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At the start of a new year, I often find myself praying about both where we’ve been and where God may be calling us next. Like many pastors, I pay attention to national trends in church life, not because we’re trying to follow the crowd, but because patterns in the wider Church often help us see ourselves more clearly.  One of the voices I return to each year is Carey Nieuwhof, a Canadian church leader and writer who does an excellent job curating trends, particularly around church leadership, digital culture, and generational shifts. And every year, I’m struck by how closely the data tracks with our local experience here in Geneva. So, what might 2026 hold for churchesRead More →

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As 2025 comes to a close, it feels right to pause not to measure success, but to remember. To notice where God showed up among us. To listen again for how Jesus shaped us, stretched us, and stayed with us, guided by the quiet, persistent work of the Holy Spirit. If I had to name this year with one phrase, I think it would be this: we spent the year with Jesus and we trusted the Spirit to lead us along the way. From Advent through Pentecost, our worship life intentionally lingered with Jesus. We stayed close to his birth and early life, his ministryRead More →

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As 2025 comes to a close, it feels right to pause not to measure success, but to remember. To notice where God showed up among us. To listen again for how Jesus shaped us, stretched us, and stayed with us, guided by the quiet, persistent work of the Holy Spirit.  If I had to name this year with one phrase, I think it would be this: we spent the year with Jesus and we trusted the Spirit to lead us along the way.  From Advent through Pentecost, our worship life intentionally lingered with Jesus. We stayed close to his birth and early life, his ministry and teachings, his confrontationRead More →

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As December progresses and daylight grows scarce, many of us feel the need to follow the rhythms of nature and slow down. This slowing allows us to listen more closely and tend the quiet places within ourselves. As we approach the longest night of the year, we invite you into an ancient, storied practice of reflection and hope: the Advent Spiral. On Sunday, December 21, our Advent Spiral will be open open-house style from 2:00–7:00 pm, offering space to come when you are able and linger as long as you wish. You are invited to engage with three reflection stations: Waiting, Releasing, and Lifting, eachRead More →

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It’s a question that haunts even the best gift-givers this time of year: What do you get for the person who has everything?  We all know someone like that. Maybe they’re retired and downsized, or maybe they just don’t want more stuff. I kinda feel that way myself. And yet, there’s something deep inside us that still wants to give, though, right? Giving gifts are opportunities to connect, to bless, to offer something meaningful.  Of course, that’s what makes the holidays so special. They’re not just about things wrapped up. It’s a season about the kind of gifts that don’t show up on store shelvesRead More →

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If you haven’t walked down the Children’s Hall lately, Advent is the perfect time to take a stroll after worship. Each week of the season, our kids are journeying through Waiting for Wonder, a four-week experience that invites them into Mary’s song, the Magnificat. This ancient hymn of hope, courage, and justice becomes our guiding light as children explore what it means for God to lift up the lowly, fill the hungry with good things, and scatter light in surprising places. The hallway itself has become a kind of pilgrimage path where each candle and each step of the path help them enter the wonder ofRead More →