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Spotlight on Grace
by Tonya Marks
Focusing on what's happening at Grace Church and how God's grace is making a difference in our lives.
Episodes
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S6 E30 Revisit Storyteller Dylan Martinez
From the sermon series "Story Tellers", Dylan Martinez takes a moment to visit with us and shares his journey in coming to Christ.
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S1 E29 Getting To Know Charly Taylor And Heather Schultz
We meet and get to know the Pastors, after all they are in front of us on the platform each week. But we wanted to take a moment to meet the special women that back up Pastor' Matt and Justin. We've met other "Pastor's" spouses in previous episodes. We welcome now our two newest. Thank Charly and...
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S6 E28 NYC 2026 Recap-Pastor Ray
We heard a few weeks ago from the students who went to NYC this year. What an experience they had. Pastor Ray takes a minute to give us a little more detail to the trip. You'll be impressed with what God showed these students and that might give you the inspiration to look into how we can help...
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S6 E27 Welcome Pastor Justin Schultz
We've all been waiting to see whom God would send to fill the position of Executive Pastor. Well, our wait is over! Today we take a moment to meet and learn a bit about Pastor Justin Schultz.
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S6E26 Making the Bible Your Own-Rev. Dave Smith
As we conclude our series on Making the Bible Your Own, we are joined by Rev. Dave Smith. He shares some stories about his upbringing that have opened his relationship with Jesus and the Word. Laugh along with our conversation as he shares his stories.
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S6E25 Making the Bible Your Own-Rev. Sue Purvis
Continuing our series on Making the Bible Your Own. Rev. Sue Purvis discusses life events the drew her to scripture that she uses as her own. And some of the methods she uses to make them readily visible and accessible to refresh her mind and spirit as often as needed.
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S6E24 Making the Bible Your Own-Rev. Kevin Ulmet
We are continuing our series on Making the Bible Your Own. Joining us is Rev. Kevin Ulmet to discuss using the scripture to help us put our actions to match our beliefs. Gentlemen, Rev. Ulmet also offers a Zoom Contextual Bible Study Wednesday mornings from 7-8 (Central). Please email...
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S6E23 Making The Bible Your Own-Rev. Mike Blankenship
We're excited to begin this series about Making the Bible Your Own (Sub-Title-Become the Bible). We explore ways to read, understand and grow in our bible reading and understanding. This 4-part series brings some of our retired Pastors forth to discuss from their many years of experience and...
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S6E22 VBS Re-cap/Pastor Lauren Lain
Pastor Lauren Lain takes a minute from her busy VBS week to sit with us and share some of what goes into planning and making it through VBS week.
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S6E21: Everyday Jesus/Easton Johns
Host Mark Bocci and Pastor Tonya Marks were so encouraged to talk with one of our students, Easton Johns. Easton is in love with Jesus and loves to share his faith with everyone he meets! God is using Easton in big ways for the Kingdom! With students like this, the church is in good hands!
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S6E20: Remembering Our Veterans/Kenneth and Jolene Thompson
Host Mark Bocci and Pastor Tonya Marks enjoyed a wonderful conversation with Kenneth and Jolene Thompson about their service to veterans' families through the American Legion. Thank you, Kenneth and Jolene!
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S6E19 Randy-Lucinda Neff Testimony
Randy and Lucinda Neff are relatively new to our church. We were blessed to get to know this couple in this conversation of how God has been working in their lives. We believe you'll find this couple delightful and will want to get to know them better from here.
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S6E18: Worship/Brooksie Smith and John Wiggs
We wrap up our series on Worship Music with Brooksie Smith and John Wiggs - both lifetime Nazarenes, public school educators, worship leaders, and lovers of Jesus!
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S6E17 Worship-Susan Blankenship-Allison Winnie
Susan Blankenship and Allison Winnie have joined our conversation about worship music and ministry. They both have extensive backgrounds with music. You'd recognize both of these women for their wonderful vocal graces in our choir and as worship team leaders.
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S6E16 Worship Ken McArthur/Mike Harris
In this episode we continue our conversation about worship music with Ken McArthur (Violin) and Mike Harris (Bass and vocals). This is an enjoyable conversation about their perspective and history serving in the music ministry.
