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2026 Ministerial Leave

In 2004, the Conejo elders adopted a ministerial leave policy for our ministers that recognizes the need to replenish ministry capacity and to refill the wells of inspiration and creativity through purposeful time away. The idea behind a ministerial leave is that...

Rebirth

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead… 1 Peter 1:3 Happy Easter, dear friends! Today we celebrate a singular event in human...

The Greatest Command

[Editor’s note: Today’s meditation is very special to me. It was written by my Mom, Lois Wall, and it bears the imprint of her gracious spirit and her lifelong devotion to growing in Christ. As we enter into Holy Week and remember Jesus’ final days and deeds in...

Judgy as All Get-Out  

“I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.” – John Ortberg, Pastor and Author This past week, the New York Times ran...