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Death, Resurrection, and Chick-fil-A

After having been a church planter and lead pastor in Colorado and Southern California for 21 years, the Lord spoke to Cody Busick on Easter 2018 about moving to Kansas. “It was the first time in decades that I wasn’t preaching on Easter, and I was just like, ‘Lord, I feel like I’m on the […]

When Churches Choose Collaboration Over Competition

A few years ago, Matt Massey felt led to do something big regarding church planting in his city. Having been a church planter himself, he had some insight into the pitfalls and victories of planting a church, and he felt inspired to develop a model that would be sustainable in producing healthy, thriving churches in […]

Rediscovering the Missions Heartbeat of VUSA

Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, Chris Westbrook grew up as the son of a Vineyard Pastor. Ministry for him meant music, both worship leading at his father’s Vineyard church and as Worship Pastor at an Anglican church until, at 33, his singing voice vanished without warning. “I went to ENTs (ear/nose/throat doctors), and all […]

Wraparound Care For People Who Help People

Over the past several years, Vineyard USA has emphasized the holistic health and well-being of pastors and leaders: mental, emotional, spiritual, physical, and relational. This priority shows up in initiatives like the creation of the Pastoral Health & Formation department and implementation of new safeguarding, ethics, and compliance measures through trusted third-party partners. One such […]

When Physical Health Becomes Spiritual Formation

Joan Adams serves as the Executive Pastor at the Smoky Hill Vineyard in Aurora, CO, where she has lived with her husband and young adult twins since 2014. Before pastoring, she and her husband both had long careers in the restaurant industry, which shaped much of their life together. “We love food, and food culture.” […]

Caring for the Pastor, Strengthening the Church

After meeting in college, marrying, and working in ministry for a number of years, Moriah and Elizabeth Seaman felt ready to step into a lead pastor position and moved to Milton, Florida, to engage in a three-year succession plan to take over an existing church. Due to COVID, they ended up taking over leadership of […]

A Partnership Planted in Prayer by Alison Haupt (InterVarsity)

Since 2023, Vineyard USA has been cultivating a multifaceted partnership with InterVarsity, one of the largest college campus ministries in the US. One of the highlights of our partnership has been the Ambition conference. In January 2025, members of the Vineyard USA National Team coordinated the gathering of Vineyard pastors and leaders from around the […]

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