Oasis Conference

03/08/2022

Check out this conversation from The Trinity Forum with Rachael Denhollander... "How do we discern and prevent abuse directed towards the most vulnerable? What do we do when the institutions that are supposed to protect us fail?"

How do we discern and prevent abuse directed towards the most vulnerable? What do we do when the institutions that are supposed to protect us fail? Rachael ...

07/22/2021

Church goers, learn how to respond well to a victim's disclosure of abuse at 1:30pm EST today (7/22). Also, Jimmy Hinton spoke at our Oasis 2016 Conference.

When a church responds well to a victim's disclosure of abuse that faith community can be a source of significant healing, encouragement, and hope. If the church responds poorly, it can be the source of deep and lasting pain, confusion, and emotional/spiritual injury. Tune in today for this important conversation with experts Mike Sloan and Jimmy Hinton. --> https://fb.me/e/z1NV9KU0

07/06/2021

"Power can be a source of blessing, but when it is abused, untold damage to the body and name of Christ, often in the name of Christ, is done. For the sake of that body and that wonderful name, I believe we need to wrestle with the issue of power and understand how it can be used for healing or harm, for good or evil." - Diane Langberg | Redeeming Power

Register for this free online conversation with Dr. Diane Langberg on Friday, July 9 at 1:30 PM ET. Register here: http://ow.ly/lYXs50FnKpL

Join us this Friday with Diane Langberg as we explore the proper place of power and how we can each use the power we possess to bless and protect each other.

Register here: http://ow.ly/NHSd50FqlDA

Thanks to our co-hosts at Brazos Press!

06/21/2021

Congratulations to the winners of our "Spring Always Comes" Photo Contest!
First Place: Susan Spencer. Caption: My Cup Overflows. Second Place: Anonymous. Caption: If God Cares for the Flowers. . . Third Place: Anonymous. Caption: God's Promise of Hope.

05/27/2021

Don't forget to send in your submission for the current Oasis Photo Contest with the theme, "Spring Always Comes." Contest winners will receive a free book, "Traumatized by Religious Abuse: Courage, Hope and Freedom for Survivors" by Connie A. Baker, MA, LPC.

Submit your photo by Friday, May 28 to [email protected]!

04/08/2021

We would encourage all supporters & church leaders to attend this webinar, Abuse of Power: How The Church Can Respond, tonight at 7:30pm ET. It is a free 90-minute webinar to help faith communities identify the signs of abuse of power and offer a roadmap for church renewal. The panel of experts, including Diane Langberg, will offer a holistic framework to understand abuse of power. This will include psychology, theology, law, and the spectrum of sexual exploitation. Register at the link.

Join us on April 8th at 7:30PM ET / 4:30PM PT for a free 90-minute webinar to help faith communities identify the signs of abuse of power and offer a roadmap for church renewal. The panel of experts will offer a holistic framework to understand the abuse of power. This will include psychology, theol...

03/06/2021

"The evangelical church in the US is facing a reckoning. For the last few years, story after story has surfaced that one high-profile pastor, theologian, or teacher after another has been caught engaging in behavior ranging from unethical financial practices to spiritual abuse, infidelity, and sexual assault... The truth is, there is no shortage of evidence that evangelicals lack a moral high ground when it comes to women... This is a systemic problem in the church, and we are not addressing it adequately."

Please take the time to read this valuable article for 3 important ways that we fail to stop the cycle of abuse and questions that we must ask to do better.

The evangelical church in the US is facing a reckoning. For the last few years, story after story has surfaced that one high-profile pastor, theologian, or teacher after another has been caught engaging in behavior ranging from unethical financial practices to spiritual abuse, infidelity, and sexual...

02/28/2021

Congratulations to our "Hope in Winter" Photo Contest Winners!
First Place: Laurie Kilbride. Caption: Promises Even as Darkness Descends.
Second Place: Kara Treweek. Caption: New Light, New Day, New Life.
Third Place: Vicky D., Caption: Surviving the Storm.
Thank you to all participants!

Here's a poem written in response to these captions called, "We Survive."

Perilous may be the storm
Yet the tempest will not last
For God’s promises hold true
He makes darkness succumb to light
Hope and new life break through.
by Karen Ciccarone

If you also would like to respond by writing a poem, sharing a story, etc. on this theme, please feel free to do so.

02/19/2021

Just a reminder that the Oasis Photo Contest deadline is next Friday, February 26th! Please submit your photo with a caption to [email protected]. We are looking forward to announcing the winners on Sunday, February 28th.

01/29/2021

It's not too late to capture a nature scene and submit your entry for the Oasis Photo Contest. We are extending "Hope in Winter" to include the month of February. The new deadline is Friday, February 26, 2021. Winning photos will be posted here on February 28, 2021.
Contest winners will receive a free book, "Under the Staircase: Hearing God's Voice in the Darkness," compliments of its author, Darla Colinet.