Shalom Community Church: Recent Episodes
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Trevor Bechtel provides a Reading and Reflection on
"Heat is not a Metaphor" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
September 3, 2023
A Sermon by Max Eckard about Genesis 29:9-32, the story of Jacob, Laban, Rachel and Leah.
This is an Earth Day Sermon and Activity by Jen Luke April 23, 2023.
Note that there is some time during the sermon where there is an activity and you may not hear anyone talking so, just keep listening...it is not the fault of your recording.
A sermon at Shalom Community Church by Trevor Bechtel averring baptism as the center of the theological endeavor.
This is sermon preached by Jo Hatlem on the Sunday she candidated to be Shalom's pastor.
Jo Hatlem preaches on the topic Neither the cruelty or the grace… as part of the our epiphany worship at Shalom.
Jo Hatlem and John Powell ask each other question about love and knowledge in this installment of our epiphany series.
Nelson Shantz and Jo Hatlem preach on the lectionary texts for the first Sunday of Epiphany.
Eric Bettis launches our summer series on cultivation and nourishment with a meditation focused on his recent house flood.
Bonita Croyle of The Ebenezer Project reflects on how the Holy Spirit breathes new life into us in a Pentecost sermon.
Seminary student Caitlin Addleman shares about planting seeds and 1 Corinthians 3:7-10.
John Bergen reflects on Hebrews 11:2-40, evoking the legacies of our ancestors and how we treasure and transform what we've inherited. John Bergen pastors at Germantown Mennonite Church.
Pastor Hillary preaches on 1 Kings 18 and 19, the stories of Elijah killing 400 false prophets; being revived in the wilderness; and meeting God in the silence.
Pastor Nancy Lynn of First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor, where we rent space, reflects on freedom, liberation, and racial justice.
A sermon by Matt Yoder of First Mennonite Church of Champaign Urbana as part of Shalom's Planting Seeds series. Preached April 18, 2021.
A sermon by Asia Frye in Shalom Community Church's Wilderness/Wildness series for Lent 2021
A sermon by Hillary Watson in Shalom Community Church's Wilderness/Wildness series for Lent 2021
A sermon by Dave Klassen in Shalom Community Church's Wilderness/Wildness series for Lent 2021
A Sermon by Hillary Watson beginning the Lent theme of Wilderness/Wildness at Shalom Community Church
Michelle Webster-Hein offers this beautiful reflection on reconciling to conclude our series on Reconciliation.
A sermon by John Powell as part of a series on Reconciliation at Shalom Community Church .
A sermon introducing a reparative act planned for Shalom Community Church; the sermon was by Trevor Bechtel. Sharing voices from the Dear White Christians book group include: Ruth Shantz, Shelly Weaverdyck, Max Eckard, Laura Brubacher and Terri Friedline.
Reconciliation and the Unreconcilable is a sermon by Hillary Watson, the second in a series on Reconciliation.
A sermon preached by Trevor Bechtel exploring how the story of the Magi has been interpreted throughout time and engaging the interaction of religion and politics. This is the first in our series on Reconciliation.
A sermon by Hillary Watson on the story of Sisera and Jael in the context of the 2020 election.
In this ending to our series on The Gospel of Good Trouble the authors of the resolution, For Justice In the U.S. Criminal Legal System, discuss it with Shalom.
Hillary Watson preaches a sermon entitled, Nonviolence in Fearful Times, as a part of Shalom's Gospel of Good Trouble series
The penultimate sermon in our series on Good Trouble, Trevor Bechtel here reflects on a particular housefly.
A sermon preached by Hillary Watson at Shalom Community Church, the second in our series on The Gospel of Good Trouble.
This version of Hillary Watson's sermon, What will you put in your vessel for the future, is preceded by Elena Tsai's reading of Layli Long Soldier's poem 38, and Trevor Bechtel's pastoral prayer from our August 23rd worship service
A sermon by Hillary Watson as a part of our series Engaging the Present Church Scattered,
Imagining the Future Church Gathered.
A sermon reflecting on the story of Jonah and how the characters in that story embody lessons for the future of our church and county by Trevor Bechtel.
A sermon by John Powell in our series: Engaging the Present Church Scattered, Imagining the Future Church Gathered
The third in our series, Engaging the Present Church Scattered, Imagining the Future Church Gathered.
A conversation between Hillary Watson and John Powell about anti-racism work and Shalom.
A sermon by Hillary Watson beginning a new series at Shalom: Engaging the Present Church Scattered, Imagining the Future Church Gathered
Reflections on Zoom fatigue and working from home by Cinda Nofziger. This is the last in our series on identity in Coronatime.
A sermon by Nelson Shantz on his work as a piano tuner, and engaging that work in Coronatime.
(Voice quality is lower due to some technical challenges)
A sermon by Trevor Bechtel reflecting falling in love with the idea that Black Lives Matter and the international protests following the George Floyd murder through reflection on the Tears for Fears song Head over Heels. There is an accompanying video here.
A sermon on Anabaptist separation and finding the good in Corona Time by Trevor Bechtel
Brianne and Kyle offer us the next installment in our series reflecting on changes during Corona Time
In the third of our Working it Out: Labor, Rest, & Identity in Coronatimes series, Cheryl Sparks presents the third in our On the Job reflections.
As part of Shalom's reflections on how we are doing in Corona times, Michelle Webster Hein read these three reflections from her blog Beautiful Things.
This sermon by Trevor Bechtel is the fourth in our Lenten series on journeying and the second virtual worship service during the 2020 pandemic.
Homily by Hillary Watson delivered by livestream on 3.15.2020 reflecting on Lenten worship at Shalom in 2020 and 2019
The first sermon in a Lent series on journeys in the bible, this sermon explores the story of Eve in Genesis 3.
A sermon preached by Trevor Bechtel at Shalom Community Church on Transfiguration Sunday 2020.
Brian Sauder, Executive Director of Faith in Place, offers a guest message at Shalom Community Church, Ann Arbor, MI
A sermon preached by Trevor Bechtel on the topic of transitioning to the future. This was the last sermon in our Transitions series at Shalom Community Church
Sermon given to conclude series on Forgiveness at Shalom Community Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Pentecost inaugurates a new series at Shalom called Quilted in Care, reflecting on the ways we've been cared for and care for others during transitional times.