Slow it down. Now.

Formation
I couldn’t help but overhear the conversation. I was in the locker-room, post-workout, and the dialogue between a young father and his four-year-old son had a familiar ring to it.…

Exodus – Freed to [BE]

Sermons
For more than 430 years the descendants of Jacob resided in Egypt. They had come there under the leadership of Jacob’s most beloved son, Joseph, who had been sold into…

Who will you invite?

Mobilization
There is no marketing strategy more effective than word-of-mouth. Some of today’s most successful companies grew their consumer base primarily on word-of-mouth strategies. According to one HuffingtonPost.com article, Nielsen “found…

Holy Week at JCBC

Current Events
For millions of Christians worldwide, this Sunday begins the highest and holiest week of the year. It is Holy Week,* and here is a rundown of six special events you…

Mission-Immersion!

Mobilization
As we continue to focus on our missional partnerships in the month of March, and most immediately prepare for a total mission-immersion this Saturday at nine sites in and around…

Missions: This Is Us

Mobilization
If our Missional ministry framework was a question on Jeopardy it might sound like this: Ethiopia, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Presidio, Antwerp, Beirut and Istanbul? “Alex, what are the…

JCBC Night of Worship 2018

Worship
I have often said that it sometimes takes the soul some time to catch up with the body. We can show up in a physical space, and yet never really…