Greg is equal parts pastor and therapist. He pastors at Journey of Faith, a non-denominational church in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, CA. He has served on staff there since January 2005 in a variety of roles and is currently the Executive Director/ Pastor of Community Life overseeing the teams and programs for outreach, small groups, care, and other adult ministries. As an associate therapist (AMFT) at Journeys Counseling, he sees a wide variety of clients, often working with ministry leaders, creative young adults, LGBTQIA+ clients, and people who have felt burnt by the church and/or suffered from spiritual abuse. He holds an M.A. in Biblical & Theological Studies from Biola University and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology and Marriage & Family Therapy from Pepperdine University.
Many of us have been deeply wounded by our experiences in marginality in ways that relate to our ethnicity, race, sexuality, and even socio-economic status. In this session I hope to apply Henri Nouwen's concept of woundedness being a source of healing to others who are deeply broken as part of o...
At the start of the gay rights movement in 1969, C.S. Lewis, Billy Graham, Francis Schaeffer and John Stott modeled a positive pastoral approach toward gay people, who needed care more than cure.
But with the birth and rise of the ex-gay movement, the focus shifted from care to cure, diminishing...
Christian leadership is in crisis and in the midst of disruption, offering us an opportunity to reframe the practice. Christian leaders of the future will come both from where they have so often, but also from places the church has too often overlooked.
Dan Chappell serves on the Community Leade...