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Join us for our upcoming alumni retreat, with our guest Jan Johnson. We'll come aside to realign and rediscover the joy of ministry – rooted in God’s presence.https://janjohnson.org/

Register for our event with Michael Wear: https://www.wellspringca.org/post/join-us-for-a-unique-wellspring-eventMichael Wear is the Founder, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution based in the nation’s capital with the mission to contend for the credibility of Christian resources in public life, for the public good. For well over a decade, he has served as a trusted resource and advisor for a range of civic leaders on matters of faith and public life, including as a White House and presidential campaign staffer. Michael is a leading voice on building a healthy civic pluralism in twenty-first century America. He has argued that the spiritual health and civic character of individuals is deeply tied to the state of our politics and public affairs.

Three recent SoulCARE alum share their experiences and gratitude for the program.

In part 4 of the "Lies Pastors Believe" series, Richard and Chris discuss deconstruction.

This is part three of our new “mini-series” on our podcast around “Lies Pastors Believe”.  We’re surfacing some of the flawed ideas that we’ve found in ourselves and other pastors, and we believe that naming and exploring these flawed stories will help us gain clarity about our calling and point us in a healthier direction. 

Three recent SoulCARE alum share their experiences and gratitude for the program.

This is part two of our new “mini-series” on our podcast around “Lies Pastors Believe”.  We’re surfacing some of the flawed ideas that we’ve found in ourselves and other pastors, and we believe that naming and exploring these flawed stories will help us gain clarity about our calling and point us in a healthier direction. 

We’re starting a new “mini-series” on our podcast around “Lies Pastors Believe”.  We’re surfacing some of the flawed ideas that we’ve found in ourselves and other pastors, and we believe that naming and exploring these flawed stories will help us gain clarity about our calling and point us in a healthier direction. 

Pre-order How to Walk into a RoomOrder The Next Right ThingEmily P. Freeman is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of five books, including The Next Right Thing: A Simple Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions. With a masters degree in Spiritual Formation and Leadership from Friends University where she serves as a Residency Lecturer, her most important work is to help create soul space and offer spiritual companionship and discernment for anyone struggling with decision fatigue.Emily has been a featured speaker for Renovaré, Anglican Mission in the Americas, Faith and Culture Writers Conference, and The Apprentice Gathering. Her writing has been featured in Today Parents, Christianity Today, and Patheos.Her nationally ranked podcast, The Next Right Thing, has more than 24 million downloads and she regularly offers perspective and clarity for her more than 120K followers on Instagram. Emily lives in North Carolina with her husband and three teenagers.

Curtis Chang bridges the worlds of secular institutions and theology. In the former world, he is the founder and CEO of Consulting Within Reach (CWR), a firm serving nonprofits and government agencies. His consulting work has won an award in social innovation from the Obama White House, and he teaches strategic planning as a faculty member of American University’s School of International Service.In the Christian world, he is a consulting professor at Duke Divinity School and a Senior Fellow at Fuller Theological Seminary. Curtis is also a former senior pastor of an Evangelical Covenant Church in San Jose, California.The Anxiety Opportunity BookRedeeming Babel

Andy has lived in Santa Cruz, California, for over 25 years. He has an MA in Theology from Western Seminary and served as a youth pastor, college speaker, and college pastor before he became Lead Pastor at Faith Community. He's also a woodworker and plays in a Johnny Cash cover band called “Man In Black.” He's been married to his wife Aleta for 30 years, and they have three amazing children: Cassidy, Michael, and Josh.

What Jesus Intended: Finding True Faith in the Rubble of Bad ReligionTodd Hunter is the founding bishop of The Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others and the founding pastor of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Costa Mesa, CA. He is past President of Alpha USA and former National Director for the Association of Vineyard Churches. He is author of Christianity Beyond Belief, Giving Church Another Chance, The Outsider Interviews, The Accidental Anglican and Our Favorite Sins. Todd has been an adjunct professor of evangelism, leadership in contemporary culture and spiritual formation at George Fox University, Fuller Seminary, Western Seminary, Vanguard University, Azusa Pacific University, Biblical Seminary and Wheaton College. In addition, he has been a Distinguished Lecturer at several institutions of higher learning. Todd and his family live in Costa Mesa, California.

Get A Different Way: Recentering the Christian Life Around Following Jesus. Christopher A. Hall is a member of the Renovaré Ministry Team. He served as president of Renovaré from 2015-2022.Hall is author of a four volume set on the Church Fathers: Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers, Learning Theology with the Church Fathers, Worshiping with the Church Fathers, and Living Wisely with the Church Fathers, all published by IVP Academic. He also was associate editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (29 volumes: published by IVP Academic).Chris previously served at Eastern University for twenty-four years in several roles, including chancellor, provost, dean of Palmer Theological Seminary, dean of the Templeton Honors College, distinguished professor of theology, and director of academic spiritual formation.Dr. Hall possesses a B.A. from UCLA in history, an M.A. in biblical studies from Fuller Theological Seminary, a Th.M. from Regent College, and a Ph.D. from Drew University. He has served in the pastorate overseas (France, 5 years) and in Canada (British Columbia, 2 years). He has also served as Director of Pastoral Care at New Jersey’s only state gero-psychiatric hospital.Dr. Hall has ministered in Asia, Africa, South America, Europe, the Middle-East, Canada, and the United States. He served on the editorial board of Christianity Today. He has published articles and book reviews in Christianity Today, Catalyst, Christian History, inMinistry, Books and Culture, Christian Scholars Review, Modern Theology, and Crux.He and his wife Debbie reside in Philadelphia and have three children and two grandchildren.

Four recent SoulCARE alum share their experiences and gratitude for the program.

Trevor Hudson returns to discuss his latest book, Seeking God: Finding Another Kind of Life with St. Ignatius and Dallas Willard

SoulCARE alum, discipleship pastor at Westgate Church, and author of A Kids Book About Change, David Kim joins us again to discuss his latest book, Made to Belong: Five Practices for Cultivating Community in a Disconnected World.

Dr. Alison Cook is a psychologist and the author of two books, including her new book, The Best of You (Thomas Nelson 2022) and Boundaries for Your Soul (Thomas Nelson, 2018). For 20 years, Alison has helped women, ministry leaders, couples, and families learn how to heal painful emotions, develop confidence from the inside out, forge healthy relationships, and fully live out their God-given potential.Order Alison Cook's latest, The Best of You here.

Watch the movie | Learn MoreChuck serves as Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality and Interim D.Min. Director at Western Theological Seminary Holland MI. He is also a faculty member for the Soul Care Institute.A licensed therapist, a spiritual director, author, and speaker, Chuck is also a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church in America. His experience includes training clergy in issues of abuse and trauma, pastor and planter assessments, church consultations, and investigations of abuse among pastors and within congregations.

James K. A. Smith is professor of philosophy at Calvin University, where he holds the Gary & Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology and Worldview. Trained as a philosopher with a focus on contemporary French thought, Smith has expanded on that scholarly platform to become an engaged public intellectual and cultural critic. An award-winning author and a widely traveled speaker, he has emerged as a thought leader with a unique gift of translation, building bridges between the academy, society, and the church.

Brian is one of our teaching pastors at PBC Cupertino when it opened in 1985, and has a special love for Hebrew, Psalms, poetry and Romania. With his wife Emily they have three daughters, two son-in-laws, and six grandchildren.Climbing With the Psalms Worksheet