In partnership with Thrivent Financial, we hosted two Engaging Generations Through Generosity seminars that took a deep dive into research Thrivent commissioned Barna Group to conduct around the generosity of self-identified Christians. The research was designed to reveal how each age-group expressed generosity within five categories studied: Monetary Giving, Service/Volunteering, Hospitality, Gifts, Emotional-Relational Support. “The goal of the training was to spur generosity to help support churches, and grow church members’ engagement with their faith,” said Leith Erickson, Thrivent Financial trainer.

Dismantling racism has to be a developmental process. It’s a journey. "If we don’t figure out a way to include this as part of the Christian discipleship walk with Jesus, it’s just not going anywhere,” started Dr. Ruben Rivera. Dr. Rivera shared that most dismantling racism efforts stall or never get off the ground; so at our first Dismantling Racism workshop, held at Mercy Vineyard Church on January 24, Dr. Rivera offered 3 principles when embarking on racial reconciliation work.