Join the Emerging Conversation

For the past two years, I’ve been privileged to be part of a conversation of ’emerging leaders’ in the Evangelical Covenant Church interested in renewing a movement for justice and talking about holistic discipleship. The group is called “The Young Pietists” and we work to encourage people to be actively engaged in conversation, witness, and reflection in their own contexts. A large focus of the group is to help connect, encourage, and inform people (especially those in their 20’s and 30’s), who may need community, ideas, and support in ministry and in the church.

As part of our focus on having conversations and building community, the Young Pietists twice annually publish a theological journal called “The Narthex.” We have been publishing for two years now and have some amazing articles on topics such as, what is biblical justice? what is holistic discipeship? what is worship? what is the multicultural church?, as well as resources, book reviews, original poems and music, sermons, action ideas, and much more (previous issues are downloadable online).

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