In this message, Pastor T. C. confronts an important relational dynamic that affects forging family: privilege. Pastor T. C. draws from Jesus’s teachings and from the letters of the apostle Paul, as well as pointing to a new resource on privilege by Dominique Gilliard entitled, Subversive Witness.
Pastor T. C. continues the teaching series “The Church as Forged Family” with a message about how embodied practices forge family. Before we think of ourselves as family, and before we call ourselves family, we have to participate in family-forging practices.
In this sermon, Pastor Osheta combines her reflections on a famous Spiritual entitled “There’s a Balm in Gilead” with concluding thoughts on being a Healing Community for our series, Journey Together. She teaches us that in the same way that Jesus is our healing balm, we as a community become a healing balm for one…
In this message, Pastor T. C. teaches on contemplative prayer. These are practices that engage our imaginations and connect us with Christ spiritually. One form of contemplative prayer is what Pastor Brian Zahnd calls “Sitting with Jesus.”
In this message, Pastor T. C. shares about his journey into understanding prayer as formative and collective. As we continue in the Journey Together series, forming Journey Groups, this will lay an important foundation.