The Sacred Commons

An Ancient-Future church of Youngstown, Ohio

About the show

A podcast from an Ancient-Future church in the city of Youngstown made up of ordinary radicals seeking to (re)discover the beauty in the accumulated wisdom of the Body of Christ so that we may do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with God.

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Episodes

  • Sermon - "Neo-Evangelical" (April 27, 2019)

    April 27th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  30 mins 6 secs
    convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, doubt, easter, emergence, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, neo evangelical, neo-evangelical, neoevangelical, ohio, sacred commons, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, thomas, trust, year c, youngstown

    Second Saturday of Easter

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    Sermon - "Until Kingdom Comes" (April 13, 2019)

    April 13th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  19 mins 34 secs
    convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, easter, emergence, eucharist, jesus, kingdom of god, last supper, lectionary, lent, liturgical year, ohio, sacred commons, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, until kingdom comes, year c, youngstown

    Palm Sunday

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    Sermon - Love Has Its Reasons

    April 6th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  23 mins 39 secs
    alabaster, anoints, convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, emergence, jesus, lectionary, lent, liturgical year, love, mary, ohio, sacred commons, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, year c, youngstown

    5th Sunday in Lent

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    Lectionary Musings - Foxes & Hens

    March 22nd, 2019  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 13 secs
    convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, emergence, herod, jerusalem, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, luke 13, ohio, peace making, sacred commons, that fox, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, transfiguration, transfiguration sunday, violence, year c, youngstown

    The Sacred Commons: a lenten lectionary musing on prophetic witness, lament, and hope.

  • Lectionary Musings - The Devil Made Me Do It

    March 13th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  26 mins 33 secs
    convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, emergence, evil, jesus, lectionary, lent, liturgical year, luke 4, ohio, sacred commons, temptation, the devil, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, the temptation of christ, transfiguration, transfiguration sunday, year c, youngstown

    The Sacred Commons: a lectionary musing on the devil, temptation and how the things we normalize may actually participate with evil.

  • Sermon - "I Don't Need This" (Mar 9, 2019)

    March 9th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 43 secs
    convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, emergence, fasting, jesus, lectionary, lent, liturgical year, ohio, sacred commons, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, year c, youngstown

    First Saturday in Lent

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    Lectionary Musings - Don't Read The Bible

    March 7th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  33 mins 25 secs
    biblicism, convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, emergence, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, luke 9, ohio, sacred commons, the bible, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, transfiguration, transfiguration sunday, year c, youngstown

    The Sacred Commons: a lectionary musing on the Bible, its misuse, and how Jesus is what God has to say.

  • Sermon - "Transfiguration" (Mar 2, 2019)

    March 2nd, 2019  |  Season 1  |  16 mins 26 secs
    convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, emergence, epiphany, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, luke 9, ohio, sacred commons, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, transfiguration, transfiguration sunday, year c, youngstown

    Last Saturday after Epiphany (Transfiguration)

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    Lectionary Musings - Hey Haters

    March 1st, 2019  |  Season 1  |  25 mins 52 secs
    convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, emergence, enemies, enemy, enemy love, epiphany, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, love your enemies, luke 6, ohio, sacred commons, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, year c, youngstown

    The Sacred Commons: a lectionary musing on cultivating enemies - rightly.

  • Sermon - "Wait For It" (Feb 23, 2019)

    February 23rd, 2019  |  Season 1  |  26 mins 44 secs
    convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, emergence, epiphany, god is not in control, jesus, joseph, lectionary, liturgical year, love your enemies, luke 9, ohio, sacred commons, sovereignty, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, year c, youngstown

    Seventh Saturday after the Epiphany

  • Lectionary Musings - Beyond Thoughts & Prayers

    February 20th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  32 mins 1 sec
    blessed are the poor, convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, emergence, epiphany, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, luke 6, ohio, resurrection, sacred commons, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, woe to the rich, year c, youngstown

    The Sacred Commons: lectionary musings towards an incarnate faith that moves beyond pious abstractions and good intentions.

  • Sermon - "Hands & Feet" (Feb 16, 2019)

    February 16th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  26 mins 44 secs
    blessed are the poor, convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, emergence, epiphany, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, luke 6, ohio, resurrection, sacred commons, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, woe to the rich, year c, youngstown

    Sixth Saturday after the Epiphany

  • Lectionary Musings - Ruined By God

    February 12th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  30 mins 55 secs
    calling, deconstruction, doubt, epiphany, isaiah 6, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, love, luke 5, numinous awe, preaching, sacred commons, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, vocation, year c

    The Sacred Commons: lectionary musings on how encountering God will often leave us undone rather than with a spiritual high.

  • Sermon - "Launch Out" (Feb 9, 2019)

    February 9th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  16 mins 31 secs
    convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, epiphany, fisher of men, jesus, launch out, lectionary, liturgical year, luke 5, ohio, peter, sacred commons, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, year c, youngstown

    Fifth Saturday after the Epiphany

  • Lectionary Musings - May Be Wrong, May Be Right

    February 4th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  29 mins 55 secs
    biblicism, cross the line, epiphany, evangelicalism, jesus, justice, lectionary, liturgical year, love, love your neighbor, luke 4, preaching, sacred commons, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, year c

    The Sacred Commons: lectionary musings on how love is more important than being right and how Jesus was willing to cross the line.

  • Sermon - "Cross The Line" (Feb 2, 2019)

    February 2nd, 2019  |  Season 1  |  29 mins 23 secs
    awkward church moments, church unity, convergence, denominationalism, denominations, epiphany, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, love, love your neighbor, luke 4, sacred commons, the convergence movement, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, year c, youngstown

    Fourth Saturday after the Epiphany