This Sunday marks the beginning of Advent, a season of anticipation and preparation. Pastor Dale encouraged us to embrace the spiritual discipline of waiting. While waiting can be the anticipation of something arriving, it is also the space between, the emptiness. It can be full of pain and longing, where we are tempted to pursue things that look good in the moment but ultimately do not fulfill. Our daily rhythms of waiting on God as He waits with us invite us to find His presence in the midst of longing.

This week we concluded The Stories We Tell by hearing a powerful story from Josh & Tara, a family in our Calvary Church community while Pastor Dale encouraged us to tell our own stories.

This Sunday, we heard from Govind Prabhu, a missionary to Silicon Valley and part of the Calvary Church community. Govind encouraged us to own our stories, even the unsavory and messy parts, because God can use our story to draw others into His story.

This week, Pastor Dale continued the series by exploring the untrue stories we sometimes believe. While Jesus is the ultimate storyteller, the enemy is also skilled at weaving narratives that aim to isolate and disconnect us from the truth. Whose story are you listening to?

This week begins the series The Stories We Tell. Pastor Dale discussed the power of story telling and the importance of telling God's story in our own lives to impact the lives of others.

This week begins the series The Stories We Tell. Pastor Dale discussed the power of story telling and the importance of telling God's story in our own lives to impact the lives of others.

This week wraps up the Pastoral Residency on Peace & Politics with Dr. Rick Langer. Today, Dr. Langer encouraged us on the topic of gentleness.

In today's midweek lecture on Peace & Politics, Dr. Langer guided us through how we develop, fully form, and understand our own convictions, with the goal of fostering healthy, peaceful and grace-filled conversations with others.

This week marks the start of a two-week Pastoral Residency with Dr. Richard Langer, retired professor and cofounder of the Winsome Conviction Project. In today's divisive cultural climate, how can we stay true to our convictions while maintaining peace and grace? Today, Dr. Langer explored the root of many conflicts and shared encouragement on how to navigate them.

In this final week of Formation, we talked about being apprentices of Jesus by doing what He did. In this episode, Pastor Dale talks to Govind Prabhu, a pastor, missionary, and member of the Calvary community, as he shares an amazing part of his story.