NGLC Happenings
Developing Leaders | Empowering a Generation | Changing the World for Christ
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...
Shawna O’Neill: Abiding
Josh Davis: Blessing & Your Body
Ed McMannes: Sabbath As a Way of Life
I wish in my 30’s and 40’s I had listened more intently to the voices urging me to slow down and to care for my soul. I didn’t …. until Joan, my wife, said to me one day, “I need you to honor the Sabbath, and if you don’t, we’ll need to leave the field”. Joan has...
Kim Olachea: A Picture Worth A 1,000 Words
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but I’m not sure a single photo can capture the beauty of what we experienced at NextGen! Men and women, young and old, diverse cultures and ethnicities, in their own heart languages, joined together, as one household...
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...
Dr. Jim O’Neill: Abiding
Pressing in to abide with Jesus for the long haul! Is it possible to pursue Jesus over the next 20-plus years in the task of abiding well? Can the next generation of leaders abide well in the care of their own souls? NextGen Gathering, April 23-28, 2023 was devoted to...
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
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 the same...