NWC Ideacast with Rev. Neil Trainer
In NWC Presbytery’s 2019-2023 ministry plan and budget approved in October, Calvin PC in Shoreline was featured as our Story Closer-up regarding Studio E3: Congregational Revitalization/Renewal. In December, Corey sat down with Neil to talk about this decade of journeying toward the vocational clarity they now enjoy.
We recorded the conversation and want to share it with you. We will share one short segment each day between December 26 and January 2. Neil’s testimony provokes reflection and hope, just the kind of stimulus to accompany us as we anticipate a new year of life and ministry in Christ. We hope you enjoy it!
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Part 5: Calvin’s vision is normal for new people; And some couldn’t go with us. Neil Trainer (7 min)
Whenever a group’s vision gets clear two things almost always happen. Some don’t want to go with you. That’s ok. And 2 the next person who encounters your congregation or ministry is encountering it for the first time. So what you experience as “fresh” or “new” to them is just normal. Your new normal is the only thing they know. So live into the vision with gusto.
Check out a slideshow about Calvin’s vision and the process they went through here. Rev. Trainer originally presented this to NWC Presbytery’s Commission on Ministry.
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Learn more about this ministry connecting pastors, sessions and congregations with the resources they need to move in the direction of renewal and revitalization.
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Learn more about this ministry that engages, equips, and encourages congregations, ministries and leaders being called to discern and potentially start a new expression of Christ’s church.
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Woven Together — Stories of Dissonance, Sacrifice, and Liberation
Ruth and Naomi’s lives were woven together in a season of despair and displacement. Environmental trauma, poverty, forced migration, food insecurity, personal vulnerability, and power differentials continue to shape our shared human experience now as it did then. God interlaced the threads of Ruth and Naomi’s individual stories, each with unique messiness and unpredictability. Through God’s weaving, these women learned mutual sacrifice, found healing community, and shared liberation. Our threads – our stories – are made to be woven together on God’s sacred loom; each thread, unique and complex, spun out of God’s grace and love. Our call is to recognize the value of each thread in all its complexity, each thread’s necessity to God’s design, and our lifetime commitment to the work of freedom and faith.
Registration is now open. Learn more about NEXT Church & find resources.
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