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Bio
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Joshua Shaw is Lead Pastor of Vineyard Church Los Angeles and author of Practicing the Supernatural (Zondervan, 2027).
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Joshua Shaw is Lead Pastor of Vineyard Church Los Angeles, a legacy church devoted to reaching the lost. He has spent twelve years in senior pastoral leadership. His heart is to ignite the supernatural amidst the everyday sacramental. His first book, Practicing the Supernatural, releases from Zondervan on February 23, 2027.
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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.
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Joshua Shaw — Lead Pastor, Vineyard Church Los Angeles. Author of Practicing the Supernatural (Zondervan, February 2027). Speaking inquiries: julie@voicestoconnect.com · joshuashaw.co · @joshua.s.shaw
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Lead Pastor, Vineyard Church Los Angeles · Church Planter, Denver · Twelve Years in Senior Leadership · M.Div., Denver Seminary
Introduction
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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. He holds an M.Div. from Denver Seminary. Joshua teaches with honesty about doubt, weariness, and unanswered prayer, and he is convinced that the ancient practices of the church and the present work of the Holy Spirit belong together. His first book, Practicing the Supernatural, releases from Zondervan on February 23, 2027. Please welcome Joshua Shaw.
Available for
- Sunday Services: Pulpit supply and guest teaching, one or more services.
- Conferences: Main-session keynotes and breakout tracks.
- Leadership Retreats: Multi-session teaching for pastors, staff, and elders, with room for ministry time.
- Seminary Chapels: Chapel messages and classroom conversations on formation and renewal.
Signature talks
Each can be adapted for one session or a series.
- 01
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
- 02
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
- 03
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
- 04
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
The book
- Practicing the Supernatural
- How Ordinary Spiritual Practices Lead to Extraordinary Encounters with God
- Zondervan
- February 23, 2027