Practicing a day of rest, like any practice from Jesus, takes trust, submission and well…practice. Scripture reading or prayer aren’t mastered on the first try, and a day of rest is the same. Learning anything takes time, patience and persistence. My wife Jordan and I started practicing a day of rest about a year ago. We’re still figuring it out but we are so thankful we took the leap to rest.

As a part of our Homecoming Christmas celebration, ten people chose to be baptized as a sign of their decision to follow Jesus with their lives. Celebrate with us by reading their baptism stories.

Wednesday’s student group had it all - fun and games, laughter and sharing, and a teen taking a big step. High school student Leda decided to be baptized as an expression of her faith in Jesus. Read more…

Sunday November 10th, the Rebello and Redder families dedicated their daughters after the morning services. Click through to read their stories.

Fall retreat is always a ton of fun - we share meals, play capture the flag, go hiking and stay up late in our cabins. In our group sessions, we talked about how to live as students of Jesus. Not students in the homework and class sense of the word, but in a way which reorients our entire lives around being with Jesus, being like Jesus and living like he did. Read more about this year’s fall retreat and what students have to say about it.

After meeting someone at the gym who wasn’t afraid to invite him to church, Rich Dusza found faith when he most needed it. Read his baptism story here.

In the Lord’s Prayer we have a powerful example from Jesus on how we should pray. But sometimes we need a reminder, or perhaps even an introduction to some guidelines and tips on how to pray. Jacob Vangen used the Rooted curriculum to write this prayer resource.

Jacob and Mike invited families to talk about how to develop authentic faith for the next generation in the latest edition of Family Talk. Watch the video and learn more.