In this second conversation, Carol Lovejoy and David Ruis dig into the importance of story – locating our personal stories within God’s story and learning to really live in the present. It’s tempting to live with the backward glance or the future driving us, but...
When an octogenarian Indigenous elder and the National Director of Vineyard Canada sit down for a chat, truth bombs begin to fly! Carol Lovejoy is part of our national team, and she graciously agreed to share her wisdom with us. In this first of three episodes, Carol...
It’s easy to minimize the necessity of church structure, or to simply think of it as a “necessary evil,” but what if there’s no healthy ecclesiology without church structure? When we minimize the administration of leadership as less valuable or...
Everywhere you turn these days there are exposés of church leaders’ sin. In this episode David and Joyce unpack the value and pragmatics of confession as a healthy discipleship practice for all Christians, but especially for leaders in the Church. What would it...
With so many examples of unhealthy uses of power in the Church today it’s tempting to get discouraged and not wrestle with what healthy leadership is supposed to look like. In this episode David and Joyce unpack a lot of scripture as a deep dive into our...
A major weakness in the Church today is our lack of understanding and enacting discernment. Individualism clouds our understanding of calling and impedes healthy church leadership more than we might realise! David Ruis and Joyce Rees unpack scripture, some great...
