White Rock UMC

Rebecca and Phil sit down to discuss rest - the necessity of it, the challenge to find it, and how they are each practicing rest. Phil confesses to being "A nerd on breath."

Watch the Sunday Sit Down on our Youtube Channel.

Mitchell breaks down Mark 6 as he dives into the difference between basic rest and intentional Sabbath. 

You can always find the sermon video, and the entire worship service on our YouTube channel.

Rebecca and Phil review the experiences of Labor Day Sunday worship including a conversation about couches vs. beds, rest vs. sabbath, and how a true sabbath in the modern era is the theological equivalent to punk. 

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Victoria Sun Esparza, Minister of Children, Youth and Families, joins Associate Pastor, Rev. Phil Dieke to discuss what back to school means for families in the midst of a global pandemic. They also talk through the contents of the back to school boxes and most importantly remind parents "You're doing a great job!"

You can check out the "Unboxing Video" from our back to school boxes here. You can also find the full worship service here. 

Mitchell centers us, this back to school Sunday, by looking at the storms we encounter through the lens of scripture, specifically through the lens of Mark 4:35-41.

As a reminder you can support our Classroom Cooperative with Sanger Preparatory School here. Let us know how we can support you, this strange back to school season!

This week Rebecca, Mitchell, and Phil discuss all things back to school. They break down the Children's Ministry unboxing video and the incredible work of Dexter Evans. 

They also discuss Mitchell's sermon, and further dive into the text of Mark 4:35-41; talk about the long journey of the Folk Band's offertory song "Shine"; as well as the blessing of devices and blessing of learners and teachers we shared in worship and one we sent to our eduction friends at Sanger Prep (you can find all these blessings here).

If you want to join us in supporting our Classroom Cooperative at Alex Sanger Preparatory School, you can do so here. 

If you missed worship, you can always find the Sunday Sit Down and Worship on our Facebook Page and our entire Sunday morning stream on our YouTube Channel. 

Rev. Mitchell Boone concludes our series: "Being White Rock - Becoming Beloved Community" by preaching a sermon that could apply to any series and gets at the heart of who we are as a church.  

Upon asking "Who is beloved," and "what does it mean to be beloved"? Mitchell speaks to our identity as human beings: we are beloved by God from the beginning. Not determined by what we do, how much we accomplish (or fail), but simply as God's creation - YOU ARE BELOVED.

In this sermon Mitchell reference Henri Nouwen. Nouwen wrote a lot about belovedness, check him out for a deeper dive. Mitchell also uses a white board as a visual during this sermon. You can watch the sermon here, on our YouTube channel. 

Find out more about this series, and our church at bewrumc.org.

Rebecca, Mitchell, and Phil wrap up "Being White Rock - A Series on Becoming Beloved Community." 

This week they talk about being beloved as the very essence and core of our identity. They also get extra nerdy and talk about the difference between kataphatic and apophatic, and what panentheism is. If you have no idea what those words mean or how they relate to being beloved, you will once you listen!

We want to hear from you. What stood out most to you from this worship series?

Don't forget you can find the sermons, as well as the full worship recordings on our Facebook Page and YouTube channel. You can also find content from this series, including opportunities to purchase yard signs, here. 

Phil, Rebecca & Mitchell continue discussing the Being White Rock worship series while talking process, 4 O'clock in the afternoon and movies about time. 

Rebecca, Phil & Mitchell look at week 2 of our worship series Being White Rock. The conversation on this episode focuses on how we come to believe and how big a threshold we should create. Phil references this poet & Rebecca mentions this great book.