The Gathering

Fear-Less, Pt. 5: Freedom from the iGod Mike Gathright This past Fourth of July weekend, we celebrated freedom. But what if the greatest freedom isn't political at all? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we continued our Fear-Less series by considering Jesus' offer of the kind of freedom our culture rarely talks about.

Fear-Less, Pt. 4: Father Knows Best Mike Gathright Many of us carry a fear we rarely talk about: the fear that God is disappointed in us. We wonder if we've done enough, measured up, or somehow fallen short of what God expected. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored what Jesus' baptism reveals about God's heart and why we don't have to live in fear of His disapproval.

Fear-Less, Pt. 3: Fear of Losing Control Jill McNabnay What do we do when life reaches a point where there's nothing left we can control? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored the fear of losing control and why our deepest fears are often tied to the things we care about most.

Fear-Less, Pt. 2: The Anatomy of Courage Mike Gathright We all carry fears—about our families, our future, our health, our finances, and whether we're enough. This past Sunday, we concluded our two-part opening for our summer series, Fear-Less, by exploring the four steps King David takes in Psalm 3 to move him from anxiety to courage, and from panic to peace.

The Struggle to Commence Mike Gathright This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we celebrated our graduates! We laughed. Some moms might have cried a little. We probably embarrassed a few people with baby pictures. And we wrestled with one of the most important truths about life... there is no avoiding the struggle. And what does a life of faith in God's grace have for us in that reality.

Fear is everywhere right now — fear about the future, our families, our finances, and the state of the world. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we began a new series called "Fear-Less", by exploring how faith in the Grace of God can help us to move forward in the face of fear.

This past Sunday was Mother's Day. Why is it held in such sacred regard? Could it be that a mother's love has something to show us about the love of God? That was the question we wondered about together, at Storyline's Gathering, this past Sunday.

What if work was never meant to be something we simply survive, but something that helps us discover meaning, purpose, a calling? This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we explored how God intended for work to be part of a good, growing life, and what it looks like to rediscover vocation in the middle of ordinary everyday work.

What if God has given you something the world desperately needs? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored how our passions, wounds, gifts, and talents come together in God’s good story.

Leading up to Easter, and in the weeks since, we’ve been asking questions about perfection. And we've discovered that maybe God isn’t offering us an escape into a perfect paradise as much as an invitation into a good story—one that’s still unfolding, still growing, and not dependent on us getting everything right. This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we explored what that looks like in real...

So, if Easter is the invitation into God's good story, not a perfect paradise, but a growing garden where we are in the process of becoming... what does it look like to get in on that? This was the question we wondered about together this past Sunday morning at Storyline's Gathering.

This past Sunday was Easter. Everyone knows what it is, but why does it matter? That was the question we wondered about together this past Sunday at the Gathering.

Lately, we have been looking at the questions people have about life and about God. We often wonder what God thinks about us. Why does it feel like we have to be perfect to keep everyone, including God, happy? How good is good enough? We looked at the rules of God’s game and how we might be playing it wrong.

This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we celebrated “Saints Among Us.” Storyliners honored the saints among us who have made a tremendous difference in their lives.

We guard what we value and seal off what is dangerous. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored the difference between a guarded heart and a sealed one, and how God's grace can bring life back to the places we've closed off.

We’ve been wondering together about some common questions. This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we considered: what is religion for, anyway?

A famous philosopher once said, “he who has a Why can survive any how.” And Jesus seems to agree. For the next few weeks, we are considering together some of the most important Why questions of life.

This past Sunday at Storyline was a very special Gathering. It was our annual "Commercial Sunday." We celebrated the ways that God shows up in real life—even in commercials.

What is life really for? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we wrapped up our Life Worth Living series by exploring how hope, faith, and love invite us into something bigger than simply playing it safe or trying to be “nice.” We wondered together about who we are, why we’re here, and the joy that comes from living on mission.

To start 2026, we've been wondering together about cultivating a life worth living. But what about when life doesn't cooperate? What about the pain we didn’t choose, the losses we can’t explain, and the evil we can’t ignore? What about suffering? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we considered how God is inviting us to navigate, survive, and even thrive when life is hard.

This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we explored how Jesus’s invitation to “lose our lives to find them” isn’t about becoming less of ourselves, but more fully who we were made to be. Together, we considered how understanding who we are helps us live lives that are genuinely worth living. The band performed songs by Christina Perri, The Avett Brothers, Brandi Carlile, and more.

To start 2026, we have been wondering together about how to craft a Life Worth Living. Part of that seems to be seeing our deepest desires become our strongest desires. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we considered how we might help that happen.

We are entering a new year, with the promise of new beginnings and a lot of hope. There is no shortage of advice on how to turn things around in life. Jesus has a very surprising way of leading toward a fresh start. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we wondered together about Jesus' unique way of turning life around. The band performed songs by U2, Lauren Daigle, Damien Rice, and more.

With a new year comes new possibilities. But, in a world where it feels like anything can happen, how do we prepare for what might come our way? Jesus actually had a lot to say about questions like this. At Storyline's Gathering, we looked at one situation where He shows us what life with Him can look like—come what may. The band performed songs by Rhys Lewis, Gregory Alan Isakov, Rich Mullins and...

This past Sunday, at the Gathering, we considered what makes Christmas unique among all the holidays and featured the most beautiful, brilliant, and talented children, singing some Christmas classics for us. The band also performed songs by Lauren Daigle, Sara Bareilles, and others... but the kiddos stole the show!