Your Church is a Launchpad, Not Just a Building

If you knew—for sure—that Jesus would come back to earth exactly 10 years from now, what would you do with that 10 years? Would you buy more stuff? Binge watch another tv show? Build a bigger house, even though the world as we know it would end in 10 years? What would be the point?…

I love movies! There’s nothing like a good one to hit “reset” on my brain when it’s running in fifty directions. One of my all-time favorites? The original 1984 Karate Kid. Here’s the gist: Daniel, the new kid, wants to learn karate. Enter Mr. Miyagi, his quirky and wise mentor. But instead of sparring lessons,…

In this conversation, Judy Stevenson invites us into her story—not just the polished parts, but the real, Spirit-led journey of leadership, faith, and unlearning.

One of the sweetest parts of my week happens at the end of Sunday School. After we’ve played, studied, laughed, responded, and prayed together, we wrap things up with three simple but meaningful steps: Years ago, Rev. Lauren Clawson introduced me to the idea of a hand blessing, and I instantly knew it was something…

One of my earliest and most vivid memories is from a family reunion, where my grandfather—Pop, my dad’s father, Clarence—stood before us with a small Bible in his hand. What he offered that day wasn’t money or possessions, but the most important gift he had: a relationship with Jesus Christ. That was our real inheritance.

Abide: The Restful Life Finding Sabbath and Solitude in a Busy World Ever Been in a Hurry? Early one cold Sunday morning, I quietly got dressed in the dark so my husband, Lee, and our three children could keep sleeping. I had to leave early to preach at an 8 AM service, while Lee, pastoring…