January 31, 2021 - Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Scripture: Luke 6:1-16 Sermon: Discerning God's Will ​Moment for Mission: LifeServe Blood Center  sermon_2021-01-31.mp3File Size: 28191 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

January 25, 2021 - Contemporary Issues On January 25, Contemporary Issues will hear from the Rev. Patrice Fowler-Searcy about “Bridging the Gap – The Story of a Mainline Church, Legacy and New Residents in a City Neighborhood.” Rev. Fowler-Searcy serves as the associate pastor for mission at East Liberty Presbyterian Church and board president of East Liberty Development Inc. She will share the history of a mainline denomination church that stood in the gap for decades as [...]

January 24, 2021 - Third Sunday after Epiphany Scripture: Luke 5:1-11 Sermon: "From Now On" Moment for Mission: LifeServe Blood Center  sermon_2021-01-24.mp3File Size: 23507 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Contemporary Issues discusses “Decolonizing Mission” from the Pittsburgh Seminary World Mission Institute. Systemic racism silently twists and deforms human relationships and, as our congregation engages in local and global mission, can derail our most sincere efforts. This workshop will identify the pervasive power of racism and white privilege in Christian mission and what mission leaders can do about it.This class included an excerpt from the workshop by Hunter Farrell and Tony Ig [...]

January 17, 2021 - Second Sunday after Epiphany Scripture: Luke 4:14-30 Sermon: "Good News Begins Where?" Moment for Mission: Our Sister Parish sermon_2021-01-17.mp3File Size: 26174 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

January 11, 2021 - Contemporary Issues Topic: "Where Do We Go From Here?" A conversation between the Rev. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and the Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil. We know how the history of mission by white Christians has been infected by what Wilson-Hartgrove calls “slaveholder religion.” However, we also know that we are called into mission beyond ourselves. How then can we move out in mission so we can truly bear witness to Christ’s love for the world?  [...]

January 10, 2021 - Baptism of the Lord Scripture: Luke 3:1-22 Sermon: "What then should we do?"  sermon_2021-01-10.mp3File Size: 30362 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

January 4, 2021 - Contemporary Issues Topic: Journey to Reconciliation From Pittsburgh Seminary’s World Mission Institute Conference in October: the Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil follows Peter’s journey in Acts 10 to see how God breaks open our perspectives about who can receive Jesus’ grace. If in fact there is no difference between “us” and “them,” how do we respond to a world that treats people differently? This class included an excerp [...]

January 3, 2021 - Second Sunday of Christmas / Epiphany of the Lord Scripture: Luke 2:41-52 Sermon: "Missing, Not Lost"  sermon_2021-01-03.mp3File Size: 17737 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

December 27, 2020 - First Sunday of Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:21-40 Sermon: "Nowhere Better to Be"  sermon_2020-12-27.mp3File Size: 23563 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]