by Bill White & Brenna Rubio | Mar 30, 2022 | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Teams
Someone Brenna grabbed coffee with recently told her: “When I first came to City Church Long Beach, I thought it seemed pretty normal, like any other church. I mean, there was a welcome table, there were chairs, there was music. But then you started to preach, you and...
by Bill White & Brenna Rubio | Mar 5, 2022 | Big Picture
A question we get asked often: “When is it time to walk away?” And the follow-ups: “How will I know? What are the signs? What are the steps?” Then behind all of those questions, the lurking worry connected to our deepest values: “Is it...
by Bill White & Brenna Rubio | Feb 19, 2022 | Teams
So many great questions emerged during our LEAD WITH… Out Being an A$$hole webinar this past week! Some we had a few minutes to talk over then, others we just couldn’t get to… So we thought we’d take a shot at them by doing our FIRST. EVER. INSTAGRAM. LIVE. and then...
by Bill White & Brenna Rubio | Feb 12, 2022 | Big Picture, Guest Posts
Our chat with Gene Quiocho Former church planter and current seminary student/bi-vocational chaplain (yes, he’s busy!) Gene Quiocho hopped on Zoom with us to share a bit of his ministry story thus far. Power struggles, overwork, big theological differences, lack...
by Bill White & Brenna Rubio | Feb 5, 2022 | Partnership
By Bill White “Could I share my artwork in your new coffee shop?” “Can my yoga studio run a yoga and coffee event with your coffee shop?” “I’d love to donate dishware for your coffee shop.” “Maybe you could make a menu for dogs at your coffee shop.” I’ve heard all of...
