The Parish Podcast

Listen along to a special homily from a Sunday in Christmastide.

This morning Eric Seidel shares a homily that gives empathy and understanding to the story of Joseph.

Kintsugi Nights at The Parish are special quarterly events to create extended space around a particular topic that is contributing to the fracture of our world. As part of this first evening of learning, lament, practice, and prayer, Jordan shared a paradigm for engaging issues of mercy and justice in the way of Jesus.

This morning Noel shares an Advent homily on peace.

This morning begins the Season of Advent as we light the candle of Hope. This podcast begins with a brief Parish finance update from Jordan, and a homily is then shared by Ansley Thompson.

From Sunday's Gathering on Nov. 16th, Noel leads us through a brief meditation on the meaning behind the "Sign of the Cross" gesture that is often made by folks during certain parts of the worship gathering liturgy.

Today we celebrate Christ the King and hear about the rhythm of the Paschal Mystery and the liturgical calendar.

This morning Jordan continues an overview of the liturgical elements in Parish gatherings.

On All Saints Day, Jordan begins an overview of the liturgy and movements we engage each week in The Parish gatherings. 

This morning John Ott shares three refreshing approaches to scripture.

This morning we engaged four different lectionary passages from Psalm 137, Lamentations 1-3, Jeremiah 32, and Habakkuk 1-2. They each grapple with Israel's exile into Babylonian captivity and the confusion, chaos, and lament that followed.

This morning Noel shares a homily on Luke 16:1-13, The Parable of the Shrewd Manager.

This morning was a special day in the Church Calendar - a major feast called Holy Cross Day. Each year this day reminds us of the Cross of Christ, through which Jesus poured out God's love and showed us how to follow in his example.

This morning Benjamin Wills shares a homily from Luke 15. 

This morning, we'll wrap up our journey through the Father's House of Love. We'll see how God's house is meant to draw us in and send us out back into the world for the sake of others.

This morning, we walk deeper into our journey of the Father's House of Love and see how God restories our stories with his Story.

This morning Jordan shares the how and why of our House Church model at The Parish. 

This morning we began a new ministry year by considering life in our community as a house of love.  

This morning we engage the Good Samaritan story in Luke 10 while being led by Ian and Ruthie North, founders of Presencia Ministry in Atlanta.

This morning's homily encourages us to be lead out by Christ like the 72 in Luke 10.

Today enter into the Pentecost story, making space for the Holy Spirit to descend on us again.

On Ascension Sunday, we remember the other "rising" of Christ as he ascended into the heavens, coronated as King of an everlasting Kingdom.

This morning we shared what we sense is ahead in the next chapters of our church story, including critical updates around our facility, House Church model, and spiritual formation classes and groups.

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

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.