A healthy church is about being committed to each other through the hard, ugly, vulnerable, and weird. It's when you get bad news and the first people you think to reach out to are the people of your church. Or…
Category: Refuge.Basics
Refuge.Basics // One Church
If Jesus calls the church his bride (singular) then why are there so many denominations and variations? What separates us? What unites us? Full Message Audio Livestream Replay
Refuge.Basics // Deep Church
What does it look like to be a SHALLOW church? What does it mean to be a DEEP church? For us Misfits, it means going deep into our study in God's word, building meaningful relationships with each other, and serving…
Refuge.Basics // Restful Church
Rest is kind of our thing. Restful people are more focused, mindful, encouraging, gentle, and full of grace. The work of the church will never be done so rest is mission-critical in order to succeed. What are some of your…
Refuge.Basics // Organic Church
There are several ways to tend your spiritual soil and stay rooted in the church. Whether that is studying the Gospel, loving your neighbor, or working in the community, your involvement is key. At Refuge, we don't have a staff…
Refuge.Basics // Slow Church
Fast food is efficient, it's reliable, it's predictable and it's incredibly unhealthy in large quantities. We desire to be, not fast church, but slow church because love, grace, compassion, mercy, justice and relationships take time to grow. We desire to…
Refuge.Basics // Small Church
Most churches aren’t yearning for a small budgets; small congregations, small spaces; but that’s the culture of Refuge. We will never have the best show. We can’t compete with U2; Hamilton; Disney World. Our weaknesses are evident as a purposely small…
Refuge.Basics // Misfit Church
This week we began a new 8-week series title Refuge.Basics. As we dig into the culture of our church, what better place to start than to explore why we call ourselves MISFITS. And as misfits, how that allows others to…