Welcome to Narrate
What can you expect on Sundays?
Services: 9:00am & 10:45am
Every week we start with a handful of songs led by our exuberant, skilled band of musicians. One of our pastors teaches for 30 minutes. There’ll be more music, prayer, you’ll have the chance to take communion, and we’ll close with one more song. Gatherings are typically 65 minutes.
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Some time ago, while reading Jesus’ parable of the talents, a genuinely terrifying question occurred to me: What if I’m just average? What struck me was the way Jesus portrays the world as one in which some are, seemingly arbitrarily, entrusted with far more than others. Translated into modern terms, it’s hard not to see family of origin, nurture, nature, and a host of other factors well beyond our control coming into view. Ever since, I’ve been wrestling with how one is meant to live in light of that reality.
The quick, and perhaps too easy, answer is to shift our focus from greatness to faithfulness. To confront our pride, and, as it’s said in The Bark of the Bogowl, “live the life that unfolds before you.”
With that in mind, this June we’re going to spend a few weeks deepening our response to that question, following along with the lectionary readings from the Gospel according to Matthew. Beginning in Matthew 9, with the call of Matthew himself, I think we can discover a kind of playbook, one that helps us live honestly within our averageness while remaining deeply engaged and committed to the work God has placed before us.
My intention, for my own study as well as for any opportunities to teach about averageness, is to find a path that sustains motivation and a healthy pride in one’s work, while loosening the grip of pride on myself. How do we care deeply about our vocational pursuits without succumbing to the cult of celebrity? Join us for this series, June 7th, June 14th, and June 21st at 9:00 or 10:45am at the Grandstreet Theatre.
Our Mission:
Gather & Scatter
Our mission is to be a vibrant local church in Helena that helps Christ-followers follow, makes Jesus accessible to unchurched and dechurched people, and tells a story of common grace to the community at-large.
Get Involved
How can I connect? From day one we’ve abided by the principle that says, “If you start with relationships, you’ll never get to serving others, but if you start with serving others, you’ll get to relationships.” With that in mind, we’ve purposely created an imperfect relational model, namely, come serve with us and in time you will meet the kinds of people you care to get to know on a deeper level. To be sure, there are many “small groups” and deep friendships around Narrate, but we’ve made a point to allow them to emerge as a result of serving people together. We see the organization’s role as providing platforms upon which friendships can emerge.
We also value leaving space for people to hide. Some people visit a Sunday gathering eager to meet people, while others choose to hide. Those that choose to hide want to be the last in the door and the first out. Sometimes people need to exist this way for years before deciding they’re ready to connect. We value creating space for people to hide because we value creating experiences that allow people to rethink their core beliefs about life and God. All this means is that when you’re ready to connect, the culture is predicated upon you being an activator. This means you’ll need to be more invested in your need to form relationships than we are.
Connect with staff
We as a staff would love to meet with you for coffee, lunch, a walk, or just time to spend together.
Upcoming opportunities
If you’re ready to connect with Narrate and people in your community, we’d love for you to serve with us on Sundays by jumping onto one of our Sunday Teams (Set Up, Band, Hospitality, Kids, Tech, Tear Down) or by Scattering with us.
Giving
Narrate Church exists because our owners and members of our community decide to give their time and money. If you’d like to learn more about supporting Narrate through your time, talents, and treasures, we’d be thrilled to have that conversation.
Watch/Listen
Missed the gathering or want to check us out more? We post that Sunday’s sermon at 5:00pm the same day. We also post “Beyond Sunday” episodes Fridays at noon where Adam and Narrate staff provide thoughtful content to help you dive deeper into your life with Christ.
“Narrate brings it strong with an amazing opening band, free hot coffee and the best hospitality in the city, followed by Pastor Adam who, while having a vast biblical knowledge, makes the gathering feel natural and easy. If you have never believed in God a day in your life, you will feel at ease at Narrate, and if you have believed in God your whole life, you too will find that you love Narrate.”
- Jeff
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