: On NextGen

In 2019 I spent 4 months hiking 1500 miles on the Appalachian Trail, also known as the AT. During that time, every other hiker I met became an immediate friend. Connections were made easily without all of the pressures of ‘real life’ and because we all had...

ELC Insight, Rasool Berry

What happens when you take 65 men and women from 40 mission and church organizations around the world and invite them to a grace-filled environment that teaches and embraces Jesus Christ as the center of everything? Well, when the Center for Global...