September 27, 2026 – Can I Trust You?
Editor’s Note – Invitation to Small(er) Church Listening Project Survey: To every smaller church leader faithfully serving week after week: we see you. The impact of your ministry cannot be measured by the size of your church, your staff, or...
September 20, 2026 – Laboring Together
Prepare Jesus’s parable of the workers in the vineyard has been seen as a story of “who gets to heaven when and how.” It’s interpreted almost like a “gotcha” Jesus plays on the Pharisees, who Matthew’s gospel loves to paint...
September 13, 2026 – Holding Conviction and Practicing Welcome
Prepare In Romans 14, Paul turns from love, the focus at the end of chapter 13, to welcome. It is a practical explanation of what that love looks like when we are living together with people who believe and practice...
Motivations, Inequality, and Good Service – Pre Service Trip Reflection 2026
Editor’s Note: Many churches and youth groups embark on summer service trips. This Faith Lens post is a reflection we hope you’ll use with your group prior to your trip to spark conversation not only about what you are doing,...
Summer Sabbatical 2026
Faith Lens is pausing its weekly article rhythm for the summer. However, be on the lookout for three new resources we hope will be useful: A pre-summer trip reflection to help prepare groups for a trip, released in June A...