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Topics featured in the recording include: Unique intent of informal partnership Details from Building and Grounds related to making 3rd floor more hospitable and safer What to expect on June 1 ballot ExCell Program introduction with Cindy Hutchinson (Director) Questions and Responses

A Word from our Pastor A few months ago, one of our members shared a word of encouragement in the communal journal. A few months later another member of our church used the word jubilee in a reflection they shared. The more I’ve pondered, prayed, studied, and explored the idea, the more I am compelled … Continue reading The possibilities of declaring a year of jubilee?

This is a brief introduction to ExCELL and our potential partnerships in the future. To get more information, see https://www.tbcrichmond.org/excell-partnership/

This is part 2 of a series of messages from our pastor, Sterling Severns, leading us into a time of renewal and new life. In this video, we hear about the last season in the life of our church, and where the Spirit is leading us in the days ahead. Make sure you watch this … Continue reading New Life, New Beginnings: Part 2

This is the first in a series of messages to prepare the congregation for a season of revival. This message was delivered as a sermon to the congregation on May 9, 2021.

Minister of Children & Families Jerusha Moses discusses different types of grief and how we cope with loss. What is your style of expressing grief? How do you process loss and pain? What helps you when you experience grief?

Our pastor reflects upon the life of one of his mentors, a former staff member.  God has an extraordinary knack for bringing all of life around, all of us around, full circle.  

Rev. Jacque Green reflects on communal grief in light of a world dealing with Covid-19. Articles and Books Mentioned in this Podcast: Doehring, Carrie. (2019). Searching for Wholeness Amidst Traumatic Grief: The Role of Spiritual Practices that Reveal Compassion in Embodied, Relational, and Transcendent Ways. Pastoral Psychology. 68.  Healing Our Hurts: Coping with Difficult Emotions, … Continue reading Going Deeper: Communal Grief Part 1

Our Pastor shares a reflection about the gift of meeting God in the alleyway of the church and welcoming "George" back to the place he calls home.

Christy Foldenauer talks to us about the change cycle, and how we process change, from loss to integration.

A video podcast from our pastor on misplaced expectations and the important work of listening to honest stories from the past.

We are indebted to Dr. Tracy Hartman, one of our beloved members, for introducing us to "Life Cycles of a Congregation."

Pastor Sterling Severns tells the story of a pastor modeling sacrificial love, and talks about God sending us just the right people at just the right time. Who has come into your life at just the right time? How have you seen God in the people around you?

Today Pastor Meg Lacy Vega talks to us about how congregations function differently depending on their size.

Pastor Sterling Severns remembers old friends and those who have left us in one way or another. I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge— God thus confirming our testimony about … Continue reading Pastoral Reflection: The Gift of Remembrance

Spencer Law reads and reflects on the article Leading Beyond the Blizzard: Why Every Organization Is Now a Startup. What do you think?

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PREPARATION: Please do your best to dive into the data from our church-wide survey and also re-famaliarize yourself with our experimental hospitality covenant from this summer…..prior to our time together.  You also have the option of viewing a recorded slide presentation (20 minutes). The presentation gives an overview of the survey results, including a breakdown … Continue reading PREPARING FOR THIS WEEK’S TOWN HALL MEETING, WEDNESDAY @ 9 PM (EST)

Join us for worship on Sunday, August 16, at 11:00 AM. This week’s theme is diversity.

In many ways, testimony is the most democratic—and empowering—of all Christian practices.  The entire New Testament is a testimony, a record of experiences that early Christians had with the transformative power of God.  Those early believers wrote down theirtestimonies their experiences of sharing their testimonies, and the impace of their testimonyes on the people around … Continue reading Continuing the Conversation: Spencer

Join us for worship on Sunday, August 9, or anytime in the week ahead as we begin our conversation on the role of testimony in the life of the church.

Last Sunday, some of our musicians shared different arrangements of “As the Deer”.  As we continue the conversation this week, we encourage you to listen to the stanzas of the song. You may choose to use the music, and lyrics, as a prayer guide, or as an entry into prayer. 

Last week, key leadership gathered together for a two hour virtual meeting. We’re pleased to report that the group reached a consensus on our church structure for September – late December 2020. Please set aside half hour to watch or listen to the presentation. Continue to pray for discernment as we have some big decisions … Continue reading Significant Update: Structure for September – Late December (2020)

What happens when God doesn’t answer our prayers in the way we expect and/or desire God to do so?

Rev. Sterling Severns delves deeper into John 5.

God helps us sift through the rubble.

Rev. Sterling Severns’ sermon about God’s work in the brokenness of the world. July 26, 2020

Mary Jo Dailey, Dan and Karen Herman share their thoughts, and some personal stories about healing

Healing Promo from Tabernacle Baptist Church, RVA on Vimeo. join us tomorrow for worship @ 11:00 AM EST.

“We need to tell stories as a testimony to what God has done and is doing. If we do not share the stories, their power and truth are diluted, and their impact forgotten” (Wright/Davis). On April 5, 2017, we invited Mary Jo Dailey to share her call story.  We are grateful for her bravery and vulnerability. … Continue reading Tabernacle Stories: Mary Jo Dailey (04/05/17)

What happens AFTER someone receives healing and/or a cure?

This is the fourth installment of Dr. Art Wright’s podcast series on the book of Revelation.

This week Dr. Art Wright is joined by Beth McMahon for a third discussion about the book of Revelation. If you haven’t yet, you can still listen to week one and week two!

Our second conversation in this series, with Dr. Art Wright and Rev. Kristen Koger. If you haven’t listened to week one, you can find it here.

Join us for our final podcast of the Soul Care series, on the gift and challenge of silence prayer. “God’s first language  is silence. Everything else, is a poor translation.” -Fr. Thomas Keating Pray as you go: Centering Prayer Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of … Continue reading Soul Care Week Six: Encountering Silence

Join us on the podcast this week as we talk about the spiritual practice of getting lost, learning to navigate the wilderness of place and soul. The wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask. – Nancy Newhall Pray as you go: The Welcoming Prayer Sink into this three part … Continue reading Soul Care Week Five: Getting Lost

Join us on the podcast this week as we talk about creativity as a spiritual practice! When you were a child, you knew yourself to be co-creator of the universe. But little by little you forgot who you were. -Mirabai Starr, Wild Mercy Pray as you go: Put Two Things Together The practice of creativity … Continue reading Soul Care Week Four: Nourishing Creativity

Join us on the podcast this week as we talk about the science, the art, and the spirituality of gratitude. Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life. -Rumi Pray As You Go: The Examen Prayer St. Ignatius of Loyola was a 14th century catholic priest who founded the … Continue reading Soul Care Week Three: Offering Gratitude

Are our bodies important for our spiritual lives? Join us on the podcast this week as we muse about how wearing skin, being peoples of flesh and blood, can shape and nurture our spiritual lives. The miracle is not walking on water, but on the earth.” -Thich Nhat Hanh Pray as you go: Walking Meditation … Continue reading Soul Care Week Two: Wearing Skin

The best preparation for a life of prayer is simply to become more intensely human -Kenneth Leech The practice of presence is about paying attention, waking up to the world around us. Each day this week we will post meditations, images, poetry and activities inviting us to become present–in our surroundings, with our deepest selves, … Continue reading Soul Care Week One: Becoming Present

This episode speaks to the unique role that each staff member is playing at this critical moment in the life of the church. We encourage you to listen to it….pray for each staff member in the days ahead….and offer assistance if you feel called to do so.