Badges are a symbol of pride. We wear them after an achievement to declare to the world that we’ve accomplished our goals. Think of the letterman jacket you wore in high school or a girl scout sash sporting your accolades. We’ve come to grow accustomed to seeing these symbols because…

As I write this I must begin with a confession…. This post is less formal and more a reflection. As a matter of fact I really don’t have a direction yet. To give some context I am thinking about race in America and my own blindness to the undercurrent of…

2020 has been an incredibly challenging year for all of us. It has revealed gaps in our character, distrust in God, and anxiety of the unknown. I have noticed that my staff and I have all operated at a high level of stress throughout the year. 2020 has brought on…

I recently heard Mark Sayers say, “When a tide goes out it only does so to build energy so that it can come back in with more force.” He was in the process of doing an illustration that went like this: Hold your breath for as long as you can…

In the midst of uncertainty, we need to be reminded of the God we worship. Our God is not surprised by any of the events that are taking place. When Job was struggling with his suffering and cried out to God, we get a glimpse into God’s response: “Where were…

One thing is clear, none of us have any experience walking through a situation like this. In some ways it creates a common bond because we are all learning together. In others ways it creates difficulties because we all want leadership from someone else. …

Vertical Church is excited to announce our official partnership with The Summit Network. The Summit Network is the church planting arm of The Summit Church. We have decided to enter into a partnership for multiple reason, here are two of them. 1: We believe church planting with a network of…

“Prayer is so easy, I spend an hour and a half every morning praying.” -Said no one ever! A few years ago I was hanging out with two really Godly men in the Philippians. Both of these men have contributed much to my faith! As we walked I asked them…