What has the church and culture gotten wrong in the discussion about sexuality? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Mark Ongley suggests that understanding sexual identity as a fluid spectrum will both challenge and affirm the way the church typically approaches the topic, and provide fresh resources for living in community with LGBTQ people.

What is God doing in the world through his church? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Prabhu Singh works through the three waves of Protestant missions, and then describes the five marks and challenges of the new global missions movement.

Does worship design really matter? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Jonathan Powers encourages churches to design their worship services in a way that faithfully acts out the story of Jesus. He uses the four-fold approach of Robert Webber’s Planning Blended Worship to model a holistic way of meeting together in order to orient God’s people to his transforming presence.

The church is often tempted to appease the world by toning down its distinctiveness. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Ryan Danker encourages the church to remain faithful by preaching an authentic gospel of holy love.

What is the church’s call to refugees and immigrants? In part two of “Jesus and the Stranger,” Dr. Darrell Whiteman shares three characteristics of responding to the refugee crisis from a missional perspective.