Worship

Worship resources are designed to be participatory, accessible, and readable on phones and tablets, allowing communities to gather without printed orders of worship.

Special care has been given to make it easy for congregations to worship without a pastor.

  • Staying When the Way Is Not Yet Clear

    Staying When the Way Is Not Yet Clear for March 1, 2026 Before Worship Begins Naming Uncertainty Before worship begins, take a moment to name to God one uncertainty you are carrying. There is no need to fix it or make sense of it. This time is an invitation to stay with God, even when

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  • Choosing to Stay

    for February 22, 2026 Before Worship Begins Beginning Without Pressure You are welcome here exactly as you are. Some of us arrive eager and open. Others arrive tired, distracted, unsure, or carrying more than we expected. There is no right way to begin worship today, and nothing is required of you. If at any point

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  • Ash Wednesday

    Ash Wednesday Learning to Stay February 18, 2026 Preparing Yourself For Worship This Lent, our worship will feel different on purpose. We are practicing learning to stay—staying present with God and with one another, without rushing toward answers or resolution. You may notice more silence, slower pacing, and fewer explanations. That is intentional. Silence is part

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  • Seeing More Than We Expected

    for February 15, 2026 Before Worship Begins A Brief Shared Moment Before we begin, we invite you into a short moment of reflection. If you are comfortable, turn to one person near you. Take a moment to consider this question: Think of a time you realized something important only after it had already happened. What

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  • Power in a World of Noise

    for February 8, 2026 We Gather A Moment of Personal Reflection Before Worship Begins Before we begin, let’s take a moment to notice something together. If you have a phone, take about thirty seconds and look up “the most powerful people in the world” in a search engine. Then click on images.If you don’t have

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  • The People Nobody Picks First

    for February 1, 2026 We Gather A Moment of Shared Reflection Before Worship Begins Before we begin,we take a moment to notice who is hereand what we carry with us. Today’s scriptures tell the truth we often avoid:that God’s attention does not move firsttoward the loudest voices,the strongest arguments,or the most impressive lives. God’s care

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  • Called Together

    for January 25, 2026 We Gather Personal and Quiet Reflection Before Worship Before we speak,before we sing,before we explain ourselves or one another,we pause. We come from different weeks,different burdens,different hopes.Some arrive confident.Some arrive uncertain.Some arrive carrying questions they no longer try to answer. Yet we are not gathered by similarity,nor by agreement,nor by certainty.

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  • You Don’t Have to Be Ready

    for January 18, 2026 We Gather Quiet Reflection Before Worship We gather today not because we are certain,but because we have been called. Not because we have answers,but because we are curious.Not because we are prepared,but because Christ Jesus has already found us. The scriptures today tell stories of calling—before understanding,before confidence,before readiness. God’s voice

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  • The Light Is for Everyone

    for January 11, 2026 We Gather When Light Breaks In Light changes what we can see. Sometimes it reveals beauty.Sometimes it exposes what we would rather ignore.Sometimes it draws us forward, even when we are unsure where we are going. The scriptures today speak again and again of light—not as comfort for a few,but as

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  • Claimed and Named

    A Service for the Beginning of the Year for January 4, 2026 We Gather Remembering Who We Are At the beginning of a new year,we arrive carrying expectations—about what we should do,what we should change,what we should become. Before any of that,we pause. Before plans are made,before promises are spoken,before effort is measured, we remember

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