Pastoral Residencies

Darren Rouanzoin teaches from Acts 19 on the rapid growth of the early church and how the actions of those early Christians can serve as a model and inspiration for revival today. Darren Rouanzoin is the Lead Pastor of Garden Church in Long Beach, CA.

In this special training, Darren Rouanzoin teaches the intercessory prayer model which his church, Garden Church, utilizes for its Sunday ministry time and small group gatherings. After, Darren and Dave Lomas do a Q&A on prayer and prophecy. Darren Rouanzoin is the Lead Pastor of Garden Church in Long Beach, CA.

In this lecture, Darren Rouanzoin provides practical steps to grow as a community in anticipating and expecting more power of the Spirit in everyday, ordinary life. Darren Rouanzoin is the Lead Pastor of Garden Church in Long Beach, CA.

Darren Rouanzoin teaches from 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 on what we should expect when it comes to gifts of healing and how to practically pray for healing as Jesus did. Darren Rouanzoin is the Lead Pastor of Garden Church in Long Beach, CA.

Tim Mackie speaks on the clear boundary markers of faithfulness to King Jesus which Paul established for the multi-ethnic, multicultural people of God. (This sermon is essentially part 2 of "The Inclusive Paul," which we highly recommend watching or listening to first for context).

In our tenth lecture in the Year of Biblical Literacy Lecture Series, pastor, professor, and co-founder of The Bible Project Tim Mackie lectured on the Bible's view of political power and how the church can influence society for the better. Q&A followed. Tim referenced various Scriptures on the screen throughout the lecture and Q&A, so we highly recommend watching the video version (button below). You may also find it helpful to view the PDF handout of the lecture content. Dr. Mackie is a Professor of Biblical Studies at Western Seminary, Teaching Pastor at Door of Hope, and Co-Founder of The Bible Project.

Tim Mackie speaks on how the Apostle Paul formed new, ethnically diverse communities based on the love of God and allegiance to the risen King Jesus.

Tim Mackie teaches on how the Bible came to be and what it means to engage with it as both a human and divine book. (You may also find Tim's related Lecture on Canonization helpful).

In our first lecture in the Year of Biblical Literacy lecture series, Tim Mackie, a Hebrew Bible Scholar and co-founder of The Bible Project, spoke on "The Making of the Bible." He focused on on how the canonized text we call the Bible became the Bible. Hosted by RealitySF on January 18th, 2016 at Dolores Park Church To learn more about the Year of Biblical Literacy, visit our website

John Mark Comer speaks on why God created sabbath and how intentional periods of rest and worship can bring us life Genesis 1:1, 1:31, and 2:1-2.

During his two-week residency with us, John Mark Comer from Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon lectured on the topic of anxiety and depression and his experience in both as a follower of Jesus.

John Mark Comer speaks on what it means to be human and to labor with the intent of experiencing a garden-like world in Genesis 1:26-28.

John Mark Comer, the author of Loveology, opened up the topic of dating to our church. John Mark spoke for the first half of the night on a brief history of dating, various ways we tend to approach dating culturally and our calling to build relationships on a solid foundation in Christ. For the second half of the night we invited a panel of four up to answer questions from our church-body. Topics discussed include general dating & singleness, relationships, purity, love, and marriage. Bookmarks: 00:00 - 5:21 - Introduction 5:21 - 52:23 - John Mark Comer's Teaching 52:23 - 55:36 - Introductions to Panel of Four 55:36 - 1:43:00 - Q&A with Panel answering questions from our church

John Mark Comer speaks on the love story between Jacob and Rachel and the presence of Leah in that and how we can under-desire or over-desire love and marriage in Genesis 29.