Let’s be honest: summer is always a little weird. We move back home. Or we stay in town and wonder when everyone is coming back. We get jobs and work long hours. Or we suffer through summer classes. It’s always a season of transition, of the in-between. Add to that the losses and frustrations that COVID-19 has ushered into our lives and it may seem like a summer destined for spiritual dryness and relational disconnect. But our God has a way of meeting us in the in-between and speaking new and fresh truths into our lives.

The theme for the summer is: "Sit. Listen. Respond." As we live in transition, step into new realities, and face new challenges, we are more desperate than ever to hear the voice of God. But in order to listen, we must first learn to sit. And after we have heard Him speak, we have to act in obedience. It’s never enough to do one or two of these things. The rhythm of soul formation and gospel courage rides on all three.