October 10, 2020
Rich Nathan
 Letting GoOn a fairly regular basis, someone inside or outside of Vineyard Columbus will ask me, “How are you doing, Rich? How are you doing with the upcoming transition from your role as Senior Pastor?” My simple answer, in a word, is “Great! I’m doing amazing! I have lots of reasons why I’m doing so well and why I’m so hopeful ... Continue Reading »
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October 1, 2020
Rich Nathan
Peacemaking is the Heart of the GospelE Pluribus Unum, which is Latin for "Out of many, one", is the traditional motto of the United States before Congress adopted "In God we trust" as our official motto in 1956. The issue of creating unity out of diversity raises one of the most pressing questions facing the world today: How can we all get along? How do we ... Continue Reading »
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September 3, 2020
Rich Nathan
Introducing the Pastors Residency CohortIn the spring of 2019, Vineyard Columbus engaged in a capital campaign that we called “The Story Continues”. The campaign was designed to accomplish four objectives: 1. To raise up new leaders 2. To launch new campuses 3. Purchase or renovate new spaces 4. Send out new missionaries The church was extraordinarily generous. We’ve collected more than $4 million in ... Continue Reading »
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June 30, 2020
Rich Nathan
Answering Objections to my Message about George Floyd's MurderOn the weekend of June 5, I preached a message titled "How Should the Evangelical Church Respond to the Murder of George Floyd?" If you haven’t had the opportunity to listen to my message you can find it here . The response to this message was overwhelmingly positive. I received an enormous number of texts, emails and phone calls from ... Continue Reading »
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June 17, 2020
Rich Nathan
How can we show care to those most impacted by COVID-19?No one in our Vineyard Columbus family, indeed in our country, has gone unaffected by the recent pandemic. Like virtually every other church in our country, we have been unable to meet in person for worship, prayer, teaching, communion or baptisms since mid-March. Most of our small groups have been meeting online. Our Community Center and our Early Childhood Center ... Continue Reading »
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April 30, 2020
Rich Nathan
What's God up to in the Pandemic?Whenever a disaster – natural or man-made – occurs, whether hurricanes or earthquakes or terrorist attacks or pandemics, many in Christian prophetic ministries or Last Days ministries gear up their operations to announce the reason for the disaster. Almost always, their interpretation involves God’s judgment on particular groups of sinners. Hurricane Katrina was God’s judgment on sinful New Orleans! 9/11 ... Continue Reading »
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April 3, 2020
Rich Nathan
A Word about WorryThe entire world has been plunged into uncharted waters. The most natural thing in the world for us when we face tremendous uncertainty is for us to worry. People are worried about whether they’re going to get sick or whether loved ones will get sick. For those of us nearing the age of retirement, we’re worried about our savings. People ... Continue Reading »
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March 12, 2020
Rich Nathan
Coronavirus Update 3/12/20IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT VINEYARD COLUMBUS’ WEEKEND SERVICES Vineyard Columbus will be meeting exclusively ONLINE for worship services this weekend. We will NOT be hosting our services at any of our physical locations. We welcome you to join us online for a fresh message of encouragement and hope from Senior Pastor Rich Nathan at www.VineyardColumbus.org. We’ll host a live stream at 6 ... Continue Reading »
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March 11, 2020
Rich Nathan
Vineyard Columbus’ Response to the CoronavirusPastoral Counsel for our Beloved Church Members The early church faced suffering of all kinds: murder of their pastors, imprisonment of church members, economic boycotts, social ostracism from their neighbors, and excommunication from synagogues. In 165, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, a devastating epidemic swept through the Roman Empire. Medical historians suspect that the epidemic was the first appearance ... Continue Reading »
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February 28, 2020
Rich Nathan
Navigating DoubtHave you ever met someone who used to be a passionate follower of Jesus, but who later declared themselves to be an atheist? Or if not an atheist, they’re entirely disconnected from any faith community and are living without regard to Christian morality? Anyone who has ever been in a high school youth group, a college fellowship group or a ... Continue Reading »
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