Gilead Chicago: LIVE

Recorded Live. 11.15. 2020

Recording Live at Gilead Chicago - Online 11.1.2020

Sunday, October 18, 2020. 

Rev. Vince Amlin

This is a sermon preached live at Gilead Chicago on Sunday, 10/11/2020.

For more info, find is at www.gileadchicago.org

Phoning It In is BACK. More inspiring conversations with people we didn’t think would say yes. Perfect for the bullshit that is pandemic-era zoom church. Join us every other week this summer to hear from amazing guests about what inspires them, keeps them going, allows them to keep creating — especially when they’ve already done so much.

On Sunday, July 26th, Administrative Queen & Party Person Rihannon Dawson interviewed Micky ScottBey Jones, the Justice Doula (dang). Micky is a perpetual learner, communicator, facilitator, mama/sister/friend and “contemplivist” (contemplative activist) living just south of Nashville, TN.

At academic gatherings, conferences, through blogs and podcasts, Micky hosts & facilitates conferences, trainings and online conversations, writes & speaks on a variety of topics including burnout, race & justice, theology from the margins, and curates contemplative spaces/activities. Recently named one of the Black Christian leaders changing the world in Huffington Post, Micky is the Director of Healing Justice with Faith Matters Network and the Associate Fellow of Racial Justice with ESA. She also leads pilgrimages and speaks around the world about Brave Space, resilient activism and leadership and faith rooted organizing.

Have a friend who could use a dose of rejuvenation for the long work of justice? Invite ‘em! And share the link. (You’ll find it in your weekly email.) If you msg us in a way that doesn't seem troll-y or Zoom bomb-y, we'll also just give it to you.

.Follow her work and read more about Micky over on her page,

Phoning It In is BACK. More inspiring conversations with people we didn’t think would say yes. Perfect for the bullshit that is pandemic-era zoom church. Join us every other week this summer to hear from amazing guests about what inspires them, keeps them going, allows them to keep creating — especially when they’ve already done so much.

First up, it’s Jamal Sims, the choreographer behind Aladdin (with Will Smith), Footloose, Hairspray. Check out his amazing choreography reel but also know that you might recognize his face from his guest judge stints on RuPaul’s Drag Race, for which he’s also done choreography.

Music director Adam Motz interviews Jamal on Sunday evening, July 12th. Spread the word and invite your dance-y friends, your RuPaul fan friends, and share the link with ‘em. (You’ll find it in your weekly email.) If you msg us in a way that doesn't seem troll-y or Zoom bomb-y, we'll also just give it to you.

Some of Jamal’s work: https://vimeo.com/158984646

Loneliness is an epidemic. Will friendship save us? True stories of friendships lost, found, celebrated, held together, and hoped for. IRLAF (In Real Life Adult Friendship, obvi) is curated with the hope that you’ll feel less alone in a terribly isolating world. 

Follow us on instagram @irl.af

What does it mean to find your person among the most unlikely of people? Also, how do you make hot cocoa?  Join Bri and Alexa as they close out Season 1 discussing love and connection as the core of friendship with Rebecca Anderson of Gilead Chicago and Bethany Chicago. This is IRL AF, a podcast about real life adult friendships. 

Rebecca Anderson is a pastor at two churches in Chicago, one of which she started from scratch. Her biscuits are unparalleled, and she knows the best places to pick juneberries. Outside of her work at Bethany UCC and Gilead Chicago, she is the head honcho of Earshot (EarshotStories.com), running storytelling workshops across the country. If you want to get to know Rebecca, you can find her on Sunday mornings at Bethany, a progressive-traditional church in Ravenswood (BethanyChicago.com), and Sunday evenings at Gilead, a queer storytelling bar church in a Rogers Park bar (GileadChicago.org). She hosts potlucks, plants gardens, and almost certainly wants to have coffee with you.

Hosted by Alexa Eisenbarth and Bri Crumbley

Produced by Masood Haque

Music by Astro Samurai

Logo by Ali Martin

Sponsored by: Gilead Chicago / The Lily Endowment / Garrett Seminary

What happens when someone you're used to seeing on an almost daily basis, someone that you've built a life with leaves? How do we navigate the heartbreak that comes from sending them with your blessing? This is the story of two Elizabeths among many others on a trip to explore friendship on a spiritual level.  This is IRL AF, a podcast about real life adult friendships. 

Lizzy Bortoto is a union organizer, occasional storyteller, and avid meal-prepper. You can follow her on Instagram at @lizzy.bortoto!

Hosted by Alexa Eisenbarth and Bri Crumbley

Produced by Masood Haque

Music by Astro Samurai

Logo by Ali Martin

Sponsored by: Gilead Chicago / The Lily Endowment / Garrett Seminary