Chicago Fellowship
Summary: Chicago Fellowship is committed to helping men experience the saving grace of Jesus Christ and work together to extend that grace to others through acts of compassion and justice in the broken places of our world. When we gather, we challenge and encourage one another through God's Word and the sharing of our lives. We laugh together, pray together, worship together, and serve others together. We commit ourselves to speaking and hearing truth from one another so that together we might pursue God's unique purpose for our lives with greater humility, integrity, and courage. In making this commitment, we seek not only our own good as men but also the well-being of our families and communities. We desire to be a community of men who embody the Gospel of Jesus Christ and answer the call of Micah 6:8 to "…act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God." This podcast covers keynote messages from our weekly meetings, covering a range of topics including urban ministry, development, spiritual growth, leadership and more.
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Podcasts:
How diverse are your communities and relationships? Ray Carter looks at James 3:18-4:12 to consider the role that diverse community plays in forming us as individuals and as a people.
Drawing from examples from Jesus’ disciples in Matthew 9 and 19, Ray Carter looks at what it means to reorder our lives to follow Christ. God always goes before us, and has far more in mind for us than we are able to imagine or think. Always.
As we enter the Season of Advent, Patrick Fisher reminds us of some of the deeper truths and reasons for joy that can easily be forgotten in this Holiday Season.
Joel Hamernick explores the Biblical concept of Gratitude – how it frees us from resentment and enables us to receive the gifts of others. Pushing back on the tide of our culture, Joel challenges us to cultivate Gratitude in our homes and communities.
Ray Carter continues our series from the Book of James, looking at James 3:1-12 and the “Power of Our Words”. We consider what our words tell us about the condition of our heart and what we can do to experience the healing of both.
Continuing our series in James, Ray Carter looks at James 2 to consider what it means to build and be “A Community of Justice and Mercy”.
Father Gregory Boyle is founder of Homeboy Industries, and has spent 30+ years ministering to gangs in L.A. With help from John and Hugo – former gang members in Homeboy’s training program – Father Boyle shares about the power of radical kinship.
What is wisdom, and how do we acquire it? Continuing our series in James, Joel Hamernick looks at James 3:13-18, and weaves together insights from scripture and other writers along with lessons from his own life.
Dr. Tim Keller shares insights about ministering in the city. Dr. Keller is founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church and a NY Times bestselling author. In 2001, he started Redeemer City to City which has helped start 495 churches in 70 cities.
In part 3 of our series in James, Ray Carter looks at James 1:22 – 2:4, and how James says we go beyond hearing the Word to actually obeying it. How it is about more than “will power” but rather, remembering what we must always remember.
This week we welcome Victor Boutros, co-founder of the Human Trafficking Institute in Washington, D.C. Victor shares unique insights into the dark world of human trafficking, and how he responded to God’s call to step into this difficult arena.
Part 2 of our series in James is based on James 1:19-25. Ray Carter examines the connection between anger and spiritual stagnation, exploring their common root (pride) and antidote (humility).
Beginning a new series on the Book of James, Ray Carter shares key insights from James 1:1-18 on how we can grow in the midst of trials.
In session three of the fall retreat, Ray Carter is joined by Tom Formolo and Mark O’Halloran, sharing stories that illustrate the third characteristic of the uncommon life: God is always going before us doing far more than we thought possible.
We are common men, called to live uncommon lives. In session two of the fall retreat, Ray Carter looks at the second mark of a man who lives the uncommon life: He knows that not every fight is his fight, but he never disengages from the good fight.
