by Jen James | Aug 12, 2025 | NEXT Church Updates, Preaching for Change
A few years ago I was talking with a friend and colleague about preaching. He remarked how every Sunday morning preachers stood in pulpits across the country delivering sermons, while outside the doors of their churches people were dying – quite literally. What...
by Jen James | Jul 8, 2024 | NEXT Church Blog, Preaching for Change
by LeAnn HodgesJuly 8, 2024 The church is at a crossroads, and I don’t want to be a chaplain for a dying institution. Instead, I want to be a physical therapist for a movement of liberation that opens up the possibility for us to co-create a new world in the shell of...
by Jen James | Jun 4, 2024 | NEXT Church Blog, NEXT Church Updates, Preaching for Change
There is something really powerful that happens when leaders from across the Church gather together in community around a common purpose. Leaders dig deeper. Relationships are strengthened. Sustainable transformation begins to take shape. Healthy practices take root....
by Jen James | Nov 7, 2023 | NEXT Church Blog, NEXT Church Updates, Preaching for Change
As a regular preacher in the local congregation, I am increasingly aware of how formative our worship can be, and how many distractions there are that too often prevent Christ’s liberative gospel from taking root and being a catalyst for congregational transformation....
by Jen James | Jun 6, 2023 | NEXT Church Blog, NEXT Church Updates, Preaching for Change
The Preaching for Change Initiative invites church leaders to engage in the power of worship and preaching to celebrate our radical call as people of faith. Our goal is to inspire individuals and faith communities to transform their surrounding neighborhoods and even...
by Jen James | Dec 13, 2022 | NEXT Church Blog, NEXT Church Updates, Preaching for Change, Town Hall
We are grateful for so many supporters who attended our Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. NEXT Church leadership shared a lot of information about our future along with some exciting announcements. Check out what you missed! Here are the highlights:...
