The Table MPLS

For each of the five Sundays in June, we'll hear from LGBTQ+ voices around the themes of celebration and transformation. Today, on J. Bates' last day on staff, he shares with us the true meaning of obedience.

For each of the five Sundays in June, we'll hear from LGBTQ+ voices around the themes of celebration and transformation. Today, we're joined by Rev. Oby Ballinger, a UCC pastor and founder of Prism, an organizing network for LGBTQ rights advocacy.

For each of the five Sundays in June, we'll hear from LGBTQ+ voices around the themes of celebration and transformation. Today's message is from Justin Bell, the candidate for the co-lead pastor position. Justin preaches from Acts 2, and the connection between Pride month and Pentecost.

Cody kicks off Pride Month at The Table. For each of the five Sundays in June, we'll hear from LGBTQ+ voices around the themes of celebration and transformation.

Debbie wraps up our series, "What Now? Living Our Resurrected Lives," by looking at the theme of reconciliation.

As part of our series, "What Now? Living Our Resurrected Lives," J gives us a new way of understanding the forgiveness present in the conversation between Jesus and Peter in John 21:15-19.

Cody Sanders continues our series, "What Now? Living Our Resurrected Lives" exploring the theme of repentance present in the conversation between Jesus and Peter in John 21:15-19.

Debbie Manning celebrates Resurrection Sunday and concludes our series on the gospel of Mark.

Our Good Friday Tenebrae service (meaning service of shadows) includes Scripture, readings, prolonged silence, and songs.

Pastor J takes us through Mark's account of the crucifixion and the good news of Jesus's embodied solidarity.

Cody continues our series in Mark's gospel by considering the story of Peter.

Maggie continues our series in Mark's gospel with the story of Gethsemane, in which Jesus suffers and the disciples fall asleep.

Debbie preaches on Mark 14 and what it means to be unapologetically human.

Jae continues our series on Mark's gospel talking about the good news of Jesus.

Debbie kicks off our Sunday morning worship services by taking us back to the gospel of Mark chapter 11, which we'll be working through verse by verse all the way through Lent.

Cody finishes our series "The Ways of Jesus" with the way of love, made all the more important in these days.

Our series "The Ways of Jesus" continues with Debbie's teaching on the way of prayer.

Cody continues our sermon series, "The Ways of Jesus," by looking at Jesus' way of loving enemies and nonviolent resistance.

Jae preaches on the economy of Jesus as part of our series on the ways of Jesus.

Cody continues our series on the ways of Jesus by looking at the ways Jesus' healing miracles always involve a restoration to community.

Debbie continues our series looking at the way Jesus learned from the margins.

Cody kicks off our series, "The Ways of Jesus," with a closer look at the Kingdom/Kin-dom/Reign of God.

On the first Sunday of 2025, our kids lead us in an exercise of gratitude for community in 2024 and hopeful anticipation of what's to come in 2025.

On Christmas Eve, Debbie gives a meditation on the with-ness of God.

Cody Sanders continues our Advent series, The Weary World Rejoices, with the promise of restoration.

Debbie Manning continues our Advent series, “The Weary World Rejoices,” by considering the coming promise of God's compassion.

Maggie kicks off our Advent series, "The Weary World Rejoices," by considering how the prophet Jeremiah ushers in the Advent season.

Pastor Jae wraps up our series, "Grief, Gratitude, and Wonder" by asking that childlike question, "But why?"

Interim Pastor Cody Sanders continues our series “Grief, Gratitude, and Wonder” by exploring the cultivation of gratitude in the midst of a culture of organized abandonment.

Debbie begins our new series "Grief, Gratitude, and Wonder: Tending the Spirit in Times of Change." Tonight, she talks about grief and how to grieve well.

Pastor Jae concludes our series False White Gospel with a reminder of what is true about each of us, regardless of who is elected President this week.

Maggie Keller continues our series False White Gospel by looking at the early church's example of radical inclusivity.

Our interim pastor Cody Sanders continues our series on Christian Nationalism by sharing a new reading of the parable of the sheep and goats.

Pastor Jae continues our series, False White Gospel, by examining a familiar passage from John's gospel with fresh eyes and new understanding.

Debbie continues our series on White Christian nationalism with a return to the basics: affirming the image of God in everyone.

Pastor Jae continues our series, The False White Gospel, with a look at why the Good Samaritan wasn't actually called "good."

Doug Pagitt continues our series on Christian nationalism by urging us to sing a new song together. He reframes the parable of the Good Samaritan with the Christian nationalist in mind.

Debbie kicks off our fall series, The False White Gospel, based on Jim Wallis's new book of the same name.

Pastor Jae talks about the life cycle of fig trees as part of our walk through the gospel of Mark.

Continuing our series in Mark's gospel, Debbie looks at the passage in which the disciples ask to give them whatever they ask.

Debbie preaches on what Jesus says about divorce.

As part of our continuing series on the book of Mark, Pastor Jae tackles a really difficult passage in chapter 9.

As we continue our way through the gospel of Mark, Maggie Keller helps us dream about the kind of community we want to build and become.

To close out Pride Month, Pastor Jae talks about queer apocalypse, queer blessings, and queer imagination.

This Pride Month, we welcome Cody Sanders, professor of congregational care at Luther Seminary. Cody preaches on two of Jesus' miracles and connections to the queer community's experience of God in the church.

As part of our Pride Month series, Marta Smith reminds us that we're never finished—God is still at work and our stories are still unfolding.

On his last Sunday as a pastor of this community, Matt Moberg shares with us the message that God is still—always—moving and working.

Pastor Jae introduces our high school grads, Sully and Maggie, who share reflections on the theme of transformation and transition.

Marta continues our series on John Mark's gospel by preaching on the only miracle that requires Jesus to try again.

Debbie continues our series in Mark's gospel. The same reminders Jesus gave the disciples are given to us: we've seen God's faithfulness proven over and again in the story of The Table. Debbie shares an update on Matt's sabbatical.