Mariah Keener, Zach Gillis, and Kelli Bowser - After spending four weeks being reminded of our mantras, we spent some time in intentional practice. We encourage you to join us in this hour of reading, singing, art, and more, even if it's a bit outside of your normal, and we hope that by the end you feel more connected to these mantras, to yourself, and to the Divine. If you want to participate in the time of art, make sure to have some art supplies nearby. And if you are joining us in the Eucharist, make sure to have some form of bread or cracker and some form of juice or wine with you.   ..read more

Jason Miller - We’re returning to our community mantras. These four portable prayers describe what we’re learning from Jesus about how to be human and how to be a church. This week, we talk about simplicity, focus, excellence, and beauty. What’s Happening If you have a student in grades 6-12, you can register them, and your family, for the Student Kickoff happening on September 15 from 5-8p. Join us for the SBCC Picnic at Leeper Park on September 29 from 11a-1p. For more information, or to give towards the cost of lunch, head to our website. RSVP to one of our next New to SBCC Table ..read more

During this season, we are taking some time in our gatherings to follow the liturgical calendar and spend some time in the traditional themes of Advent. This weekend we centered ourselves on the theme of hope through song, reading, and candle lighting. Wherever you are over the next month we hope that this liturgies offer the time to pause and reflect this holiday season. To follow along with the transcript, head to our website ..read more

Jason Miller - We’re returning to our community mantras. These four portable prayers describe what we’re learning from Jesus about how to be human and how to be a church. This week, we talk about the calling on all of us to bear the image of God, and to honor the image of God in ourselves, our neighbors, and even our enemies. This weekend we also had the chance to see this mantra in action as we celebrate a project we've been supporting for a couple of years. The Book of Belonging is a book of diverse Bible stories for kind and contemplative kids that focus on wonder, contemplation, and identi ..read more

Jason Miller - We’re returning to our community mantras. These four portable prayers describe what we’re learning from Jesus about how to be human and how to be a church. This week, we talk about performance pressure, having nothing to prove, how curiosity makes failure useful, and the importance of showing up. Further Reading The Holy Longing (Rolheiser) Unspeakable Joy (Holmes) Celebration of Discipline (Foster) Sacred Rhythms (Barton)   What’s Happening RSVP to one of our next New to SBCC Tables happening in-person (October 6) and virtually (October 7). Save the date for our SBCC Picn ..read more

Jason Miller - We’re returning to our community mantras. These four portable prayers describe what we’re learning from Jesus about how to be human and how to be a church. Up first, we’re talking about the recovery of an ecological imagination for our life with God and each other. What’s Happening Sign up for a time to donate blood with the South Bend Medical Foundation. We will be partnering with SBMF on August 18th where they will have their mobile unit in our courtyard from 9a-1p. RSVP to our next New to SBCC Table happening in-person on September 1st at 12:15p. For the text version of ..read more

Mike Goldsworthy - In a world with so much relational strife, we are spending time talking about, how to know when it’s time to bring that relationship to an end or, in some cases, when to lean in to restore and reimagine the relationship. This weekend, we reflect again on an instance of this happening in the early church when two leaders chose two different approaches to this question, and explore a framework for how we might think about the way we reimagine how we reengage relationships that have changed. Mike Goldsworthy is a speaker, resourcer, and guide with a passion for connecting like ..read more

Mike Goldsworthy - In a world with so much relational strife, we are spending time talking about how to be in relationship with those that we disagree with or, in some cases, how to know when it’s time to bring that relationship to an end. This weekend, we explore an instance of this happening in the early church when two leaders chose two different approaches to this question, and we explore a framework for how we might think about the level of access and vulnerability we give to the different people in our lives. You can find the visual for this framework here. Mike Goldsworthy is a speaker ..read more

Brit Barron - In a world with so much relational strife, we are spending time talking about how to be in relationship with those that we disagree with or, in some cases, how to know when it’s time to bring that relationship to an end. This weekend we heard from Brit Barron as she challenged us in the importance of remembering where we have each been in our journeys and how to sit with ourselves, and others, in the nuance. Brit Barron is a co-pastor of New Abbey in Los Angeles as well as a speaker, teacher, and author. Her upcoming book Do You Still Talk to Grandma? invites readers to imagine t ..read more

Jason Miller - We’re spending a few weeks recapturing the power of an ancient Christian calling, exploring hospitality as the act that creates the conditions for someone else’s experience of belonging. In our final week, we’re learning to see hospitality as an act of faithful resistance against whole systems that war against the safety and belonging of people. To view the lyrics of the song North by Sleeping At Last, head to our website.  Ways to Get Connected We will be having a Sabbath Sunday on July 7th and, while we won’t have in-person gatherings or a podcast on the 8th, w ..read more