Miriam of Magdala | Sermon 4/21/24

Pastor Braeden Størkersen's sermon at Missiongathering stresses critical thinking and open dialogue in churches. It extends the celebration of Easter to seven weeks and delves into the story of Mary Magdalene. The sermon highlights Mary Magdalene's elevated status and challenges historical misconceptions about her. It encourages inclusivity, diversity, and advocacy for marginalized groups in the church and society.
Missiongathering San Diego is a progressive, inclusive Christian community that worships every Sunday at 10am.
As progressives, we take the Christian tradition seriously, while also embracing science, reason, history, and different perspectives on ultimate truth. We are committed to embracing our doubts, asking questions, and allowing our beliefs to evolve and grow as the wild winds of the Spirit leads us deeper into an encounter with God. We also believe the our faith calls us to action, bringing about justice and equity in our world for everyone.
We believe that in our diversity we best reflect God's creativity, so we celebrate and embrace folks of all ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, socio-economic status, political affiliations, and religious beliefs. We seek to come together every week in humility and love to learn from and support one another’s differences in perspectives, beliefs, and experiences.
We are committed to following the teachings and example of Jesus Christ in every aspect of our lives. Our church belongs to a denomination called The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). As Disciples of Christ, we join together to form a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world. As part of the one Body of Christ, we welcome all to the Lord’s Table as God has welcomed us.
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