By Pastor Ron FNL’s 2025 Christmas Dinner Theater. What happens when you pull together 35+ youth representing 8+ ethnic groups/cultures, add in college students and a few …

By Pastor Lyllian Jesus is the true Vine. Even if your branch feels dry, the Vine is still alive. There comes a point in every church and …

By Pastor Lynn Jesus models healthy rhythms of being alone with God and being with other people. We’ve been experiencing and hearing about the importance of community …

By Pastor Ron Can healthy risk-taking help young people deal with failure and improve their mental health? All children are creative and risk takers in kindergarten. During …

By Pastor Ron Can young people develop into healthy adults without real world responsibilities? Since the end of the COVID pandemic, many large U.S. cities are struggling …

By Pastor Lynn, Lead Pastor Our church recently lost a 19 year old young man to gun violence.   At a time like this, when we’ve lost …

By Pastor Ron Young Black men are killing each other indiscriminately. We must respond. On Sunday, March 19, OCMC had a service…we did not stream. It …

By Pastor Ron American adolescents need access to same sex adults, not peers. Western youth are increasingly living through an extended adolescence. This is a time …

By Pastor Ron Native born American adolescents embrace hyperindividualism at a young age that often leads to loneliness. Ten years ago, I was a high school …