TCP Weekly → Dec 19
Support the TCP Weekly | Family Worships Conference | Sharing Your Faith During the Holidays with C.S. Lewis Institute | Daniel Yang Encounters Bovino in Little Italy
Friends,
As the year comes to a close, I want to pause and say thank you. Week after week, TCP Weekly serves as a small but important point of connection for leaders and churches across Chicago, sharing events, resources, job openings, and stories of what God is doing in our city.
In a place as large and diverse as Chicago, this kind of connection doesn’t happen by accident. It takes intention, trust, and people who are willing to invest in work that often happens quietly and behind the scenes. TCP Weekly is one expression of that shared work, helping leaders see beyond their own neighborhood or tradition and remember that we are part of something larger.
After nearly five years of publication, we’re inviting our community to help sustain this work. If TCP Weekly has been a meaningful resource for you, I invite you to consider making a one-time year-end gift to support the broader work of The Chicago Partnership.
However you engage, we’re grateful for you and for the ways God is weaving his church together across Chicago.
In Christ,
Derrick Puckett
President, The Chicago Partnership
On behalf of the TCP board & staff
21 Days of Prayer 2026
These 21 Chicago leaders have been praying, preparing, and recording short daily teachings through the book of Nehemiah. We are so excited to share them with you Jan 12-Feb 1st!
🙏🔥 Text “2026” to (833) 357-5145 to receive these daily devotional videos by text—a great option if you’re fasting from social media—or you can follow along by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
If your church is planning to participate, sign up here and download the free media kit.
Local Events
Family Worships Conference
Join Shai and Blair Linne at Alpha Baptist Church in Bolingbrook Jan 16-17 for a two-day conference exploring the why and how of family worship. Through Scripture, practical teaching, singing, hip-hop, and spoken word, this gathering will help families of all kinds think about how worship in the home can shape everyday life and flow into Sunday mornings. Info here.
Winter Prayer Gathering
On Sunday, Feb 1, 2026 (5–7pm), Chicagoland United in Prayer will host a citywide gathering at the Torrey-Gray Auditorium at Moody Bible Institute as the culminating event of the 21 Days of Prayer. The evening will be guided by diverse local pastors and leaders and include worship led by a united choir representing churches from across the city. All are welcome, space is limited, and registration is strongly encouraged. Learn more, sign up to volunteer or sing in the choir, and register here!
Looking Ahead
Feb 7 | Grip the Gallery
May 1-2 | Inhabit Conference
Resources & Reads
Video: Sharing Your Faith During the Holidays
The C.S. Lewis Institute has released a timely video featuring Dr. Andy Bannister that speaks directly to a familiar Advent challenge: how to talk about your faith with family and friends who may not share your beliefs, especially when emotions run high during the holidays. Watch here.
Apply: Chicago Peace Fellows
The Chicago Peace Fellows is now accepting applications for their 2026 Fellowship. This program brings together leaders promoting peace in their communities to learn and work collaboratively with peers across the city from Mar-Nov 2026. Info here.
Recent Postings
Site Director of Altgeld-Murray: By The Hand
Children’s and Church Coordinator: Park Community Hyde Park
View a full list of postings at join-tcp.org/job-board.
Hiring?
Do you have a job opening at your Chicago-area church or organization? We’d love to help spread the word! Approved submissions will be added to our job board
and promoted in the newsletter.
Weekly Spotlight
Daniel Yang shares about an unexpected encounter with Gregory Bovino in Little Village this past week. Continue to pray and support our pastors, churches, brothers, and sisters in Little Village and other vulnerable communities. Watch here
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