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Encounter Faith Podcast — 325 episodes
Accessing the Power of the Holy Spirit - Max Schiewe
Sermon Replay: 5.10.26 - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 5.10.26 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Baptism Was Never About Us - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 5.3.26 - Pastor Pamela Palmer
Sermon Replay: 5.3.26 - Max Schiewe
Claimed by God - Alex's Journey From Encounter Christmas to Finding Belonging
Sermon Replay: 4.26.26 - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 4.26.26 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Reinvigorate Your Faith with Good Shepherd Theology Cohorts
Sermon Replay: 4.19.26 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 4.19.26 - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
Why Easter Isn’t Over - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 4.12.26 - Pastor Pamela Palmer
Sermon Replay: 4.12.26 - Pastor Elisabeth Leckta
Paying Attention to Easter All Year Long - Pastor Tara Beth
Sermon Replay: Easter 2026 - Senior Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Easter 2026 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Sermon Replay: 3.29.26 - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 3.29.26 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Dr. Jeffrey Barbeau: Why Lent Re-trains the Christian Imagination
Sermon Replay: 3.22.26 - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 3.22.26 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Practicing Hospitality: LJ Martin & Carol Green
Sermon Replay: 3.15.26 - Max Schiewe
Sermon Replay: 3.16.26 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Samaracare: Making the Difference For You and Your Family
Sermon Replay: 3.8.26 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 3.8.26 - Ryan Hammer
Lent for Kids of All Ages - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 3.1.26 - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 3.1.26 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
What to Expect at a Taize Service: Craig Parsons
Sermon Replay: 2.22.26 - Pastor Pamela Palmer
Welcome to Lent 2026: Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 2.15.26 - Max Schiewe
Sermon Replay: 2.15.26 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Pastor Tara Beth Leach: Reflections on Easter and Reversing Ancient Curses (REPLAY)
Sermon Replay: 2.8.26 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Practical Prayer Resources: Pastor Pamela Palmer
Sermon Replay: 2.1.26 - Ryan Hammer
Sermon Replay: 2.1.26 - Pastor Pamela Palmer
When Prayer "Doesn't Work" - Max Schiewe
Sermon Replay: 1.25.26 - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 1.25.26 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
When Prayer Feels Unproductive: Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 1.18.26 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 1.18.26 - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
The Transformative Power of Prayer - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 1.11.26 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Sermon Replay: 1.11.26 - Max Schiewe
2026 Preview with Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 1.4.26 - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 1.4.26 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 12.28.25 - Ryan & Bethany Hammer
Sermon Replay: 12.24.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 12.21.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Advent 2025: Pastor Elisabeth Lectka on Beholding the Lord
Sermon Replay: 12.14.25 - Max Schiewe
Advent 2025: Pastor Elisabeth Lectka on Rejoicing before the Lord
Sermon Replay: 12.7.25 - Ryan Hammer
Sermon Replay: 12.7.25 - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
Advent 2025: Pastor Elisabeth Lectka on the Peace of the Lord
Sermon Replay: 11.30.25 - Pastor Glen Wagner
Sermon Replay: 11.30.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Advent 2025: Pastor Elisabeth Lectka on Waiting before the Lord
Sermon Replay: 11.23.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Advent is Coming: 2025 Podcast Series Starts Sunday November 30th
Sermon Replay: 11.16.25 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Sermon Replay: 11.16.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
The View From the Middle: Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 11.9.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 11.9.25 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Moving Forward Together: Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 11.2.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Good Shepherd Lutheran Preschool
Sermon Replay: 10.26.25 - Pastor Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 10.26.25: Pastor Greg Wenhold
For Our Neighbors: From Naperville to Around the World
Sermon Replay: 10.19.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
