South Bend City Church

Mariah Keener - This weekend in our gatherings, we took some time to reflect on the lament of Psalm 130 and the laments in our community. As a community that holds tension, we balance the hope some of us have while honoring the pain and journeys of others. Whether you're near or far, we hope this time offers a chance for you to breathe, lament, and be held by this community. Follow along with the...

Jason Miller - In Romans 13, we’re confronted with a challenging passage. After spending most of the letter calling his readers to a radical, subversive way of being in the world, he then calls them to submit to the governing authorities. How do we wrestle with the questions this raises, and what’s our way forward in a world where God’s kingdom is so clearly at odds with all the other kingdoms we...

Jason Miller - Paul begins to describe patterns of love and hospitality that are challenging enough when we build a community with people like us, but that become radical and revolutionary when we consider their impact for our relationships across lines of difference. Ways to Get Connected RSVP to a New to SBCC Table happening on June 2nd (12:15p in person)  or June 3rd (8:30p EST via Zoom) . Supp...

Mariah Keener - In our gatherings on April 28, we took some time to enter into the practices of singing, reading the Lectionary text, and we opened up the two practice spaces in the Tribune. Using 1 John 4 as a guide, we centered ourselves on the love of the Divine and how that should compel us to be love in the world. 

Dr. Angela Logan - After wrestling with Paul in chapters 9-11, this week we shifted our attention to one of the most well-known and beloved passages in the Bible, chapter 12. Here, Paul shares with the community in Rome what he believes it means to be a true human being, offers wisdom on how to become a community, and how to use their uniqueness to support that community. As SBCC continues to grow...

Mariah Keener - This weekend, before continuing our series in Romans, we took some time to engage in some practices during our liturgy. We sang together, entered into a breath prayer together, and prayed a Prayers of the People together; honoring the loss and emptiness of Winter and the hope that comes with Spring. Follow along with the transcript on our website . Ways to Get Connected Support the...

Jason Miller - We're still in Romans 9-11, where Paul wrestles with questions about his own Jewish people's place in the ongoing story of God's faithfulness. Before the teaching, you'll hear Jason share about the Post Evangelical Collective , a gathering of kindred leaders and communities that we're a part of. In his introduction, he shared this manifesto from the PEC: "We are church leaders, arti...

Jason Miller - After celebrating the power of the love of God in Romans 8, Paul goes on to a complicated wrestling match in chapters 9-11 about the fate of his own people and the faithfulness of God. If you've ever tried to read these chapters, you may have been tempted to skip through them because of how technical they are. But this is one of the places in Paul's work where people have looked to...

Jason Miller - We're jumping back into Romans, this strange, stirring letter from the first century, to learn more about the ways a church can root itself in a gospel that calls us toward each other across lines of difference. Ways to Get Connected RSVP to the New to SBCC Table happening on May 5th at 12:15p. Support the ongoing work of SBCC by  giving  to the general fund or the Tribune Project....

Jason Miller, Mariah Keener, and Zach Gillis - The events of Holy Week plunge us into questions about the power of evil and the foolishness of beauty, but the resurrection of Jesus gives us a revolutionary response. Ways to Get Connected RSVP to the New to SBCC Table happening on April 7th or May 5th at 12:15p. Support the ongoing work of SBCC by  giving  to the general fund or the Tribune Project...

This Good Friday, we invite you to join us to reflect on the gift of God's love for us and for the world. This brief episode offers the same songs and readings that we shared when we gathered in person in South Bend. You may want to grab some bread and a cup of juice or wine before you listen - we'd love to share this Good Friday Eucharist with you, wherever you are. Ways to Get Connected Join us...

Jason Miller - Palm Sunday is more than a pageant - it’s the performance of a confrontation between different visions of power. Two different visions of God. If we receive the revelation of this day and take seriously what Jesus did, it could transform our relationship with God, our relationships with each other, and even our politics. Ways to Get Connected Join us for Good Friday (March 29 at 12p...

After years of dreaming, discerning, planning, and giving, we celebrated our first Sunday at The Tribune. If you would like to join us in the Eucharist, make sure to have some form of bread or cracker and some form of juice or wine with you. Ways to Get Connected RSVP to the New to SBCC Table happening on April 7th at 12:15p. Learn more about Holy Week gathering schedule. Support the ongoing work...

