The Practice Podcast

After spending this last season in the practice of lament and recognizing lament is a form of dying, we celebrate the resurrection of Christ by affirming that death is not the end. In fact, the pain and honesty of lament is a doorway into into a whole new encounter with Jesus. A tax-deductible gift can be given to The Practice Church here.  If you are committed to being a part of the local community that is The Practice Church, would you take a moment to join the Plant Team?

Exploring the contrasting expectations of Palm Sunday, the podcast delves into the surprising ways God responds to human prayers. Reflecting on hope and trust in God amidst lament, listeners are invited to consider surrendering their hopes and trusting in God's unconventional but ultimately fulfilling love.

This year during Lent, we are diving into a very intentional journey with the spiritual practice of lament. Lament is a good and proper response when we come face to face with the brokenness in ourselves and in the world. During this holy season, we will enter into an experiment which helps us make space in our lives for lament. This week, Joan Kelley helped us understand the need to lament the losses we experience in life. She invited us to see lament as a way of asking God to hold our hearts in the midst of our pain. You can find the handout here. And if you are joining us in the experiment and are not a part of a Table, will you let us know here? We would love to support your experiment. A tax-deductible gift can be given to The Practice Church here.  If you are committed to being a part of the local community that is The Practice Church, would you take a moment to join the Plant Team?

This year during Lent, we are diving into a very intentional journey with the spiritual practice of lament. Lament is a good and proper response when we come face to face with the brokenness in ourselves and in the world. During this holy season, we will enter into an experiment which helps us make space in our lives for lament. This week, David Bailey guided the next movement of our experiments, Lament for Injustice. David said, "God is a liberating God for an oppressed people, a party throwing God for a partying people, and a reconciling God for a reconciled people. You can find the handout here. And if you are joining us in the experiment and are not a part of a Table, will you let us know here? We would love to support your experiment. A tax-deductible gift can be given to The Practice Church here.  If you are committed to being a part of the local community that is The Practice Church, would you take a moment to join the Plant Team?

This year during Lent, we are diving into a very intentional journey with the spiritual practice of lament. Lament is a good and proper response when we come face to face with the brokenness in ourselves and in the world. During this holy season, we will enter into an experiment which helps us make space in our lives for lament. This week, Casey Tygrett helped us explore the need to lament our sin. He helped us locate our true identity in God's story. Casey said, "Lament for our sin is expressing deep sadness when we forget who we are." You can find the handout here. And if you are joining us in the experiment and are not a part of a Table, will you let us know here? We would love to support your experiment. A tax-deductible gift can be given to The Practice Church here.  If you are committed to being a part of the local community that is The Practice Church, would you take a moment to join the Plant Team?

This year during Lent, we are diving into a very intentional journey with the spiritual practice of lament. Lament is a good and proper response when we come face to face with the brokenness in ourselves and in the world. During this holy season, we will enter into an experiment which helps us make space in our lives for lament. This week, Nicole Howe began our series, helping us craft an experiment. What do we do to avoid pain in our lives? What might God be inviting us to fast from to make room for lament? How might we deepen our communion with God and one another if we intentionally practice writing psalms of lament in this season? You can find the handout here. And if you are joining us in the experiment and are not a part of a Table, will you let us know here? We would love to support your experiment. A tax-deductible gift can be given to The Practice Church here.  If you are committed to being a part of the local community that is The Practice Church, would you take a moment to join the Plant Team?

We are beginning this year walking through the five key values of The Practice Church. This week, Father Michael Sparough led us into our final value, for the sake of the world. He guided an Ignatian practice intended to help our contemplation flow into action and our action to flow into contemplation. If you are interested in joining or even hosting a Practice Table, please let us know here. A tax-deductible gift can be given to The Practice Church here.  If you are committed to being a part of the local community that is The Practice Church, would you take a moment to join the Plant Team?

We are beginning this year walking through the five key values of The Practice Church. This week, Erin Lonard guided our exploration of hospitality and invited us to see hospitality not as a set of activities but as a way of being.  If you are interested in joining or even hosting a Practice Table, please let us know here. A tax-deductible gift can be given to The Practice Church here.  If you are committed to being a part of the local community that is The Practice Church, would you take a moment to join the Plant Team?

We are beginning this year walking through the five key values of The Practice Church. This week, Jason guided our exploration of the value of community. This week, Jason guided us through the value of community. How are practices of community important in our shared desire to be formed by Jesus to be like Jesus for the sake of the world? If you are interested in joining or even hosting a Practice Table, please let us know here. A tax-deductible gift can be given to The Practice Church here.  If you are committed to being a part of the local community that is The Practice Church, would you take a moment to join the Plant Team?

We are beginning this year walking through the five key values of The Practice Church. This week, Mark Scandrette invited us to consider the invitation to be formed by Jesus, and see our time in church as a "Jesus dojo." You can find a simple guide to our practice today here. A tax-deductible gift can be given to The Practice Church here.  If you are committed to being a part of the local community that is The Practice Church, would you take a moment to join the Plant Team?