I am excited to introduce our new Wesley Center campus ministry intern, Josie Gustafson. Josie is from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has been actively involved in Wesley Center ministry throughout the past year. She first connected through one of our Bible studies and...
This might be a moment to talk about church a little more openly—and more courageously. For years, we’ve all heard the “leaving church” story: people are exiting, and they’re not coming back. There’s been an overall decline in the American church since 2001 (the...
Whenever an anniversary gets celebrated, it’s almost certainly true that we’re celebrating the passage of a period of time that includes real joys and delights, right alongside real hardships and challenges. It’s true for a wedding anniversary. I’ve been heard to...
Do you think God has one? A dream—a plan, a future—for the world? For that matter, does that dream/plan/future include anything having to do with the Church? Over the next few weeks, we’ll be wondering about that question, through the lens of our worldwide United...
Some of you know I’m back from a week away after Easter. I planned the trip around getting to the ocean—which I’ve missed the past couple of years. As much as I love Iowa’s (soon-to-be) lush farm-scapes, I find myself longing for waves and surf and sand. It’s not so...
