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This morning we shared what we sense is ahead in the next chapters of our church story, particularly around our facility, House Church model, and spiritual formation classes and groups.

This morning Jordan wraps up our series on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and reminds of the more beautiful song being offered.

This morning Benjamin Wills shares a homily from the lectionary on John 21:1-19, the story where Christ meets his disciples again on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.

Family Pastor, Sarah Fetz, shares a brief homily on her experience of faith and baptism before celebrating the sacrament of baptism in this Sunday gathering.

The story of scarcity is deeply ingrained in us. Jesus, in his Sermon on the Mount, offers a truer counter/narrative about God's Kingdom of abundance.

This morning we explore greed and possessions while engaging the teachings of Jesus in the Wilderness and his Sermon on the Mount. 

This podcast begins with a Lenten Practice and Prayer, and it continues with a homily from Jordan continuing on The Sermon on the Mount.

This morning Jordan teaches on the spiritual realities of wilderness, temptations, and tests. We are invited to be more deeply formed through these into way of Jesus; especially as we begin the Season of Lent this week.

This morning we conclude a deep dive on Jesus' theme of desire in the Sermon on the Mount.

Today we continue on the key theme of desire in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and consider how our core desires can become misaligned or disfigured.

Jordan shares about the key theme of desire in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and invites us to consider how our desires are meant to point towards the fullness of God.

Listen along for a refreshing approach to the fullness and wholeness of life with Christ. The oft complicated passage of "But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect," is meaningfully met with the hope and grace of Jesus in this morning's homily.

This morning we hear about the practice biblical hospitality from several of our House Church leaders. Specifically, the Boggs and Carrier families tell a story of a shared Keipi Dinner experience.

This morning we hear about the practice biblical hospitality from several of our House Church leaders. Specifically, the Boggs and Carrier families tell a story of a shared Keipi Dinner experience.

Today we celebrate the 12th day of Christmas and look forward to entering the Season of Epiphany. We follow the example of Magi, being led by the star, the hope, and the voice of the Spirit.

On the third Sunday of Advent, Benjamin Wills shares that Advent joy can be an invitation to become embodied healers to a wounded world.

On this second Sunday of Advent, Jill Carattini encourages The Parish to remember what God has done and to join him in waging peace in our world.

On this second Sunday of Advent, Jill Carattini encourages The Parish to remember what God has done and to join him in waging peace in our world.

On this first Sunday of Advent, Noel encourages us to embrace our invitation to express hope.

On Christ The King Sunday, Jordan orients us towards the truest story of this age and the next.

Today we hear from Ansley Thompson as she shares a story of setting a table of peace for friends and neighbors.

At Milton North House Church on Sunday, Katherine Carrier led grown-ups and kids alike in a breath prayer exercise, ushering in the peace of Christ.

Today Eric Seidel shares encouragement on facing the anxiousness of our age in light Christ's teaching from the Sermon on the Mount.

We consider the example of Jesus laying down his interests for the sake of others as a framework for our political lives, and we remind ourselves of Christ's unshakeable kingdom in the midst of a turbulent world.

This morning, we hear Jesus' words on the Kingdom of the Heavens. Jordan approaches the ideas of politics, allegiance, and presence in light of division.

Today we celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism, and we welcome our new Executive Pastor, Noel Bryant. Listen along for that announcement and a homily on citizenship in the Kingdom of Heaven through baptism.

This morning Patrick Borders shares a homily with The Parish, and he invites our community to reimagine the creation story and the shalom God intended for us. Patrick will also be teaching a class this fall called "Shalom, Jesus, & Politics," and you can learn more/register at parish.community/shalom

As you may recall, our community has spent most of this calendar year seeking an Executive / Associate Pastor to join our staff team. We began this process in earnest…

We continue through the Sermon on the Mount focusing on Jesus' teaching about love for enemies, forgiveness, and how to deal with revenge.

Jared Ray offers a poetic reflection on The Parish gathering on September 1st.

This morning we are encouraged to examine anger, contempt, and fear through Jesus' words on The Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 5, Christ quickly moves past outward anger and into the deeper roots of contempt and fear, and we are invited to participate in Jesus' desire for peace.

