Tracks

The faithful transmission of the Gospel message from one generation to the next is at the heart of the mission of God’s people. Paul, the foremost missionary of the Christian faith, spent his life investing in others in the hopes that the message he proclaimed would continue throughout the world long after his death. Two thousand years later, we are the fruition of Paul’s labor and the recipients of the same blessed burden: to take up the mission of spreading the good news of Jesus to the world around us.  Over the next twenty days, we’ll open the scriptures and study Paul’s second letter to Timothy, a young pastor in the city of Ephesus. Guided in our study by Ben Stuart, we’ll dive into writing dripping with emotion as the aging Paul begs his beloved Timothy to stay true to the faith in an age where the culture at large was rejecting Christianity.  Timothy’s hurdles to continuing the work of God were immense, and maybe you can relate, but Paul urged him, and by extension us, to be diligent in the face of obstacles in order to properly care for God’s people. Maybe you’re like Timothy, called to ministry in a difficult day, or maybe you are simply trying to shine with the light of Jesus in dark times. No matter where God has you today, there is so much to learn from this letter from a mentor to his beloved disciple.  Each day of our study will consist of a short video, and we encourage you to read along with us, take notes, and set aside the time to meditate on or even discuss what you learned with a friend or small group so you can deepen your faith. These days are going to be life-changing, so let’s get started. 

This five-day track through the book of Ruth, taught by Grant Partrick, demonstrates what it means to trust God even in the face of adversity and embrace His redemption.  As we dive deep into this book, which is often highly regarded as the greatest short story of all time, we pray that you will be inspired by the faithfulness of a young Moabite girl named Ruth and encouraged in your faith to trust God in all things obediently. 

Things have gotten more complicated since Adam and Eve and the book of Genesis. The rules of courtship have dissolved and have been replaced by ambiguity and uncertainty. Social media and texting have given people access to hundreds of friends but have increased fluidity, drama, and anxiety; the process of dating more often being described as stressful and depressing.  The desire to pair off is good, and Ben Stuart reminds us that this longing has existed since the beginning of creation. But more than we desire to be in a relationship, we should desire the right relationship. Deciding who to spend the rest of your life with is arguably one of the biggest decisions in your life, and we must not treat it as a flippant decision.  As we delve deeper into the dating and evaluation process, we hone in on what should be our ultimate desire: God’s plans and purposes for our lives. 

The culture around us and our upbringing can offset how we view marriage entirely. Many of us grew up with divorced parents or were at least witnesses to failed relationships and family brokenness. After all, romance is powerful and can either be life-giving or disastrous. Our cynicism, rightfully so, may lead many of us to feel as if this covenant isn’t really treated as a covenant at all. In this track, Ben Stuart works to restore this perception, focusing on God’s design for marriage instead of on what culture has to say about it.  The marriages around you don’t have to be your current or potential future reality. There is hope to be found in a union between two people who love the Lord and keep His commandments, loving each other as Christ loved the Church and displaying God’s glory. Join us on this 4-day journey, unpacking the true mission of marriage and resetting our beliefs in its purpose. We must first see God’s original design if we want beautiful marriages.

Dating is not a status we sit in—it is a process we walk through. This process exists to help you evaluate one of the biggest decisions you may ever make in your life: whether or not someone is a good fit to commit your life to. Ben Stuart challenges us to start with finding the right person in the right way.  Through this 4-day track, Ben highlights how we can potentially meet the right person, how we can shift our mindset from a consumer mentality in dating to setting realistic expectations, how our allegiance determines our values, and he helps identify the characteristics we can look for when dating someone. We hope that at the conclusion of these four days, you will feel more comfortable and confident in your decision-making in the dating process and that you will gain wisdom about the kind of person you choose to spend your life with.

Have you ever struggled with finding purpose in your singleness? In a world dominated by relationship status, it’s only natural that we are constantly focused on the next thing and, therefore, lose focus on what is right in front of us. But what if your singleness isn’t a problem to solve or a hurdle to clear? What if this time in your life could be purposeful and profound? In this four-day track, we will gain insight from Ben Stuart on how to not only navigate this season well but thrive in it as we focus on: Seeing singleness as a gift. Changing the headline of our stories from singleness to purposeful. Learning to give undistracted devotion to God. Learning to trust God.