HUB WRITINGS
Ezekiel and the Public Church Framework (2018)聽鈥� Jeremy Myers, PhD聽explains the Public Church Framework and the biblical imagination that serves as its engine, specifically Ezekiel鈥檚 vision of God鈥檚 abundance. There are discussion questions at the end to help churches explore how to apply this framework to build a sustainable, deep connection with its neighbors.
聽(2018)聽鈥� Jeremy Myers聽calls the church to challenge the dominant societal view of adolescents as “underdeveloped consumers” who can only contribute creatively when they mature into adulthood. Myers argues that young people are innately creative creatures called by God to love and serve right now.
“Reflections on Authenticity” by Rev. Mark S. Hanson (2018)聽鈥斅犅燫ev. Mark S. Hanson, with Augsburg鈥檚 Christensen Center for Vocation and former bishop of the ELCA,聽shared his reflections on the notion of 鈥渁uthenticity鈥� with our learning community.
Discernment Questions for Faith Communities (2017)聽鈥� Consider these questions an opportunity to engage your leadership, young adults and other key people in your community as you discern your faith community鈥檚 possible call into deeper ministry with young adults.
ARTICLES
鈥� The author shares personal stories about the relationships between young adults and churches/church leaders
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聽鈥� data archive (national and international), mapping tool to create a religious and demographic profile of a particular community, etc.
鈥� Collections of articles about creativity and innovation on congregations and religious practices
Disrupt Worship Project聽鈥� This project offers full liturgical resources and diverse experiences and viewpoints, featuring “voices from different denominations, clergy, deacons, lay leaders, and (sometimes) people who don’t do church but do love Jesus.”
How We Gather聽鈥� One of the most widely-read documents in seminaries and community startups;聽 a 2015 student-led exploration of how Millennials are finding and building communities of meaning and belonging has morphed into a ground-breaking study of organizations that are effectively unbundling and remixing the functions historically performed by traditional religious institutions.
鈥� Events, research, sightings, and forum
Wallis is president and founder of Sojourners, a nonprofit, faith-based organization whose mission statement calls for 鈥減utting faith into action for social justice.鈥� He has written for major newspapers and authors regular columns for Huffington Post and TIME.com. Wallis teaches at Georgetown University and has taught at Harvard University. He served on President Obama鈥檚 first White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.