I have not finished reading Crackdown by Garth Mullins. I am still on the journey. I am reading, listening, feeling, and trying to understand. This is not the kind of book to read quickly. It is not a story that ends in neat resolution. It is a living testimony, deeply personal and painfully honest. It…
When we think about starting a new ministry or inviting people to church, many of us imagine neat, orderly gatherings filled with polite conversations and familiar faces. But what happens when those who come to the table bring not just hunger for food, but hunger for healing—along with trauma, raw emotions, and messy stories? In…
In The Dinner Church: Building Bridges by Breaking Bread, Verlon Fosner presents a vision of church that moves away from the pulpit and toward the dinner table. He challenges traditional methods of ministry and invites us to rediscover how the early church gathered—around food, fellowship, and the simple telling of Christ’s story. He writes, “Pastors…