South Bend City Church

This week in our gatherings we introduced a new song that is based on the Apostle's Creed and we entered into a practice called Prayers of the People. We felt it important to pray for the Church at large, individual needs, and remembrance on a day such as September 11th, as well as center ourselves on the faithfulness and love of God through all seasons of life. If you’re a part of the growing dig...

Jason Miller - Of all the things a creed could say about God, the first thing the Apostles' Creed says is that God is Father. What does that do in a world with such complicated experiences around gender, patriarchy, parenthood, and faith? If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening...

Jason Miller - At a time when belief is more complicated than ever, what purpose does a creed serve? We're starting a new series on the Apostles' Creed, and before we get into the story it tells, we're asking some questions about what it does. If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you liste...

Jason Miller - Some tensions aren’t meant to be resolved, and Christian theology has other language for that kind of thing. Today we consider the role of paradox in life and faith. If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com . You can also support th...

Jason Miller - In this week’s gatherings, we processed some difficult decisions regarding SBCC’s general fund and staff. If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at:  info@southbendcitychurch.com . You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at:  southbendcitychurch.c...

Jason Miller - In this week’s gatherings, we processed some difficult decisions regarding SBCC’s general fund and staff. This episode has the full teaching, which includes some thoughts about the tensions that shape our church life before explaining those decisions. If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us a...

This weekend we asked for an influx of joy into our lives. Whether we are greatly celebrating or greatly hurting, we centered ourselves on a hope for a better tomorrow through a few songs and a practice called “Prayers of the People”.  Transcript can be found HERE If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and...

Jason Miller - Our lead pastor returned from sabbatical this week, and after an extended open floor reflecting on the last few months of our life together as a church, he shared some of the unexpected lessons he learned while he was away. If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening...

There was not a new sermon this weekend at South Bend City Church, but we instead took some time to reflect, meditate, and engage in a gathering designed to lead us to the table. We had the opportunity to have kids in our gatherings and for them lead us in different ways. Over 50 kids created art based on our four mantras and those pieces were displayed during a liturgy centered on those binding v...

What is really going on in the story that seemingly signals the beginning of differing languages and the migration of civilization? In Genesis 11, we hear about the tower of babel and are left with the question: what is this about? Is it simply a story told out of order or is there a deeper lesson to be learned? Sean Palmer explores these questions and more as he joins us via video from Houston, T...

After the teaching, in which we talked about Mark 8 and stages of faith, we engaged in a practice that contained prayer, reflection, and song to help us open ourselves to movement and growth in our own faith journeys. To hear Mike Goldsworthy's full teaching that led up to this practice, check out the last episode of this podcast . You can follow along with Mariah, our Director of Art and Worship,...

Sometimes in our faith journey we need to see, but not clearly before our eyes can be opened to see clearly and in focus. Like the blind man who experiences a two part healing in Mark 8, our faith often progresses through stages that grow and expand. And the places where we have grown from were often necessary pieces to help bring us to where we are today. Part 2 of this gathering is a practice th...

To start our gatherings this weekend, we centered ourselves on the faithfulness of God. While we recognize that there's a wide variety of experiences and feelings that come up when the "faithfulness of God" is mentioned, we hope to see goodness and faithfulness manifest in our lives and in the life of our community. Find the full transcript HERE If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC communi...

Mike Goldsworthy - Perhaps the American success ethos that drives us to do more, achieve more and work harder as we defy our limits is actually not the best way to live. And perhaps there is a gift and a unique grace that we receive in the recognition, embrace and acceptance of our limits. We look at this through the lens of Hebrews 2:14-15, Matthew 5:3, and some thoughts from Richard Beck in his...

In last week’s gatherings, we engaged in some practices to help us reflect on what we’ve discussed over the last four weeks. We continued to look at what it means for us to see everyone as an icon specifically in the areas discussed by our teachers this month. We reflected on the series by using the Scriptures we explored each week, followed by some questions, and a prayer. Full transcript can be...

Today at SBCC we did not meet in person, but, instead, took this Sunday as a Sabbath. This allows staff, volunteers, and our community as a whole to rest — in line with our Fields, not Factories mantra. We have compiled a list of “essential” sermons — teachings that heavily influence our life together as a community — and some liturgies for you to listen or process through, in case you were lookin...

Ryan Yazel - We concluded our series on our "Everyone an Icon" Mantra by looking at the complexity and redemption built into the story of Egypt. (Matthew 2:1-14) If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com . You can also support the ongoing work of S...

This weekend we took some time in our gathering to recognize Juneteenth. While this day can carry tension for a variety of reasons for a variety of people, we joyfully celebrated this historic day of freedom through Scripture and song. Transcript can be found HERE If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and...

Dr. Angela Logan - This week in our 4-week series looking at our mantra. "Everyone An Icon," we reflect on the question "What happens when you don't see yourself as an icon?" For some of us, it's easier to see the icon-ness in others than it is to see the icon-ness in the face that greets us in the mirror every morning. Looking at the story of the Apostle Peter, we will reflect on the ways we can...

In this weekends gatherings, before jumping in to week 2 of our “Everyone an Icon” series, we spent some time centering ourselves of the image of God within us. Before we can see the “icon” in others we must first seek to see it within ourselves. Through several songs, a personal story, and Psalm 8 we sought to remind ourselves of who we are in light of the inherent dignity of being human. Full Tr...

Ryan Yazel and David Cramer - Last week we asked the question, "What difference does 'Everyone an Icon' make?" This week we learn through a practical interview about the Christian tradition of nonviolence through with David Cramer, the Pastor of Keller Park Church in South Bend and co-author of " A Field Guide to Christian Nonviolence: Key Thinkers, Activists, and Movements for the Gospel of Peace...

This weekend we spent time reflecting on what it means to live out our Everyone an Icon mantra. Specifically, we think through what this looks like when it comes to those that are different than us or those who we could consider enemies. We do this through quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Loving Your Enemies" sermon, a few songs, and Prayers of the People written for our community. Transcript...

Ryan Yazel - This week we start a 4 week series looking at our mantra: Everyone an Icon. Today we start with the question, "What difference does it make?", especially as we face a world that presents true evil and oppression at times. We will look at the lives of Jesus followers that lived life in radical ways as a result of their Everyone an Icon convictions and we will dive into the foundations...

In this week’s gatherings, we engaged in some practices to help us reflect on what we’ve discussed these last six weeks. We continued to look at what it means for us to live as neighbors by paying attention to those around us, leaning in when it’s hard, listening well, being present and hospitable, and by seeking empathy and connection. We reflected on these things by using the Scriptures we explo...

Shannan Martin and Beth Graybill - Week 6 of a 6-week series on How to Live As Neighbors. We close out this series by talking about how important it is to take action along with our thoughts and prayers. And we explore the idea of everyday activism against the backdrop of the story of the Hebrew midwives from Exodus 1:15-22. This series is based on an upcoming book by author Shannan Martin titled,...