This morning we are encouraged to examine anger, contempt, and fear through Jesus' words on The Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 5, Christ quickly moves past outward anger and into the deeper roots of contempt and fear, and we are invited to participate in Jesus' desire for peace.

Jesus says we are the "salt of the land" and the "light of the world" in His Sermon on the Mount. This morning we are invited into a deeper understanding of those words and into a more Christ-like way of being in the world. Continuing our series through the Sermon on the Mount, this week we find ourselves in Matthew 5 & 6.

Jesus' Golden Rule of Life, maybe his most famous saying of all, comes amidst lots of “do nots:” don't judge, don't worry, don't make a vow. But in Matthew 7, Jesus at last gives us what we should do, a positive vision for righteous living: “do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law & the prophets.”

We begin a journey through Jesus‘ most famous teaching: the Sermon on the Mount. To frame the narrow path Jesus invites us on, we begin by exploring the Old Testament context in the background of the teaching. How does Jesus invite us to live in the rhythm of a more beautiful song?

We begin a journey through Jesus‘ most famous teaching: the Sermon on the Mount. To frame the narrow path Jesus invites us on, we begin by exploring the Old Testament context in the background of the teaching. How does Jesus invite us to live in the rhythm of a more beautiful song?

This Sunday began our new ministry year! Listening along, you'll hear about the start of our year, the emphasis on community life and Parish House Churches, and the ways everyone can belong, participate, hurt, and heal.

The Parish is seeking an Executive / Associate Pastor to join our team. This pastoral leadership role is primarily organizational in nature, yet includes meaningful ministry responsibilities. The hybrid nature…

We explore the Christian tradition and practices of discernment, particularly in the vein of Ignatian Spirituality. How can we cultivate receptivity to hear the Holy Spirit, and how do we tend to disordered desires that keep us from being free to respond to the call of love?

This morning John Ott shares a homily with The Parish, and his message gives a glimpse into the stories of three people in our community who have lived with chronic pain. Hear about the long road they have traveled and the life they've found in the middle of unresolvable difficulty.

As we transition from focusing on Pentecost into Ordinary Time, we consider how Jesus sends his followers in peace to love and serve the Lord. Parishioners Kevin Soderman and Laura Boggs also share ordinary ways they have felt called by God to serve others.

From the gathering on June 23, we were led in an Imaginative Entry of Mark 4, and we shared a soft medley of Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus and Build My Life.

The classic stories of David & Goliath and Jesus calming the storm invite us to consider where our assurance and confidence is really located in life. How can we cultivate a spiritual imagination that sees God as a present and active participant in our lives?

You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you,” Jesus says. But what does power in the way of Jesus look like? What is the interplay between the cruciform power of Christ's Spirit and the coercive powers of our age? We explore how power in the way of Jesus looks a lot like faithful presence and redemptive influence.

This morning we divide our time into two parts: First, Family Pastor Sarah Fetz shares some significant updates to our model for Family Ministry at The Parish. Then, Jordan shares a brief reflection on 2 Corinthians 4, asking what it means that God's all-surpassing power (the Holy Spirit) dwells inside fragile, frail jars like us.

Jared Ray offers a poetic reflection on The Parish gathering for Pentecost Sunday (May 19, 2024).

Jared Ray offers a poetic reflection on The Parish gathering for Pentecost Sunday (May 19, 2024).

On the day of Pentecost, we consider how God's Holy Spirit is the giver of life – beginning with genesis of all things through the birth of the Church. How can we be a community inhaling the breath of God and exhaling it as passers of peace for the renewal of the world?

On Ascension Sunday, Jordan is joined by special guest Barry Grecu. We consider Jesus' lived pattern of death, resurrection, and ascension known as the paschal mystery, and how we learn to live in light of the way we did.

The Holy Spirit falls on a household of unbaptized gentiles at Cornelius' house. This week, we reflect on what to make of the surprising Spirit, and the ever-enlarging sense the early Church was beginning to understand around who could be included in God's story. 

On a Family Sunday, Sarah Fetz speaks with the Stringer family, and we hear the background and practice of "storying," the unique way The Parish engages scripture in our kids spaces.