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As modern people, we assume every problem has a knowable, formulaic, and predictable solution. When we apply this to our faith, however, we run into a problem—God is mysterious beyond our undestanding. Drawing from a story about Moses that challenges our definitions of success and failure, Skye explains the difference between having a mechanical and an agricultural understanding of our faith.

Moderated by Jon Houghton, panelists Charlie Dates, Paco Amador, Greg Lernihan, Steve Carter, and David Dillon have a candid conversation about what it takes for marketplace leaders, nonprofits, and churches across Chicago's socioeconomic and racial spectrum to work together for the flourishing of the city.

2026 Retreat Session 2

2026 Retreat Session 1

Disciples of Jesus bear witness to his salvation by the Father's authority, the Son's commission, and the Holy Spirit's power.

As our culture becomes more divided by identity politics and tribal loyalties, we can slip into thinking that God views people the way we do—based on labels. Drawing from the story of Jesus being rejected by his hometown and the Old Testament story of the Exodus, Skye shows how God does not conform to our group biases. Instead, he affirms virtue among our enemies and punishes evil among our allies.

Skye Jethani interviews Lecrae in a wide ranging conversation about faith, identy, business and more.

Chicago Fellowship Director Jon Houghton describes how leading an examined life can lead to caring well for others in our life and even in our death.

What happens when salvation comes to your house—but Monday morning still arrives? In this Chicago Fellowship podcast, Pastor Steve Carter explores the story of Zacchaeus, the parable of the minas, and Jesus' invitation to move from willful blindness to wholehearted allegiance, discovering how the Gospel reshapes not just what we believe, but how we live, lead, and steward influence. Whether you're leading a company, a team, a family, or simply your own life, this conversation will challenge you to ask one powerful question: What will change on Monday?

Christian leaders and influencers are increasingly displaying their outrage as a sign of their passion for God and commitment to his truth. They say their anger is righteous because it reflects God's anger. But Jesus warns us about the danger of anger, and Paul explicitly says that vengeance is God's business, not ours. Drawing on vivid imagery of God's wrath in Revelation, this message reveals why God's anger is different from ours, and why he can be trusted to wield it lovingly, while we cannot.

What does it look like to grow into full spiritual fathers for others? This talk explores the identity that is found in Jesus and the gospel, an identity to live fully loved, fully accepted, nothing to hide, nothing to prove, and nothing to lose.

Jesus raised Lazarus from the grave, but Lazarus was not transformed. He was still mortal, subject to the curse, and destined to die again. In other words, Lazarus was resuscitated; he was not truly resurrected. This message contrasts the difference between being rescued by God and being reborn, and asks whether we have accepted a lesser gospel of mere resuscitation when the life we are called to is one of transformation possible through the power of Christ's resurrection.

When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, it was his most public and spectacular miracle ever. But why were most of his miracles before this marked by secrecy and subtlety instead? In this message, Skye explores the role spectacles play in our faith, why we are so drawn to them, and why they usually fail to foster a transformative, sustainable love for God.

Every man has a calling. Not every man counts what it costs the people closest to him. Through the forgotten story of Obadiah, we examine the hidden price families pay when a man runs hard after purpose and never looks back.

In a world that can seem hopeless at times, God promises to fill us with hope! He helps us move forward by looking back at the receipts of his faithfulness through the Bible, through our lives and through the lives of others.