The Parish
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The Parish is a community church in Alpharetta, Georgia practicing the way of Jesus.
The Parish
2w ago
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. ..read more
The Parish
3w ago
In all four gospels, it is the faithful women in the company of Jesus who are the first to bear witness to the resurrection. They are sent with simple instructions: Go and Tell. Yet what exactly is this good news of a whole new world that we are to tell? And in what posture are we to go ..read more
The Parish
1M ago
On Palm Sunday, Jesus is greeted by cheering crowds. But this is just the beginning of Holy Week. Christ’s final week before the cross gives us a pattern for the seasons of our own lives - through praise, loss, and renewal ..read more
The Parish
1M ago
In this post, Jordan provides an important community update around the season of growth we find ourselves in as a church and asks members of the community to participate in an important survey ..read more
The Parish
1M ago
In this podcast, Jordan reflects on the season of growth we find ourselves in as a church community. Every season of growing involves growing pains. Here we remember how the early church (Acts 6) responded to rapid growth by discerning their communal limits, grappling together with how to care well for all ..read more
The Parish
1M ago
Central to the way of Jesus is his guidance to “deny yourself, take your cross and follow me," and John Ott begs the question, "What does this mean ..read more
The Parish
2M ago
Lent invites us to seriously consider the way of Jesus, which involves a necessary suffering and taking up of the cross ..read more
The Parish
2M ago
On the first Sunday of Lent, we hear the story of Christ in Mark 1 and grow in awareness of the Kingdom of Heaven in relation to Christ's baptism and His journey into and out of the wilderness ..read more
The Parish
2M ago
We begin moving away from Epiphany and toward Lent. Sitting in that threshold space, Jordan summarizes the takeaways of Epiphany, which points us to follow the Christ of Another Way ..read more
The Parish
3M ago
On the third Sunday of Epiphany, Jordan walks us through the stories of Jonah and Christ's baptism, sharing that God is at work in the great depths of our lives ..read more