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Worship gatherings at The Parish are lively, welcoming, simple, and sacred. Though our worship is different each week, common elements include music, teaching, and engagement with the stories of Scripture which point us to Jesus. At the close of each gathering, we join the rhythm of the global Church through communion and prayer.

The Parish


    • May 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Parish Day (May 18, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025


    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.

    A More Beautiful Song | The World Back Into Tune (May 11, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025


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

    Eastertide | Receiving & Reconciling (May 4, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025


    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.

    Eastertide | Baptism Sunday (April 27, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025


    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.

    A More Beautiful Song | The Kingdom of Abundance (March 30, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025


    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.

    A More Beautiful Song | Stewarding Gardens: Wealth, Want & the Wisdom of the Desert Fathers (March 23, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025


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

    A More Beautiful Song | Stewarding Gardens: Shame, Lust & Wonder (Lent) (March 16, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025


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

    A More Beautiful Song | Desire in the Desert (March 2, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025


    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.

    A More Beautiful Song | Desire, Disordered (Constraints & Commitments) (February 23, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025


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

    A More Beautiful Song | Desire in the Depths (February 16, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025


    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.

    A More Beautiful Song | Desire in the Kingdom (February 2, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025


    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.

    Epiphany | You Are to Be Teleios (January 26, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025


    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.

    Epiphany | The Table & The Darkness Outside (January 19, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025


    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.

    Epiphany | The Table & The Darkness Outside (January 19, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025


    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.

    Christmastide | Spirit, Be the Star (January 5, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025


    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.

    Advent | Joy (December 15, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024


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

    Advent | Waging Peace (December 8, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024


    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.

    Advent | Waging Peace (December 8, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024


    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.

    Advent | Hope (December 1, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024


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

    A More Beautiful Song | The Power & Glory Forever (Christ the King Sunday) (November 24, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024


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

    A More Beautiful Song | On Earth As In Heaven (Everything is Sacred) (November 17, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024


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

    AfterWords | Breath Prayer: Peace I Leave With You

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024


    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.

    A More Beautiful Song | Do Not Be Anxious (November 3, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024


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

    A More Beautiful Song | Voting for the Sake of Others (and Why Everything is Not Falling Apart) (October 27, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024


    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.

    A More Beautiful Song | Two Masters: Politics, Allegiance, and a Kingdom (October 20, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024


    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.

    A More Beautiful Song | Citizens of the Beautiful Song (Baptism Sunday) (October 6, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024


    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.

    A More Beautiful Song | Shalom and the Story of the Wrong Tree (September 29, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024


    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

    Executive / Associate Pastor Update | September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024


    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…

    A More Beautiful Song | Enemies, Vengeance, and Forgiveness (September 22, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024


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

    AfterWords | Anointed

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 1:30


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

    A More Beautiful Song | Anger, Contempt, and Fear (September 15, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024


    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.

    A More Beautiful Song | Anger, Contempt, and Fear (September 15, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024


    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.

    A More Beautiful Song | Salt, Light, and Living as Witnesses in the World (September 1, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024


    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.

    A More Beautiful Song | The Golden Rule of Life (August 25, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024


    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.”

    A More Beautiful Song | The Narrow Gate & The Good Life (August 18, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024


    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?

    A More Beautiful Song | The Narrow Gate & The Good Life (August 18, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024


    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?

    Ordinary Time | Community, Day by Day (August 4, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024


    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.

    Executive / Associate Pastor Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024


    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…

    Ordinary Time | God Will Speak Peace (July 14, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024


    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?

    Ordinary Time | “My Grace is Sufficient for You” (July 7, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024


    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.

    Ordinary Time | Go in Peace to Love & Serve (June 30, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024


    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.

    Imaginative Entry of Mark 4 & Communion Song and Liturgy | June 23, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024


    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.

    Ordinary Time | Training Our Imaginations (Threat, Trust, & The Invisible Powers) (June 23, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024


    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?

    Ordinary Time | Power and the Powers (June 9, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024


    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.

    Earthen Vessels | God In Our Weakness (and Family Ministry Updates!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 32:07


    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.

    AfterWords | The Voice of the Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 1:12


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

    AfterWords | The Voice of the Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 1:12


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

    Pentecost, 2024: God’s Spirit Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 23:13


    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?

    Eastertide: Do Not Cling (May 12, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024


    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.

    Eastertide: The Surprising Spirit (May 5, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024


    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. 

    Eastertide: Practicing Resurrection in Community (April 7, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024


    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. 

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