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Grief Is the Continuation of Love | Kevin Doi

Kevin Doi invites us to see the tears of Jesus as a sign of God’s solidarity with us in suffering.

The God of Steadfast Love | David Emmanuel Goatley

Amidst the Southern California fires and their ongoing impact on the Fuller community, David Emmanuel Goatley offers a word of encouragement reflecting on the inexhaustible love of God.

Divino Compañero | Yolanda Chavez

Yolanda Chavez preaches about the way God accompanies us in our struggles and suffering and about our call to also walk with others as Jesus does. Inés Velasquez-McBryde translates.

The Impact of Presence in Every Season

As chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Brandon Cash walks alongside others and witnesses the value of relationships, whether for a short time or a lifetime.

Within and Without the Walls of the Church

Paul Bullock reimagines how the church might faithfully live out the gospel for and amidst our communities in our pluralistic world.

Protecting Rights and Offering Hope

Heidi Kugler, advisor for the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and Clinical Pastoral Education International, shares about the grace-filled, restorative, and collaborative ministry of prison chaplaincy.

From Prison Chaplaincy to Sports Chaplaincy, It’s All Relational, with Earl Smith

Earl Smith, chaplain for the San Francisco 49ers and Golden State Warriors and former chaplain at San Quentin, shares about the centrality of relationship in both sports and prison ministry.

Transformation through Integral Mission

Juanita Reyes (MDiv ’22) believes in integral mission and the holistic transformation of communities, as she leads her organization Ministerio Por Fe, in Jalisco, Mexico.

A Beautiful Movement

Father-and-son pastors René Molina Sr. (DMin ’14) and René Molina Jr. (MATM ’20) lead their Los Angeles church in hopeful and holistic ministry, following the Spirit’s lead through every season.

Transformación a través de la Misión Integral

Juanita Reyes (MDiv ’22) cree en la misión integral y la transformación holística de comunidades, mientras organiza Ministerio Por Fe, en Jalisco, México.

Un movimiento hermoso

Pastores padre e hijo René Molina Sr. (MDiv ’14) y René Molina Jr. (MATM ’20) dirigen ministerialmente su iglesia en Los Ángeles de forma holística y esperanzadora, siguiendo la guía del Espíritu a través de cada temporada.

Leading Difficult Conversations

Amy Drennan and Brad D. Strawn consider how our own work of self-regulation can help hold space for others who are anxious and dysregulated in polarized and contentious contexts.

Then and Now | Steven Argue

Steven Argue preaches about our call to love, and about how such love is formed as we look back to our past, live in our present, and look ahead in the future.

The Way of Love | Soong-Chan Rah

Soong-Chan Rah preaches about how we are called to extend the love of God to one another—and about what this love might look like in our communities today.

Love in Action | Alexis Abernethy

Alexis Abernethy cautions us against getting caught up in cycles of hate and encourages us to move toward faithful and communal love for others.

When Refugees Thrive, We All Thrive

Through the work of his Spokane-based nonprofit, Mark Finney desires to see refugees and their communities flourish.

Coming Home

Drawing from his own testimony of encountering God’s transforming hope in prison, Jarret Keith engages in the crucial work of reentry discipleship and ministry to the incarcerated church.

Outside Looking In

On an unexpected path to seminary and ministry, Raul Sandoval finds a new sense of belonging and vocational purpose in Los Angeles, the city he calls home.

To Be Seen and to Be Loved | W. David O. Taylor

David Taylor preaches on the way God sees and loves us, pouring his grace on us, and on the ways we might in turn see one another with love.

Generativity and Healing | Cedric Williams

Cedric Williams reflects on the risky work of healing and generativity, which requires us to step into the pain, with the help of others, to piece together what’s been broken.

Telling a Truer Story | David Wang

Reflecting on the book of Hosea, David Wang preaches a message on God’s love and on a healing journey which holds both brokenness and beauty.