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Check out these wise words from discerning friends. In the articles below we think much about the place of prayer and God’s Word in the care of our souls, and seek to serve well in the mission assignment granted to us by the Father.
Chris Brown: Processing My Heart for Christmas
Recently as I was at my first “in person” Nextgen conference, I was there to just be. I had not gotten permission to do that in a long time. As I was listening to some of the speakers, I was taking in so much. I was learning and processing. At one point both the...
Nancy W.: Don’t Take Away Nothing
The conference ended, as I knew it would, on Friday night with hugs all around and tears shared with new friends and old, not wanting to leave the precious gathering of sojourners who stopped for a mere week of respite. NGLC 2021, a time to drink deep from the well of...
Kim Olachea: When Jesus Shows Up
My husband had been to Israel several times, leading group tours. It was my first time. In addition to my fear of flying, I was afraid that I would not have the life changing experience others seemed to have had. What if it didn’t happen for me? Each day brought new...
Shevi Sloane: Resist the Exist
Howard Hughes was a talent larger than life. An inventor in his teenage years. A movie producer and aeronautical engineer in his twenties and thirties. And, a billionaire tycoon in his fifties. He produced some of the most famous movies of the twenties and...
Dave R.: How Much Are We Hearing What Jesus Calls Us To Do?
Nik Ripkin notes that in the most needy and risky places on earth women field activists outnumber men by seven to one. He thinks he knows why. The model of success presented to men in gospel service is the megachurch pastor. If men who yearn for that are dumb enough...
Virgil Tanner: The Individual and the Ecosystem
Learning to be wise…when the tension is to divide Always, there are two things to be mindful of: the individual and the environment. Naivete leads us to see one over the other. Wisdom hard-won sees them as inextricably linked. As I watch American news feeds from the...
Fran Patt: Listening for God’s Voice and Surprised by the Sound
The noise of life drowns out a great deal. In the midst of singleness it was a job that always required more than 40 hours a week to complete. There was a large group of friends that always had something going on and frankly I was often the person organizing an outing...
Sterling O’Neill: The Welcome Of God
Not pleasing Himself but Building up of others Romans 15:1-7 What ways has Christ accepted you? “Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God” (vs. 7) Read Romans 15:1-7 before reading on. NextGen encourages an atmosphere that enables...
Dr. O’Neill: The NextGen Blog
The NextGen Blog: No, we are not interested in the blog-land of celebrity pastors! They carry an oversized influence in the West for sure, but this is not what we desire. Our passion is you. This blog is a community project. It provides the space for mutual...
Jaewoo “Jay” Kim: On Empowering Minority Leaders
“I want to raise a leader from the minority culture and I’m ready to yield my power to a new leader so that that person can step up. I’m also willing to just get out of his/her way but it’s just hard to find and empower them.” It may not be the exact wording but...
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