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S6E15: Worship/Pastor Michelle Noel and Kristina Hutchinson
Host Mark Bocci and Pastor Tonya Marks kick-off a Worship series in which they talk with several of our Grace Church musicians who share how music plays a role in their worship of God. Pastor Michelle and Kristina share some "insider info" and what music means to them! Send questions or comments…
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S6E14: Welcome, New Host, Mark Bocci
Pastor Tonya Marks helps our new host, Mark Bocci, warm up to the mic as he shares some of his ideas for Spotlight on Grace!
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S6E13: End Times and Heaven/Ber Bolton
Thank you, Ber, for your work and willingness to share about what "end times" means and how Jesus calls us to live in this time between the times! We are a people of hope knowing who God is, what He has done and will do! Friends, be encouraged! God's plans are good and we get to be a part of his...
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S6E12: Trusting God through a Cancer Diagnosis/Karen Fosnaugh
Thank you, Karen, for sharing all that God has brought you through and tangible ways you have chosen to trust him in all things!
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S6E11: The Blessing of Tithing/Rev. Amber Arnold
You can't outgive God! Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk with Rev. Amber Arnold about tithing, giving, and God's faithfulness.
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S6E10: Mark Bocci's Testimony and a Very Special Annoucnement
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks had a great time as Mark Bocci shared his testimony of God's work in his life! Also, we have a very special announcement at the end!
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S6E9: Christmas 2025
Join some of the church staff for a little Christmas trivia, then Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk about how we can learn to think the Messiah way as we watch Christmas movies this season, and beyond!
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S6E8: When God Interrupts Your Plans/Sylina Cannon
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk with Sylina Cannon about trusting God when he changes, interrupts, or adjusts "your" plans because we know that He is working for our good in "all the things". Two great words of wisdom are: Look for God in "the thing" and practice trusting God. Thank...
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S6E7: Christian Leadership/Brodrick Thomas
Brodrick has a heart for Christian Leadership and explains our call to live out who God created us to be in this world! Listen in to find out what P.I.G.S. means and how our wholeness can shout for God!
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S6E6: How to Lead a Small Group/Ber Bolton
Our very own "hostess with the mostest" (on the Podcast and in Reall Life), Ber Bolton, shares very practical and helpful steps for starting and leading small groups of all ages! Whether you're thinking about stepping up to lead a group (D Group, Sunday School Class, Bible study, etc.) or have…
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S6E5: How to Share Jesus without Being Pushy/Stacie Finley
The love of Jesus oozes from our friend, Stacie Finley, and people are drawn to Jesus because of her love, fun, and wisdom! What a privilege to share with Stacie about her love for the Lord and others and how God is using her to make a difference in this world for the Kingdom!
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S6E4: Finding Joy in My Grief/Jeannie Adams
Grief finds us all, so how do we find joy in the midst of pain, loss, and sadness? Jeannie Adams shares the ways that trusting the Lord and walking with others gives her joy day-by-day!
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S6E3: Living Intentionally/Ber Bolton
How you spend your life matters and you get to make the plan...do it on purpose! Ber Bolton is a natural at this and we're so thankful she's willing to share such practical advice to make life and ministry more productive, effective, and enjoyable!
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S6E2: Making Heroes/Pastor Matt Taylor
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks chat with Pastor Matt about discipleship multiplication! Pastor Matt encourages every follower of Jesus to "make heroes" by inviting people to walk alongside us as we follow Jesus, and to train them up to be leaders and disciples who continue to equip…
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S6E1: Seeing God in All Things
Thanks to Jodi Meade for sharing about "Seeing God in All Things" and the reminder that if we can't trust him with the small things, we will never have faith to trust him in the hard things. Build that faith muscle day-by-day...get into his Word, listen for his voice, trust and obey!
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S5E25: Summer of Testimonies/Donna Snyder
The love of Jesus shines bright in the life of Donna Snyder! Listen in to hear how God has been faithful to her and helped her grow in grace through many trials of life! No matter what, she has a song of praise in her heart!
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S5E24: Intentional Christian Grandparenting
Do your grandkids know that you love Jesus? Have they heard how you accepted Jesus as your savior? Do they know that you pray for them? Rev. Dave Smith shares with Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks about the importance of intentionally investing in your grandchildren's lives in order to pass...
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S5E23: Summer of Testimonies/Doug and Eleanor Anderson
What a blessing to talk with Doug and Eleanor Anderson as they shared about God's grace in their lives, the people who have mentored and encouraged them in the Lord, and God's faithfulness!
