by Gretchen Ronnevik | Faith & Fellowship magazine
It can be a nagging question: if we all have the same Holy Spirit in us, shouldn’t we have the exact same convictions on everything? If we are all reading the same Bible, and we all have been baptized into the same Spirit, then why don’t we agree about things more...
by Gretchen Ronnevik | Faith & Fellowship magazine
From the imaginative prayer of a five-year-old, to the awkward prayer in a circle of teens in youth group, to the elegant prayer of a seasoned saint—how should we approach God in prayer? Our approach will have less to do with our skill with poetic words, and more to...
by Gretchen Ronnevik | Faith & Fellowship magazine
The CLB Forge Podcast, hosted by Rev. Ryan Nilsen and Rev. Mike Natale, is designed to equip churches for mission, ministry, and multiplying disciples. In August 2020, they interviewed Gretchen Ronnevik, author of the book Ragged: Spiritual Discipline for the...
by Gretchen Ronnevik | Faith & Fellowship magazine
“I could never do that. It would hurt too much.” I don’t know how I ended up so lucky, but several of my friends are foster parents, and some even became adoptive parents. We try to support them to the best of our ability, and we get to witness the glorious and...
by Gretchen Ronnevik | Faith & Fellowship magazine, WMCLB
Note: This is a portion of the seminar Gretchen had prepared for the July WMCLB Convention. She was unable to attend, due to the birth of her sixth child. As our culture examines gender roles and what they mean for the Church, women’s ministry has been reexamined,...
