Show Notes
Welcome to part 3 of our special Heart of the Vineyard series, where Caleb Maskell talks with David and Anita Ruis about the topic “Here I Am To Worship.” David and Anita talk about the importance of heart posture in worship, the role of authenticity and humility, and how structure creates room for improvisation.
“Here I Am To Worship” is part 3 of an 8-part series called Heart of the Vineyard, which explores some of the foundational themes in the identity of the Vineyard. Each part contains a teaching video, an interview with a long-standing Vineyard pastor, and small group materials to help you take the information deeper and evaluate how you and your church relate to each theme. You can engage the series here!
David and Anita Ruis have been the National Directors of Vineyard Canada since 2014, while also continuing to travel internationally to speak and lead worship. A burning passion for the Ruises is both practical and theological integration of creative worship in church community, and deep life engagement with issues of poverty and social injustice.
David is a well-respected worship leader and songwriter, and has authored two books: The Worship God Is Seeking and The Justice God Is Seeking. As a team, David and Anita are also effective church planters and seasoned pastors, having established Vineyard churches in Canada and the US. David has also been instrumental in seeing Vineyard communities established in Nepal and India. Anita has worked in a variety of settings outside pastoral church work, both in addiction recovery work and community support roles. Much of the Ruises' focus has been in indigenous settings, working with people experiencing poverty and subsequent marginalization. They also have significant experience facilitating leadership development.
The Ruises currently reside in Kelowna, BC. In their down time they love to be creative and hang with their grandkids.
Like, comment, and subscribe for more conversations on faith, leadership, and discipleship.
Watch the video version of this episode here.
Show Notes: Join “Heart Of The Vineyard” Now!
Sponsors: Vessels Planning Center
More from We Are Vineyard
Welcome to part 4 of our special Heart of the Vineyard series, where Caleb Maskell talks with John and Eleanor Mumford about the topic “The Main And The Plain.” John and Eleanor share why certain things like caring for the poor are “main and plain” in Vineyard churches, why we should be lowering the bar instead of raising it when it comes to engaging people in the things of the Kingdom, and the practical ways God engages us in His work.
Welcome to part 2 of our special Heart of the Vineyard series, where Caleb Maskell talks with Steve and Cindy Nicholson about the topic “Jesus is the King and His Kingdom is Here.” Steve and Cindy share about a time when they saw the Kingdom of God radically change the story of a family in their church, the growth that is needed in balancing experiencing and learning about the Holy Spirit, and why the inbreaking of the Kingdom is often “messy.”
Welcome to part 1 of our special Heart of the Vineyard series, where Caleb Maskell talks with John and Eleanor Mumford about the topic “Jesus Wants His Church Back.” John and Eleanor share their early experiences with the Holy Spirit, including how they felt and what they witnessed, and the impact of those experiences over the years.
In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Caleb Maskell about a newly minted 8-part series called Heart of the Vineyard: what it is, how it meets the requests of people inside and outside of the Vineyard for resourcing, and our goal of resourcing people where they’re at in their journey. They discuss some of the things the Vineyard specifically has been given to steward for the sake of the world that we must freely give away, being sensitive to the Lord in each moment as we live Naturally Supernatural lives so that our relationship with the Holy Spirit is not formulaic or driven by our desired results, and the ways Heart of the Vineyard can be used in your local church.
In this episode of We Are Vineyard, we’ll hear part two of Jay’s conversation with Elba Dolan, where they talk about what a practical Gospel looks like in Brazil, the role of education in breaking poverty, and how she envisions the next season of her life in ministry.