Learning to Listen, Love, and Advocate

Watch the video message below from Pastor Corey, Pastor Melissa, and Saniye Kazan as they share an update from the annual Justice Ministry Conference, where they’re learning how to better listen to and understand the needs of our community. They reflect on how advocacy and justice are central to St. Luke’s mission of revealing the Kingdom.

All are invited to join us for worship this week, either on campus or online, as we conclude our Interdependent Studies series, because it’s not St. Luke’s without U!

Click here to read the full Weekly Update from July 23, 2026

Hey St. Lukers, it is Pastor Melissa, Pastor Corey, and Saniye, Director of Missions Development, and we are at a justice conference this week. We are learning more about what it means to be present in our community and to listen and to understand what the needs of our community are, and to be able to advocate for that.

As you guys know, advocacy and justice have long been a part of our vision, and so this is the way we’re stepping further into that.

We’re so excited about this conference and what it means for us. You see, it’s connected to what we’ve been talking about this July month in this interdependent study series. And it’s what we’re talking about this Sunday as we close out the series. We’ll hear stories, really, parables from Jesus from Matthew 13 and- about the kingdom of God and what we’re seeing this week and really what St. Luke’s is all about is revealing the kingdom of God. And so we’re super excited for what God continues to do through each and every one of us and each and every puzzle piece. We hope to see you Sunday for worship. God bless you. Peace.