A renewal pastor who preaches through suffering, not around it.
Joshua Shaw
Joshua Shaw is Lead Pastor of Vineyard Church Los Angeles, a legacy church founded on the beaches of Southern California in 1974 and devoted to reaching the lost. Before Los Angeles he planted a church in Denver, and he has spent twelve years in senior pastoral leadership. With a heart to ignite the supernatural amidst the everyday sacramental, Joshua is convinced that the ancient practices of the church and the present work of the Holy Spirit belong together, and he teaches with honesty about doubt, weariness, and unanswered prayer. His first book, Practicing the Supernatural: How Ordinary Spiritual Practices Lead to Extraordinary Encounters with God, releases from Zondervan on February 23, 2027.
About the book
Ordinary practices. Extraordinary encounters.
How ordinary spiritual practices can open us to extraordinary encounters with God. A book for individuals, groups, and churches seeking a life with God that is rooted, expectant, and deeply practical.
- Rooted
- A life with God grounded in ordinary spiritual practices.
- Expectant
- Practices that open us to extraordinary encounters with God.
- Practical
- Written for individuals, groups, and churches to live out together.
MANNA
A Daily Journal of Scripture, Prayer, and the Presence of God
By Joel Moses and Joshua Shaw. Created by Vineyard Church Los Angeles.
Signature talks
Why Spiritual Formation Is Not Working
Many faithful people are doing all the right things and feel nothing. Joshua names the exhaustion beneath religious performance and shows how prayer, Scripture, and Sabbath were meant to be places of meeting God, not tasks to complete.
- Why effort alone leaves people tired
- Practices as invitations, not report cards
- A simple path back to presence
The Supernatural Resurgence Is Coming
Across ages and traditions, people are hungry for a God who still speaks, heals, and moves. Joshua makes a pastoral case for why this moment matters and how churches can make room for the Spirit with wisdom and care.
- What Scripture says about the gifts today
- Healthy, non-hyped ministry in the Spirit
- Equipping ordinary people to pray for others
Word and Spirit: You Do Not Have to Choose
The structure of the historic church and the freedom of the Spirit are often set against each other. Joshua presents them as the two lungs of one full-bodied faith, drawing on liturgy, the sacraments, and the Vineyard's own story.
- How rhythm and freedom strengthen each other
- The sacraments as places of encounter
- Practical steps for any church tradition
When the Miracle Does Not Come
An honest reckoning with unanswered prayer, grief, and lament. Joshua offers a faith that keeps praying for breakthrough without looking away from pain, and that trusts God in the space between asking and receiving.
- Lament as an act of faith
- Caring for people who are still waiting
- Hope that does not depend on outcomes
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