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S5E22: Summer of Testimonies/Jodi Meade
Jodi lives and loves with trust in God and his grace! What a wonderful reminder that if we're trusting God with our eternity, we can definitely trust him in the small things!
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S5E21: Summer of Testimonies/Butch Pinchek
Thank you, Butch, for stopping by to share some of what God has done for you with Pastor Tonya and our Grace Church Family! We appreciate your reminders to get into the Word and to trust God's leading and timing!
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S5E20 A Chat with Pastor Matt Taylor
Pastor Matt was in the office recently and had time to have a fun conversation with Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks! We'll get to sit under his preaching soon, so these were just conversational "get to know you" kinds of questions to help us learn more about him and his family! We are so...
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S5E19: Welcome, Ministry Intern Sophie Hale!
We are excited to welcome Sophie Hale as our children's ministry intern this summer! Sophie has a big heart for Jesus and the church! We think you'll love getting to know her and we are blessed to get to be a part of her vocational ministry journey!
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Bonus: Pastoral Transition Update #2
Board Member Dave Webb shares where we are in the Pastoral Transition and shares about important events in the next week or so. Please submit any questions for the Pastoral Meet and Greet to [email protected] or [email protected].
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S5E18: Elephants in the Sanctuary/Addiction
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk about how addictions can come from many different places and control our lives. We need God's help to overcome! As the people of God, our role is to come alongside for prayer and encouragement! If you find yourself dependent on substances or other…
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S5E17: Elephants in the Sanctuary/Abuse/ Jenna Boren
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks welcome Jenna Boren, Nurse Practitioner and SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner), to the podcast to talk about abuse and sexual assault. Statistics show that these cases happen in "the church" as much as in the world. There are resources available for those...
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Bonus: Church Survey Results
Thanks to everyone who participated in our "Nazarene Missional Church Survey"! Pastor BJ Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks share the results on this bonus episode!
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S5E16: Elephants in the Sanctuary/Prejudice
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks continue the tough topics discussion. This time on Prejudice. What is prejudice? How do we become aware of our own biases? We can ask God to search our hearts and to give us a heart for others that looks like His!
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S5E15 Elephants in the Sanctuary/Materialism
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks continue the Elephants in the Sanctuary series with a discussion on materialism. Do we have stuff or does our stuff have us? It is important to commit all that we have to the Lord, including our motives and desires. He is faithful to lead us as we follow him!
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S5E14: Elephants in the Sanctuary/Hospitality
Host Ber Bolton leads us through a discussion on opening up and talking about important topics. It all starts with hospitality and creating an environment where people feel welcome and safe sharing their lives and stories. From there, we can have important and life changing conversations!
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S5E13 Talking about District Assembly, Ordination, and More
Special guests Rev. Jeff Sexton and Rev. Derek Mitchell joined Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks for this episode to talk about District stuff like Assembly, Ordination, and more! The older episode we referenced was S2E17, if you want to check that one out, too!
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Bonus: Pastoral Transition Update #1
Thanks to Pam Moore, our church board secretary, and Pastor BJ Bolton for joining Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks to share our first pastoral transition update! The board met with Dr. Dwight Gunter, our District Superintendent, on Monday, February 17, 2025. Church, our first call is to pray!…
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S5E12 Stewardship of Treasure
What has the Lord placed in your hands to steward for his Kingdom? Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk about a tithe and ways to think creatively about sharing your "treasures" with those around you. God Pie video: God Pie
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S5E11 Stewardship of Talent
Everyone has talents! Do you know what yours are? Are you putting them to use for the Kingdom of God? There's great joy in that! Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk about exploring and using our talents and some ways you can put your gifts to work at Grace Church and in the Community! Not...
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S5E10: Stewardship of Time
Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks recap Pastor BJ Bolton's sermon on Stewardship of Time. When we live as stewards of the time God has given us, we can enjoy a life on mission for His glory!
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A New Journey for Pastor Jason
Pastor Jason Caddy talks with Host Ber Bolton, Pastor BJ Bolton, and Pastor Tonya Marks about his new ministry as District Superintendent of North Carolina. Pastor Jason shares about following the Lord's leading and peace that passes understanding in the midst of change. The panel also discusses...
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Focusing on what's happening at Grace Church and how God's grace is making a difference in our lives.
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