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"Beyond Sunday" are episodes from Adam and Narrate staff that dive deeper into our life with Christ. Being a portable church means Narrate relies on a community of people who show up to make the church gathering a reality whether that's with set-up, making coffee, greeting, singing in the band, or attending the service. We call these people "owners". Hear owner Celena Murp...

This week's scripture: Ephesians 2v1-10 Brad Swope is visiting us this week from Sacramento, California! Brad is the Deacon of church planting for C4SO and we were glad to spend a few days with him. Listen to him speak on Jesus' grace versus our works and how we can find a better way of developing our own identity. 

"Beyond Sunday" are episodes from Adam and Narrate staff that dive deeper into our life with Christ.  This week Adam digs into the term "ancient faith" that he has often used. What is it about ancient faith, specifically eastern orthodox faith that animates him. What aspect of this may be helpful for you to consider in your faith walk. 

This week's scripture: Psalm 29, John 18v28-37 This is the first week of our series; The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe where Adam explores the question, is the world enchanted? Is there a realm, a world, a domain more real than the one we now occupy? This week we'll explore how Narnia invites us to consider if the world is enchanted, what do we do with that?

"Beyond Sunday" are episodes from Adam and Narrate staff that dive deeper into our life with Christ. Being a portable church means Narrate relies on a community of people who show up to make the church gathering a reality whether that's with set-up, making coffee, greeting, singing in the band, or attending the service. We call these people "owners". Hear owner and newest...

This week's scripture: Psalm 147v12-20, Luke 3v21-22 This week Adam explores the idea of what God was doing before creation and the importance of the trinity as we think about Theophany.

"Beyond Sunday" are episodes from Adam and Narrate staff that dive deeper into our life with Christ. Being a portable church means Narrate relies on a community of people who show up to make the church gathering a reality whether that's with set up, making coffee, greeting, singing in the band, or attending the service. We call these people "owners". Hear owner Cameron Sap...

There were no gatherings this Sunday, but here is Adam's message for the new year.  How do we define success? Why is it difficult to find a person in the Bible whose "success" looked anything like what we define success as today? Adam discusses how if left to our own devices, we typically attach the idea of our being faithful to God as deserving success or recognition. How might God...

"Beyond Sunday" are episodes from Adam and Narrate staff that dive deeper into our life with Christ. Hannah interviews Marla Gates and Karin Ball who head up the Narrate Ladies Fellowship group on the why behind the what. 

This week's scripture: Luke 1v39-55 Advent opens with an emphasis on Jesus' return and the restoration of all things. It then ends with an everyday doing of God's will. This week Adam asks the question, are you animated by vocation? Reflecting on Mary's story, it becomes clear she had to be motivated by something other than her own will. How might God be inviting you to step to...

"Beyond Sunday" are episodes where Adam and Narrate staff dive deeper into our life with Christ.  Join Leslie and Rebekah Orr as they have a conversation about grief. The holidays can be a raw time for a lot of people. How can you cope? How can you support someone who is grieving? How can grief fit in with your relationship with God? Rebekah is a community counselor who specializes in pe...

This week's scripture: Luke 3:7-18 We're thrilled to have Lacey Maloney back to speak at Narrate. She is going to present some options for alms giving this Advent. Lacey is deeply connected to global poverty through Compassion International, especially in Africa. If you would like to give, you can do so via cash, check or digitally through our PayPal link  and write "Compassion Inte...

"Beyond Sunday" are episodes from Adam and Narrate staff that dive deeper into our life with Christ. Being a portable church means Narrate relies on a community of people who show up to make the church a reality whether that's with set up, making coffee, greeting, singing in the band, or attending the service. We call these people "owners". Hear some of owners Chris and Am...

This week's scripture:  Luke 3v1-6 In the second week of Advent, Adam explores the question, what if Advent, as with any season of fasting, is predicated upon you being too busy for God, not God being unavailable to you?

"Beyond Sunday" are episodes from Adam and Narrate staff that dive deeper into our life with Christ.  This episode is all about student ministry at Narrate! Hear from Jake and Alissa Heaton who lead our middle school ministry as well as Hannah and Scott Drga who lead our high school ministry as they chat about their own stories growing up in student ministry and student life at Narrate.

This week's scripture: Luke 21v25-36 Adam digs into the first week of Advent. What if Advent reminds us we're called to be people of hope, especially hope in the midst of a lot of crud? What if we all live from calendars and the church calendar exists to form us in an unhurried, non-anxious way?

"Beyond Sunday" are episodes from Adam and Narrate staff that dive deeper into our life with Christ.  Cora Wendzel is new to Helena, but has been steeped in church calendar traditions for most of her life. Are you new to the concept of Advent? What is it about following the church calendar that brings depth and meaning to our life with Christ, especially during this time of year? Hear ho...

This week's scripture:  Psalm 132v1-12 Exodus 2-3v12 This week Adam explores how Moses is yet another person who started by telling God how he wanted to serve him, but in the end learned to surrender to God's call for him. The same could be said for Job, Mary, John the Baptist, Stephen in Acts, the disciples, Elizabeth, and a host of others. All, in the end, learned to allow God to do th...

"Beyond Sunday" are episodes from Adam and Narrate staff that dive deeper into our life with Christ.  What is Advent? Adam digs into what is the start of the church calendar. How does separating from secular Christmas allow us show up more authentically? If you've never observed Advent, where can you start?

This week's scripture: Ephesians 6v10-18 This week Hannah uses C.S. Lewis' book The Screwtape Letters to examine tactics of the enemy. How might Satan seek to divide us? How can we stand firm in Christ? What tools has God given us to resist evil?

"Beyond Sunday" are episodes from Adam and Narrate staff that dive deeper into our life with Christ. In this episode, Adam talks with Darrel Stordahl, a long time Narrate counsel member and friend about having a recipe for life. What is the concept of a recipe and what makes sticking to a recipe so important for fostering community? Darrel and Adam discuss Narrate's recipe and the i...

This week's scripture: Daniel 7v1-14 This is the last week of the series where we've been looking at the book of Daniel. What's the advantage of  developing a biblical understanding of God as King? How can it help us be faithful citizens while also not building our identity around political parties or candidates?

"Beyond Sunday" are episodes from Adam and Narrate staff that dive deeper into our life with Christ This is the last episode in the series about why Adam has opted for an Anglican Identity.

This week's scripture: Daniel 6 This is our sixth Sunday in our series looking at the book of Daniel. What's the value of becoming a person of prayer, especially one who takes the time to praise God? What's the value of prayer routines? Can we otherwise know God as personable?