Welcome to The Front Church
The Front Church is a new non-denominational Christian church in the southern part of the Salt Lake Valley. New? Not particularly religious? From another tradition? We are preparing for all sorts of company. We can’t wait for your 0-12 year old kids to experience KidFront. We think they’ll love it! Come no strings attached. We can’t wait to meet you!
Consistently Christian
The Front’s Pastoral Resident Bo Corbin gives the message this week! Watch as Bo teaches and reflects on Psalm 1 and what it means for our lives today.
June 4, 2023
Kari Elshaug (Guest Speaker)
This week The Front Church has a guest speaker. Listen and be encouraged as a friend of The Front Church, Kari Elshaug, shares from Psalm 63 and gives the message, “Full Life Worship.”
May 28, 2023
Ruminators
Is it possible God wants to speak more to us? Could it be, in our exhaustion – in our daily and nightly routines of screens and scrolling and our weekly rhythms that leave us drained, distracted, and uncentered – God’s voice is what we need to recharge, refocus, and recenter? This is what we’re exploring in our teaching series, “Noise: God is Speaking… Can You Hear Him?” Join us as we grow in learning how to hear and recognize God’s voice.
May 21, 2023
Build this with Me
Mother’s Day is a beautiful day for some; but for others, it is a day marked with grief. If we think of church as a country club, we won’t let people into our grief. But when we realize church is meant to be a triage center – a hospital – we’ll begin to experience Jesus’ work in our midst in beautiful ways we dared not imagine. Take a listen to our Lead Pastor Nate’s message, “Build This With Me.”
May 14, 2023
Improvisers
Is it possible God wants to speak more to us? Could it be, in our exhaustion – in our daily and nightly routines of screens and scrolling and our weekly rhythms that leave us drained, distracted, and uncentered – God’s voice is what we need to recharge, refocus, and recenter? This is what we’re exploring in our teaching series, “Noise: God is Speaking… Can You Hear Him?” Join us as we grow in learning how to hear and recognize God’s voice.
May 7, 2023
Ambassadors
Is it possible God wants to speak more to us? Could it be, in our exhaustion – in our daily and nightly routines of screens and scrolling and our weekly rhythms that leave us drained, distracted, and uncentered – God’s voice is what we need to recharge, refocus, and recenter? This is what we’re exploring in our teaching series, “Noise: God is Speaking… Can You Hear Him?” Join us as we grow in learning how to hear and recognize God’s voice.
April 30, 2023
Can You Hear Him?
Is it possible God wants to speak more to us? Could it be, in our exhaustion – in our daily and nightly routines of screens and scrolling and our weekly rhythms that leave us drained, distracted, and uncentered – God’s voice is what we need to recharge, refocus, and recenter? This is what we’ll be exploring over the next few weeks in our new teaching series, “Noise: God is Speaking… Can You Hear Him?” Join us as we grow in learning how to hear and recognize God’s voice.
April 23, 2023
A New Beginning
Are you curious about baptism? For millennia, Jesus’ people have practiced baptism. Why? Why was Jesus baptized? What are The Front’s beliefs on baptism? If you’re new The Front – we’re creating The Front for you! – this will be a chance to learn our beliefs on baptism, no pressure. If you’re curious about Jesus, Jesus’ story, and Christian faith, there’s also a lot in here we think you’ll find interesting! And if you’re a follower of Jesus, there’s nothing like revisiting the story your baptism was telling. Watch as our Lead Pastor Nate dives into the topic of baptism.
April 16, 2023
How Long, Lord? (Easter)
“How long, Lord?” This question fills our minds: another mass shooting; a relationship gone sour; the darkness of depression; the struggle no one else knows about; recently hearing the dreaded word, ‘cancer;’ How long, Lord? It’s a question voiced in Psalm 13; it’s the question the Jews of Jesus’ day were asking under the tyranny of Rome. Easter is God’s answer to the question, “How long, Lord?” New to Jesus’ story? Not so sure about this Jesus stuff? Whether you’re new, not particularly religious, or from another tradition, this message is for you.
