What is your plan for discipleship? When we want to save money, we create a budget. When we want to lose weight, we start a diet. But when it comes to spiritual growth, it’s easy to feel lost and unsure about the process. Spiritual formation …
Schweitzer Blood Drive 2026
As we look around the world, we can easily see that it is not just our souls that are in need of healing, but also our relationships, emotions, and bodies. This is why our call as Christians is not merely to speak into the spiritual …
Friendships Made to Last
One of the great joys of being part of a 75-year-old church is meeting the wonderful people who have been in it since nearly the beginning. I spoke to leaders from the Navigators and Homebuilders, Schweitzer’s two longest-running classes, about how a group lasts for …
Spiritual Inventory
With the new year upon us, many of us find ourselves taking an inventory of our lives, thinking throughquestions like what went well this year and what habits we want to pick up in the new year. However, even as we examine many areas of …
Formed and Reformed
The longer I spend on my faith journey, the more I have realized that I am not merely a shapeless blob that Jesus is forming into what he wants me to be. Spiritual formation didn’t begin the day I started following Jesus. Rather, I already …
Join the Song: The Beauty of Christian Community
In his book “Life Together,” German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer compared Christian community to beautiful music, saying, “God has prepared for Himself one great song of praise throughout eternity, and those who enter the community of God join in this song.” I’ll never forget my first …
You Need Community
What an incredible year at Schweitzer 2024 was, with more opportunities for people to connect than ever! I’ve been so blessed to have a front-row seat to see what God’s been doing in the lives of his people. One of the year’s highlights was the …
CHRIST With Us
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”. – Isaiah 7:14 (NIV) The Christmas season is a fascinating time for me—one in which I often experience the divine. The …
A Season for Exploring & Engaging Faith
We were not designed for isolation but are meant to find our purpose and be transformed in the context of community. Our spiritual communities have many expressions, but all with the common goal of making disciples who make disciples. As we engage in the process …
Cultivating a Life of Discipleship
What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ? How do we know if we’re getting it right? Walking through a park recently, I stared up at a beautiful, towering tree. I marveled at the beauty of God’s creation and began to wonder if …
Recap: Building Relationship through the Christmas Market
Since 2021, Schweitzer has partnered with Pittman Elementary to provide a free Christmas Toy Store for under-resourced families in our community. During the 2023 Christmas season, we decided to take a different approach, offering a Christmas market designed to empower and dignify parents rather than …
Exploring Faith Honestly with Alpha
Most of my life I was afraid to ask questions . . . especially about the really hard stuff. Sure, I was curious about plenty of things, but there was a line drawn around my faith because, after all, that was not to be questioned. …
Why Small Groups?
Not many years ago, I had a lot of acquaintances, but hardly any who were truly close to me. I floated between different groups of people, enjoying myself and satiating my extroverted nature, but never truly investing much into close friendships. This was fine for …