Skye Jethani is a teaching pastor at Blanchard Alliance Church in Wheaton, Illinois, and ordained in the Christian & Missionary Alliance. Since 2004, Skye is the managing editor for Leadership, an award-winning journal for church leaders published by Christianity Today International. Skye helped Leadership expand its readership by managing the launch of the journal’s blog - Out of Ur. Skye brings to his ministry the diverse perspective of his own heritage. His father is from India and much of Skye’s family still adheres to their Hindu faith, while his mother is an Anglo-American.
The Critical Role of the Imagination in Preaching and Spiritual Formation
Thursday, February 12, 2009, 8:30am-10:00am, Pacific Salon 3
We teach people truth and we teach them skills, but their lives remain unchanged. Why? For generations the church has been neglecting the role of the imagination in the process of spiritual transformation. We will explore how many Christians' imaginations are held captive by our consumer culture, and how to illuminate them once again with a vision of life in God's kingdom through preaching and spiritual disciplines.
Why a Formulaic Approach to Ministry Grows Churches but Hurts Pastors
Friday, February 13, 2009, 8:30am-10:00am, Royal Palms 1&2
How is it possible that one of the greatest miracles in Moses' leadership was simultaneously the moment of his greatest failure? What if the measurable outcomes of our ministry are not evidence of God's blessing? Using life of Moses and the artwork of Vincent van Gogh, we'll look at how we have bought into a mechanical understanding of ministry with predictable outcomes rather than the agricultural view advanced in scripture which is full of mystery and grace.