April 9, 2023
What's 'Good' about Good Friday? (Good Friday)
What’s ‘good’ about Good Friday? For 2,000 years, Christians have commemorated the death of Jesus on the Friday before Easter. Why? Watch as our Lead Pastor Nate Ray looks at the reasons the earliest Christians gave for Jesus’ death, and the words Jesus himself gave to explain why he had to die.
April 7, 2023
The King We Need (Palm Sunday)
Have you ever hoped God would do something, and He doesn’t answer you the way you wanted Him to? That is exactly where people find themselves in the story of Luke 19:28-44; this crowd is HYPED, and they’re hyped because they’re expecting a king like their kings of the past. But they’ll soon be disappointed, because Jesus is not the type of king they want (but He’s the type of king they need). Watch as our Lead Pastor Nate Ray teaches on Palm Sunday.
April 2, 2023
Sight is a Gift
The Front’s Pastoral Resident Bo Corbin gives the message this week! As we enter the Easter season, are we seeing it for what it really is? Looking at the healing of Bartimaeus in Luke 18 and Jesus’ encounter with Mary in John 12, we see that seeing Jesus – and therefore Easter – rightly is a gift from God. Watch as Bo reflects and teaches on these two stories.
March 26, 2023
Is the Bible Pro-Violence? - How (Not) to Read the Bible
Is the Bible pro-violence? What’s with the violent pictures of God in the Old Testament? Our Lead Pastor Nate Ray continues our teaching series, “How (Not) to Read the Bible.” This message will help give you handles when you come across passages like the one he’ll talk about from Joshua 10. When we remember the Bible was written for us, but not to us, we can better grapple with passages like these. Watch as he concludes our series.
March 19, 2023
Why Was Jesus Flipping Tables?
Jesus flipped tables because he is committed to removing whatever obstacles stand between people and a relationship with God. In Jesus’ day, Israel forgot they were supposed to prepare for company – that God’s intended purpose for putting them together was to bring blessing to the whole world. In this Jesus-table-flipping story from Matthew 21, Jesus symbolically enacts the way things were always meant to be. At The Front Church, we are committed to removing any obstacle that stands in the way of people experiencing a relationship with God. Watch as our Lead Pastor Nate talks about the reason behind our practice “We Prepare for Company.”
March 12, 2023
Are All Religions Wrong? - How (Not) to Read the Bible
Does Christianity claim all other religions are wrong? Our Lead Pastor Nate Ray continues our teaching series, “How (Not) to Read the Bible.” We take a look at the questions of inclusivity and exclusivity along the storyline of the Bible, and try to understand what is going on and why God chooses to operate as He does. Watch and join us through our series.
March 5, 2023
Is the Bible Anti-Science? - How (Not) to Read the Bible
Is the Bible anti-science? Am I supposed to choose between the two? Our Lead Pastor Nate Ray continues our teaching series, “How (Not) to Read the Bible,” by looking at the Genesis creation stories. We often bring a lot of our questions to these texts without first asking how they would have been understood to their original audience. Ultimately, we’ll discover the Genesis creation stories aren’t about *how;* they’re about *Who.* Watch and join us through our series.
February 26, 2023
Is the Bible Anti-Women? - How (Not) to Read the Bible
“Doesn’t the Bible say women aren’t supposed to speak in church? What’s the deal with verses like that? Isn’t the Bible misogynistic?” Our Lead Pastor Nate Ray continues our teaching series, “How (Not) to Read the Bible,” by looking at these very questions. It’s important for us to understand how the Bible actually works: when we see the big storyline of the Bible, and the context surrounding verses like these, we might be surprised to discover they’re not saying what we think they are. Watch and join us through our series.
February 19, 2023
He's Not Far (Message)
No matter our traditions, we all come with a view of God: who God is, what God is like, what God thinks of me, what God thinks of them, what God is doing in the world. Jesus is always inviting us to reshape our views of God around Him, and to do so in community. Our Lead Pastor Nate Ray shares from Luke 18:9-14.
September 12, 2021