Two Handed Warriors

For Jesus prayer and education were inseparable, because education and the knowledge of God are inseparable.

A look at one of Hollywood’s thriving Millennial-focused churches: Basileia Hollywood, average age 26 Part 15 in series How Millennials Who Gave up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community   “Basileia Hollywood may be the only church in America where a celebrity can get up to visit the restroom and have his seat stolen [...]

Part 14 in series How Millennials Who Gave up  on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community by Billy Roberts Bad news for churches trying to fill their seats with young people. A recent survey of Millennial values conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute offers little in the way of good news for religious affiliation and the Millennial generation. The study, [...]

Part 13 in series How Millennials Who Gave up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community by Robert P. Jones, Ph.D., CEO and Founder, Public Religion Research Institute Pastors and priests seeking to fill their pews with young churchgoers have a tough task ahead. According to a newly released survey, even before they move out of their [...]

Like Tevye, the stories of Scripture provide not only fertile soil for nurturing reinterpretations of our philosophy and culture for a new generation, but also irresistible bedrock for grounding the story of our own life in the mind of God.

Part 2 in series Leading in a Dysfunctional System. It’s natural in a dysfunctional system to respond to negative emotions with anger and frustration. This leads to a counter-productive focus on the negatives. Insecure leaders often don’t see the horizon of possible solutions because they are too caught up in the negative emotion of the [...]

Extending the Kingdom of God Among Urban Secularists and Beyond To be delivered this morning at the Society of Vineyard Scholars meeting in Minneapolis, MN (PREPUBLICATION DRAFT) By Gary David Stratton, PhD, Bethel University/Basileia Hollywood (See also, Blue Ocean Conversation with Dave Schmelzer, & 2011 Blue Ocean Summit Report, by Dave Schmelzer) The great New England divine [...]

It’s not that he’s just not that into you; it’s that the church is just not that into being human. By Christy Krumm “I’ve only gone out with a couple of girls at church, and I won’t do it anymore,” says Luke*, a 40-year-old Christian man living in Southern California. “At this point, I’m happily resigned to [...]

Seek sources of inspiration and solace from divine technology by Jane R. Johnson Technology makes our lives much easier in a variety of ways. Today our phones help us shop, locate the best deals, budget our finances, and stay on top of the latest news. However, technology can help on a much deeper level as [...]

How shalom, common good and prosperity can come from an unlikely place. by Jon Hirst from The Acton Institute Today we share an interview with Dr. Gary David Stratton, PhD, Chairman of the Christian Ministries Department at Bethel University, Senior Editor at TwoHandedWarriors.com, a pastor at Basileia Hollywood, and Director of the Hollywood Bezalel Initiative. You can follow Gary [...]