Pastor Jonathan Pugh: Kingdom Listening

Pastor Jonathan Pugh: Kingdom Listening

For such a soft-spoken woman, the influence of Sterling O’Neill runs deep. Her work for the NextGen Gatherings is to equip us as mentor/facilitators which a special focus on learning to listen well and wisely. She has, of late, helped to give me yet another way to...
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...
Dave Shive: Part I, Blessing

Dave Shive: Part I, Blessing

At the spring 2023 NextGen Gathering, we will wrestle with a familiar term: “blessing.” This word is so common that it shouldn’t require much commentary. And yet, as is often the case, we may only have a vague idea of the precise meaning of terms employed in daily...
Angela Zimmerman: A Gospel Revealed

Angela Zimmerman: A Gospel Revealed

In our last post we took a moment to consider the moment when unbelief (e.g. belief in the ANE gods) becomes belief in the One True God. It’s not yet fully formed in Abram’s heart, but it’s something worth stepping into, and that’s everything to God. We see from...