Coram Deo Denver

In this talk, Ryan walks us through a candid, personal, and theologically deep meditation on Paul's words in Romans 5. The invitation is to consider the ways in which hope is a uniquely Christian virtue, especially in the midst of suffering.    Ryan does uses a slideshow for verses, questions, and reflection on some pieces of art. Check out the slideshow here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IEGr40R_arKWegE1ZqXj1uMIWaqqgICR/view?usp=sharing] if you want to follow along :)

Table Talks are extended evenings of stories and theology. Our community hosts these with internal and external voices to focus on specific conversations. We eat food and let the night's topic breathe by offering extended space for conversation afterward.  In this recording, we hear from a pioneer and our dear friend Hugh Halter. Hugh has been pushing boundaries and prophetically challenging the church to see things in different ways for almost 40 years. To learn more about his current work visit his Brave Cties Website [https://bravecities.com/] or check out his two most recent books: Brave Cities [https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Cities-Archaeology-Architecture-Ecosystems-ebook/dp/B0CV5XM5TB] and Righteous Brood [https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Brood-Making-Mission-Family-ebook/dp/B0BP8ZBDKB].

Table Talks are extended evenings of stories and theology. Our community hosts these with internal and external voices to really focus on a specific conversation and then let the topic breathe by offering extended space for dialogue and more conversation afterward.  In this recording, we hear from a true Father in the Faith named Jon Petersen. Jon has given the majority of his life to missions and cultivating healthy discipleship communities. He leads a ministry to develop leaders to have a Kingdom mindset in all vocational callings. Learn more about him and his work at the City Table Podcast (Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-city-table/id1553351852] / Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2dkfcMzOuCUvHt6NlaBre3]). Further, please pray and ask the Lord if you should get involved in this work by making a one-time or ongoing contribution to Jon's ministry. You can click here [https://citytable.org/giving/] to donate.

In these recording, we had a panel of people answer the question "Why and how has the Church been valuable for you and your discipleship to Jesus?" Then, Dave offers an explanation of the church exploring 5 dimensions or levels of the church. The model is illustrated by the stories and based on our dear friend Jared Mackey's work over at The Sacred Grace [https://www.thesacredgrace.com/].

In August we recenter on the mission and vision for our church family. One of the core values we have is participation. The mission and vision of Coram Deo is empowering the members to be taking risks and living out their sense of mission and vision. This week we did a prayerful reflection activity called a "Story Lab Exercise." You can find the Companion Worksheet (here) [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a934b74365f02f1320f559c/t/64dd24a00afed277ff381986/1692214433058/Story+Lab+Exercise_+Articulating+Mission+%281%29.pdf] or on our website under the Practices Tab (here) [https://cdchurch.org/story].