Chicago Fellowship Talks

Bob Cramer describes the lessons he has learned from leaving a successful law career to serve in international ministry.

Using John 15 as the basis Andy 6 ways to abide with Christ. Scripture, fellowship, prayer, worship, service, and witnessing.

Dominique Gilliard places Micah 6:8 in the full context of Micah 6 to give us a more faithful understanding of this well-known passage. 

Skye Jethani uses Numbers 20 to paint a more accurate picture of God. 

Our guest speaker, Sam Acho, is an author, speaker, and currently a commentator and analyst on ESPN. Sam formerly played NFL football for the Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sam shares with us about how to Follow Your Fire, Without Burning Out.

Rhythm is core to God's creation, including our humanity. We create the rhythms (intentionally or not) that shape our lives and influence others. The question is, "Are you solving for "R" (Rhythm) in your life that, at its foundation, the one day different than the other 6 in the course of a normal week? The Bible calls it sabbath. We call it the +1 day that is set apart for rest, renewal, reveren...

Pastor Jarrett Stevens encourages us not to 'quiet quit' on God and instead to press on with God.

Jon Houghton talks about the importance of wisdom and how to gain it. Jon addresses how to have a proper relationship between work and rest in order to create the space to hear the voice of the Lord, thereby gaining wisdom.

Skye Jethani concludes sharing his perspective on humiliation, based on John 13.

Jon interviews Jordan about how to integrate our faith with our work.

Skye Jethani brings a fresh and perhaps more accurate take than what you typically hear about Jesus washing his disciple's feet in John 13. 

Dominique Gilliard walks us through Acts 16.

Dominique Gilliard shares thoughts on the Ethics of Love from John 13, and Isaiah 58 during the Lenten season.

Pastor David Swanson describes the transformative power of pilgrimage which he defines as a journey to a place made sacred by Jesus or his followers.

Jon Houghton introduces our speaker Rev. Jon Dennis of Holy Trinity Church in Chicago. Rev. Dennis looks at the important question of the work God has for us to do in the city based on an Old Testament community, and one from the New Testament, with the goal to shift our outlook from a short-term mentality to a long-term one.

Skye Jethani continues to highlight themes related to this season of Lent, and how to engage with God in spirit and truth (John 4). This week he focuses on "spirit" using David's experience in Psalm 51.

Skye Jethani highlights this season of Lent, and how to engage with God in spirit and truth (John 4). This week he focuses on truth using David's experience in Psalm 51.

Dr. Peter Cha leads a discussion reflecting on 2 Corinthians 4, verses 7 and 10, and our identity as humans and followers of Christ.

Drawing from the Imago Dei in Genesis 1 and using Isaiah 58 and more to describe the hallmarks of a new life in Christ, Dominique Gilliard challenges us in how learning about our past helps us to become repairers of the breach.

This week Skye Jethani explores 1 Corinthians 7 and how it relates to vocation and calling.

Skye Jethani explains that we are created to be representatives of God, not to serve Him, and why this distinction matters.

Jon Houghton describes the state of the American church, how we get here and how we respond to that. Our response includes; Humility, cleaning the inside of the invitation into communities that take Jesus seriously.

Dr. Ryken discusses our relationship with work and shares the wisdom of Ecclesiastes. He joins the writer of Ecclesiastes in wrestling with the common human questions of "What will happen with what I have done?" and "What difference have I made?"

Pastor Jenkins uses the scriptures to give a 5 step framework for making better decisions.