On our last Sunday at Studebaker 112 before moving to the Tribune, we told stories, thanked God for the blessing of this place, and received the Eucharist. Ways to Get Connected   Learn more  about our move to the Tribune and our Holy Week gathering schedule. Support the ongoing work of SBCC by  giving  to the general fund, the Tribune Project, or another fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3...

Jason Miller - As we approach our move to Tribune, we took a Sunday to consider why any of this matters, what’s at stake, and how we can help. With so many reasons to give up on church, why invest in it? Ways to Get Connected Learn more about our move to the Tribune, work days, and our Holy Week gathering schedule. Share your gratitude for our time in Studebaker 112 through email. Contact us if yo...

Jason Miller - After a long hiatus, we're back to Romans. In the first few chapters of the letter, Paul takes on an accusatory tone that leaves many of us feeling uncomfortable. But what happens if you have enough context to understand what he's doing with this strange argument? You might find a very relevant word for all of us in this current cultural moment. Ways to Get Connected Learn more abou...

Jacqueline Kronk and Jason Miller - As we prepare to move to the Tribune and pursue our vision of creating a place for the people, we've curated four weeks of conversations with local leaders and experts about different needs and experiences that shape the people of our city. This week, we learned from Jacqueline Kronk, CEO of Boys and Girls Clubs of St. Joe County. Not only did we learn more abou...

Ken Oakes and Jason Miller - As Lent leads us into Holy Week, we prepare for a fresh encounter with the paradox of a God who suffers with us. This year, Ken Oakes (SBCC member and Professor of Systematic Theology at Notre Dame) will be teaching a Thursday night class called "God, Suffering, Evil." The class will include an exploration of the book of Job, James Cone's The Cross and the Lynching Tre...

Willow Wetherall and Matt Graybill - As we prepare to move to the Tribune and pursue our vision of creating a place for the people, we’ve curated four weeks of conversations with local leaders and experts about different needs and experiences that shape the people of our city. This week, we heard from Willow Wetherall, Executive Director of DTSB (Downtown South Bend). DTSB is a non-profit organiza...

Juan Constantino and Jason Miller - As we prepare to move to the Tribune and pursue our vision of creating a place for the people, we’ve curated four weeks of conversations with local leaders and experts about different needs and experiences that shape the people of our city. This week, we learned from Juan Constantino, Executive Director of La Casa De Amistad . La Casa is a community center that...

Beth Graybill and Carl Hetler - As we prepare to move to the Tribune and pursue our vision of creating a place for the people, we've curated four weeks of conversations with local leaders and experts about different needs and experiences that shape the people of our city. This week, we learned from Carl Hetler, Director of Homelessness for the City of South Bend. In the conversation, Carl referenc...

Jason Miller - As we enter the new year, how do we set an intention for our lives that's worthy of our vision? And how do we respect the terrain we're walking on that path? This teaching includes an audio excerpt from Howard Thurman's Baccalaureate ceremony speech at Spelman College from May 4, 1980. You can hear the whole thing here: https://thurman.pitts.emory.edu/items/show/838   Ways to Get Co...

Jason Miller, Mariah Keener, Zach Gillis, and SBCC Band - For the past few weeks, we've held the paradox of waiting and waking up: naming the deep, unfulfilled longings that we don't have the power to satisfy for ourselves, and recognizing our power to act. This year, the fourth Sunday of Advent occurs on Christmas Eve. So in this special episode of the podcast, we're sharing with you in real time...

Jason Miller - Advent poses a question for us: what are you waiting for? But hidden in that question is a paradox, because sometimes it confronts us with the powerlessness we face in our unfulfilled longings, and sometimes it calls us to step into our power and make a difference. This week's gatherings focused on the second half of that paradox, inviting us to step into a creative stance and do so...

Kierre Bjorn Lindsay - During this season, we are taking some time in our gatherings to follow the liturgical calendar and spend some time in the traditional themes of Advent. This weekend we centered ourselves on the theme of peace through song, reading, and candle lighting. Wherever you are over the next month we hope that this liturgies offer the time to pause and reflect this holiday season. W...