As a new Christian I was, and continue to be, greatly concerned with the church’s engagement of culture. As we all forge forward in hopes of serving our Lord, I sense a deep need for our ministries and messages to be biblical and relational. The constant integration of these two factors is at the heart of New Wine, New Wineskins. Though my generation loves to undo what my parents’ generation did, I long for a theology, faith, and life that is not reactionary, but rather responsive to God’s love. With balanced, biblical teachings New Wine drew me in, as I sensed the community and its theology was what I knew instinctively to be true of God, yet had not seen tangibly.
Rick McKinley
I love the work the New Wine is doing to equip people to engage culture for the sake of Jesus. They never back down form the tough topics but always address them with biblical truth in such a way that people better understand both Jesus, themselves, and their neighbor. In today’s world Christians desperately need to know how to navigate their faith in a compelling way. New Wine does a great job at that.
Tom Schiave
The Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood” (John 1:14, The Message Version). When I think of New Wine, New Wineskins, John’s words come to my mind because New Wine, New Wineskins seeks to move into areas of Portland and beyond with the message of God’s love found in the Living Word, Jesus, and in the written word, the Bible. As a pastor, I appreciate NWNW’s focus on creating opportunities for redemptive dialogue with people in the margins and with those who have chosen a different sacred pathway. And as a pastor, I also consider NWNW a ministry to turn to when I need insight into the many unique textures found in the culture of Portland. I highly endorse the New Wine movement!
Mike Stewart
When one looks at where the pace is being set regarding cultural engagement, New Wine, New Wineskins is definitely at the forefront of the conversation. Our church has been challenged and impacted by New Wine. It has definitely shaped the way we look at ministry and people.
Tom Krattenmaker
New Wine is a stirring example of effective and inspirational re-imagining of how to bring evangelical Christianity forward in a changed American culture–how to pull the faith out of the ruts and trenches of the culture wars. If this is what publicly applied Christianity is going to look like more and more in the years to come, expect more non-evangelicals and non-religious people to appreciate what their Jesus-following fellow citizens have to offer, and to recognize opportunities for new alliances and partnerships for the common good.