Conversation

This week we kicked off a series of teachings where we interact with peculiar moments in the life of Jesus from the Gospels. We’re asking teachers to take us into a moment with Jesus where his words and actions are working on them, in the hope that they can work on us. This week had an added layer as we celebrated the release of the first book from our lead pastor, Jason Miller, called When the World Breaks.

Ways to Get Connected
Donate to the Jefferson Uniform Fund or you can bring new items to directly donate when you attend a gathering between now and July 30. For all information about uniforms, including colors and sizes needed, head to our website.
Listen to our conversation about Jason’s book.
Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to our general fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

This Sunday, we shared an emerging vision for downtown South Bend. The Tribune Project (our efforts to secure a new home for our church in the old printing press building of the South Bend Tribune) has drawn us into unexpected collaborations with other downtown stakeholders, dreaming together to reimagine downtown.

Ways to Get Connected
Donate to the Jefferson Uniform Fund or you can bring new items to directly donate when you attend a gathering between now and July 30. For all information about uniforms, including colors and sizes needed, head to our website.
Listen to our conversation about Jason’s book.
Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to our general fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

This Sunday we began a brief series on loving our neighbors well, and we were briefed on an opportunity for us to serve the students of Jefferson Traditional Middle School. This gathering also included time to engage in some practices and, when we get there, we would love for you to join us in the ways in which you can.

Ways to Get Connected
Donate to the Jefferson Uniform Fund or you can bring new items to directly donate when you attend a gathering between now and July 30. For all information about uniforms, including colors and sizes needed, head to our website.
Post in the South Bend City Church Collective on Facebook about the ways in which you’re showing up in the community around you.
Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to our general fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

Earlier this month, we hosted a night for members of SBCC and the broader community who want to learn more about creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people. The event featured a panel of SBCC members telling their stories as LGBTQ+ people and followers of Jesus, and as a parent to a gay son, navigating the complicated and often painful experiences of exclusion and harm in religious communities, and the ways their faith has sustained them. The panel also responded to questions from those in attendance.

Want to know more about historic and progressive understandings of sexuality, the Bible, and Christian theology? Check out these reads:

Historic View:
Washed and Waiting, by Wesley Hill
People to Be Loved, by Preston Sprinkle
What Does the Bible Really Teach About Homosexuality? by Kevin DeYoung

Progressive View:
God and the Gay Christian, by Matthew Vines
Changing Our Mind, by David Gushee
Bible, Gender, Sexuality, by James Brownson

Our lead pastor, Jason Miller, announced this week that his first book will be released in August. We wanted to take a moment to celebrate the book and hear the heart behind it. SBCC celebrates the work our team does in the world when it’s aligned with our message and mission.

We’ve also seen too many examples of this being done badly, where potential conflicts of interest are ignored and accountability is lacking, so we wanted to offer some transparency about the process and plan we’ve pursued to do this in a way that honors our values.

In this conversation, you’ll hear Jason, our executive pastor Matt Graybill, and board member Kem Meyer sharing the story behind the book, the questions we’ve wrestled with as it’s being promoted and released, and the plan for SBCC’s relationship to the book.

If you have any further questions, please email info@southbendcitychurch.com.

During Lent, we’re reflecting on the ways that life often calls us to let go, which can sometimes feel a bit like loss or dying. We’re on our way to Good Friday and Easter, remembering Jesus’ death and resurrection, knowing that he walks with us in those small deaths.

This weekend we heard from a couple in our community who has been with us since they beginning. They shared their stories of love, loss, and faith over the course of a lifetime.

Ways to Get Connected
RSVP to the New to SBCC Table (April 2 at 12:15p)
Sign up to host or join a Table group
Give to SBCC (South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible)