Which is better- a big church or a small church? Does the size of a church matter? What are the pros and cons of each? Do we hope to grow as a church?

What is the Gospel? What do we fear in our culture? How should these intersect?

What does a professional pastor look like? Is the church a business? How should people think about living as a "body"?

How does our culture foster consumerism? How do we detect a consumer mindset? What does it look like for the local church to become a family?

How seeker friendly or relevant should we be? How should we interact with neighbors, the news cycle, preaching, or various trends in living out our faith alongside culture?

We discuss the practicalities of what it means to want "God's glory", rather than our own. It sounds nicely mature as a phrase, but it's more difficult with our hearts than it initially seems...

Is hell unfair? How do we talk about these topics with our friends who see God as evil? What caricatures of Hell and God should be re-oriented?

Why is there suffering? How does the Gospel inform our understanding of it? How should we respond to it as followers of Christ?

What does the Bible actually say about slavery? Why is this conversation necessary? How does this apply to our daily lives here in Redmond?

How should we relate to relatives, co-workers, or neighbors who are gay? What does scripture call us to and inform us of as followers of Christ?