Zao MKE Church

Uncool: Boldly Following Jesus When It Makes You Feel Like a Loser

We're taught that being cool means being aloof, a touch cynical, and generally above all of...this. So how can we have an earnest, eager faith, one that hopes genuinely in the Good News? Forget being too cool for school and become the faith powerhouse you long to be.

Unoriginal: Following Our Radical Forebears into Liberation and Love

Sometimes we can feel all alone, forging our own path towards liberation from scratch. But there have always been radical followers of Jesus heaven-bent on liberation and love. Come celebrate the people who made your radical faith possible and reclaim the generational wisdom of the underground church.

Uncertain: Boldly Following Jesus When You Don't Know What to Think

It's pretty obnoxious when someone is unshakebly certain but also obviously wrong. And once you start to notice nuance in your faith, you see it everywhere - Christians who are CERTAIN about things that just... aren't totally black and white.

 

How can you pursue a faith that is both bold and humble? Confident, but not so *certain*?

 

You're not alone. Let's figure it out together.

Unafraid: Releasing Cynicism and Embracing Faith

What if we're wrong? Is it foolish to place our hope in love? Learn to lay down your fear and fully embrace your faith.

Unashamed: Boldly Following Jesus Even When “Christians” are The Worst

How can we be bold in our faith when we don’t want to be anything like the “Christians” we see in the world around us causing so much harm? Come hear about how true Jesus followers have always been subversive and countercultural, and proudly reclaim that powerful lineage.

 

Note: Due to technical issues, the audio for the scripture reading and the first two minutes of the sermon was not captured. The scripture passage read was Romans 1:15-17 (CEB).

The USA is Sinking Sand

Empires come and empires go, but the love of God and the creative resilience of community are the solid rock we can stand on. In the midst of political turmoil, know from where your hope comes.

Everyone Experiments in College

What do the Bible, campus protests, and queerness have in common? They are radically reimagining the world as it could be, and the establishment can't stop whining about it.

Come catch the vision and faithfully queer the future with us.

No Homo: Unashamed Intimacy

Intimacy is something most of us long deeply for, but feel deep shame about. Come hear about the queerly intimate community Jesus cultivated while on earth, and what it means for us as his followers.

Under the Gaydar: Jacob, Joseph, and Queer Fathering

Generational curses like rejection, queerphobia, and shame, can replicate immense harm among parents and their children. This Fathers Day, come hear about a father who got it wrong, a father who got it right, and how generational blessings can make curse-breakers of us all.

All the Good Ones are Gay: Queer Characters in the Bible

Boys in princess coats, women Uhauling off to Bethleham together, men making out in fields in the dead of night - there's a lot of really gay stuff happening in the Bible. After generations of straightwashing, let's celebrate the queers of scripture and usher them back out of this closet!