Podcast Episodes

Serving Christ among Anglicans, Mennonites, & More

Episode 201

Sister Judy was converted at 26. She shares her Christian life story. Why does she wear a habit? What has she learned from varied church settings? Sister Judy encourages us to find deeper life in Chr…

Published on 2 years ago

Joining and Leading an Anabaptist Church

Episode 200

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Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Integrating into a New Church Community

Episode 199

Integration into a new church community does not happen automatically and often comes with difficulty. What does it take to successfully put deep roots into a new community? Melvin Lehman brings past…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Why I Read My Text 10 Times before Preaching

Episode 198

To preach is to explain the Scripture and apply it to the life of the hearer. Paul Emerson calls those preaching to study, to pray, and to present the results simply so Scripture can speak to the lis…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Redemption & the Impact of Abortion

Episode 197

God can bring redemption after abortion. Dale Eby speaks from his many conversations with women (and occasionally the men involved) who are considering abortion, feel pressured toward abortion, or wh…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Suffering, Growth, and Resurrection

Episode 196

Suffering, from a worldly perspective, is meaningless. Dale Eby walks us through perspectives on suffering and redemption while acknowledging the hard realities that we don’t know how to respond to. …

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Why the Church Educates

Episode 195

We educate for reading the scripture and for service. Paul Emerson urges us to educate for eternity. Children getting good jobs or going to college is not the central aim (though it is not excluded).…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

“The Earth Is the Lord’s” in Global Anabaptism

Episode 194

From the beginning, the phrase “The Earth Is the Lord’s” seized the imagination of Anabaptists. John Roth unpacks the powerful resonances of this phrase in the 16th century and calls us to see its co…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Should Churches Build a Culture?

Episode 193

A viewer asks: “Does Jesus really call us as His children to build anything?......an identity, a structure, or a culture or rather to simply align ourselves with what He has already promised us He wo…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Growing into Spiritual Maturity

Episode 192

Freedom comes from mature integrity. Chester Weaver explains we can only relate well to others when we are honest with ourselves, others, and God and guided by God’s Spirit.

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Published on 2 years, 5 months ago