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Liturgy for Everyday Life–A Lesson from Parenting

The beauty of liturgy is it jars us from the complexities; sharply focuses our attention on this spiritual principle: God loves us.

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Encountering God in Nature

Most people fail to understand that nature was one of God’s vehicles to inspire us to worship Christ as the cosmic designer. When we develop cosmic piety, however, we see God everywhere.

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Did Eve Ruin Ordination?

According to a recent article by the Theopolis Institute, female ordination never existed in the first place. But neither did male ordination. Instead, men and women originally were designed to co-rule together.

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Raising Christian Teens in a Rainbow World

The church must learn how to change its posture without changing its doctrine when ministering to LGBTQ+ people.

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Redeemer’s Role In Launching Reach North America

"In short, we needed missionary bishops to lead mission in the second decade of the 21st century."HOW DOES REDEEMER FIT INTO REACH? That's a question I've been asking myself for quite some time and you've probably been thinking as well. What I hope you will see is a...
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Think Differently

I am inspired by doers and game-changers. I seek to inspire the rebels, misfits, troublemakers, and creatives. I am for those who feel like square pegs stuck in round holes.

I am for those who look at the status quo and dare to dream. I am for those who think differently.

I am for King Jesus, who says, “My kingdom is not of this world.”  Here’s to the King.

Let’s change the world and do the stuff King Jesus instructed us to do.

Bishop Jonathan Smith

Thoughts From Bishop Jonathan

Reach Winter Conference Afterglow

Reach Winter Conference Afterglow

by | Feb 7, 2024

Last week was incredible, spiritually speaking. On Tuesday, I flew to New Orleans to spend three days at the historic Missio Mosaic Convocation led by Bishop Paige Brooks. Missio Mosaic is a group of apostolic pioneers, pastors, and chaplains breaking ground for God's...

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Is Planting a Church Worth It?

by | Feb 7, 2024

Author Note **** I wrote this piece in 2017. That was seven years ago. And yet, everything I wrote then is still apropo today. ------------Have you ever been in this situation? You have committed to a task so significant that the end never seems to arrive? Whether...

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