Chris Bishop

During this thanksgiving week i have heard many storied, sermons and reflections about what it is to be thankful.  The one that has stuck with me was one from Katie’s thanksgiving sermon when she talked about the the Jewish tradition of prayer called berakhot.  This is a daily practice where the pray-er gives thanks for [...]

This is my talk from the weekend.  I am really excited about the next couple of weeks as wee look to service and making a very visible statement about the hungry and homeless in our community.  I have heard about 15 stories of people doing great things since Sunday.  Way to go.  MUMC Sermon November [...]

What If Jesus Meant All That Stuff? I love Shane. Here is a snippet of a letter he wrote for esquire.com To all my nonbelieving, sort-of-believing, and used-to-be-believing friends: I feel like I should begin with a confession. I am sorry that so often the biggest obstacle to God has been Christians. Christians who have [...]

I am getting really excited about our “Homeless for a Night” event.  I think it is going to be a really great mercy and justice event that raises all kinds of awareness.  Here is a promo video of our youth challenging the congregation that will go along with my sermon this weekend.  Homeless for a [...]

Faith Lab: 7 things that bring change from Chris Bishop on Vimeo.

This is an Experiment i have been thinking about for a little while. Feedback is more than welcome. Thanks Faith Lab Invite from Chris Bishop on Vimeo.

The Showdown from Chris Bishop on Vimeo. Finally a winner emerged…or did they???