How should followers of Jesus relate to our culture? Should we pull back? Lean in? Engage cautiously? What should we accept outright? Reject outright? And what can we redeem and make work for the Kingdom good? In this teaching, we look from Genesis to Revelation to discover God's radical heart for our whole world and how He intends his children to build His Kingdom here, being in the world, yet not of it.

Time rolls faster and faster -- and in no place more than in our families, especially when kids are young! Unless we're careful and intentional, these strategic and formative years will pass us by and we'll miss the opportunity to raise our children "in the way of the Lord." In this teaching, we look carefully at how followers of Jesus should relate to our families and seize the kairos moments to talk about the Word of God with our kids and remember together what He has done.

How should followers of Jesus relate to our smartphones? This question is increasingly strategic and vital in an age of unprecedented technological innovation and connectedness. In this teaching, we look at what the Bible teaches -- thankfully it's not silent on this topic! And we discover clear and applicable answers about what our lives should be producing and thus what our technology should empower and amplify.

Life is messy. Relationships are messy. And church is messy. Relating well doesn't come naturally, it doesn't happen by default -- no, not even at church! So just how are our relationships supposed to look with folks in our church? How do we keep moving that direction together? And what's a next step for me to take, personally?

Why do most of us have hundreds of friends on Facebook, yet are still so lonely? This is perhaps one of the most profound questions of our time. The Bible tells us that we were made to relate deeply with God and each other -- an experience increasingly and ironically rare in our digitally connected world. In this teaching, we explore our deep longings for relationship and see how Jesus models and gives us this type of true and satisfying friendship -- one based on self-giving love.

What does it mean to relate as dad? -- to our fathers, to our kids, to our Heavenly Father?  This special Father's Day gathering investigates this important question through a panel interaction with Ricky Greeve and Ken Goodyear.

Ever wondered what's the big deal with discipleship? Why does Jesus choose this as his primary method to grow his Kingdom? This teaching shows how all believers are called to make disciples and that through discipleship, God is doing his great work of mending and restoring our relationships with ourselves, God, and others. It also talks practically about what discipleship might look like and how you could take a next step of faith.

This teaching looks at our relationship with God and how deeply and desperately our souls long for connection with Him.  We learn that God loves us just as we are, not as we should be.

This teaching looks at our foundational need to relate to ourselves well.  Because of the Gospel, we're called to let Jesus heal our relationship with our own souls by learning to listen to ourselves and speak to ourselves.