For Our Neighbors: Pastor Tara Beth Leach on the Work of the Church
Sermon Replay: 10.12.25 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Sermon Replay: 10.12.25 - Max Schiewe
Practical Ways to Help Students Navigate Their Mental Health
Sermon Replay: 10.5.25 - Pastor Tara Beth
Throwback Music - Ryan Hammer
Sermon Replay: 9.28.25 - Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 9.28.25 - Max Schiewe
Getting Connected to the Disability Community
Sermon Replay: 9.21.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 9.21.25 - Ryan Hammer
For Our Neighbors: Elisabeth Lectka on the Mental Health of Our Kids and Students
Sermon Replay: 9.14.25 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Sermon Replay: 9.14.25 - Pastor Pamela Palmer
Naperville Mayor Scott Wehrli on Faith, Mental Health, and Our Kids
Sermon Replay: September 7th, 2025 - Pastor Glen Wagner
Sermon Replay: September 7th, 2025 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Faith in the 2000's and 2010's- Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay - 8.31.25 - Good Shepherd at Naperville's Last Fling - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Faith in the 1990's & 2000's vs Faith Today - Ryan Hammer
Sermon Replay: 8.24.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 8.24.25 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Faith in the 1980's vs Faith Today - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Sermon Replay: 8.17.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 8.17.25 - Bethany Hammer
Sermon Replay: 8.10.25 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Sermon Replay: 8.10.25 - Elisabeth Lectka
Introducing Good Shepherd Theology Cohorts: Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 8.3.25 - Pastor Pamela Palmer
Sermon Replay: 8.3.25 - Max Schiewe
Life in Community - Max Schiewe
Sermon Replay: 7.27.25 - Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: 7.27.25 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Pastors Table Rebroadcast: Redeemed Succession - Pastor Greg Wenhold (Part Three)
Sermon Replay: 7.20.25 - Pastor Pamela Palmer
Sermon Replay: 7.20.25 - Pastor Tara Beth
Pastor's Table Rebroadcast: Finding Home - Pastor Greg Wenhold (Part Two)
Sermon Replay: 7.13.25 - Ryan Hammer
Sermon Replay: 7.13.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Pastors Table Rebroadcast: Being "Gently Led" Into Ministry - Pastor Greg Wenhold (Part One)
Sermon Replay: 7.6.25 - Max Schiewe
Sermon Replay: 7.6.25 - Elisabeth Lectka
The Background and Significance of the Sermon on the Mount: Pastor Greg Wenhold
Sermon Replay: 6.29.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Kingdom Culture and the Sermon on the Mount - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: 6.22.25 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Sermon Replay: 6.22.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
What to Expect at VBS 2025 - No One Does VBS Like Good Shepherd!
Sermon Replay: 6.15.25 - Chaplain Leslie Hunter
Sermon Replay: 6.15.25 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Holy Boldness: Pastor Jake Roberts
Sermon Replay: Pentecost 2025 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: Pentecost 2025 - Pastor Jake Roberts
What We Find in the Dark: Pastor Aubrey Sampson
Sermon Replay: 6.1.25 - Pastor Aubrey Sampson
Generosity in Community - One Family's Story of Finding a Place to Belong
Sermon Replay: May 25th - Pastor Jake Roberts
Sermon Replay: 5.18.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Our Future Hope - Elisabeth Lectka
Sermon Replay: May 18th, 2025 - Elisabeth Lectka
Navigating Hard Conversations - Pastor Jake Roberts
Sermon Replay : 5.11.25 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay : 5.11.25 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
The Art of Bouncing Back - Pastor Jake Roberts
Sermon Replay: May 4th, 2025 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: May 4th, 2025 - Stephen Poremba
Serving, Singing, and What "Worship" Actually Means - Ryan Hammer
REPLAY: 4.27.25 | Developing a Resilient Life | Pastor Jake Roberts
Easter is Not Over - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Sermon Replay: Easter 2025 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Previewing Easter 2025 : Max Schiewe
REPLAY: 4.13.25 | Pastor Tara Beth Leach
REPLAY: 4.13.25 | Pastor Jake Roberts
Holy Week 2025: Pastor Greg Wenhold
The End of Scapegoating: Max Schiewe
The End of Scapegoating: Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Elisabeth Lectka on How to Prepare For Lent... After its Already Started
The Grotesque Beauty of The Cross: Pastor Jake Roberts
The Grotesque Beauty of The Cross: Elisabeth Lectka
Pastor Jake Roberts on How to Embrace Lent
Christ Triumphs Over the Powers - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Christ Triumphs Over the Powers - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Lent 2025 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
The Cross as the Power and Wisdom of God - Pastor Tara Beth Leah
The Cross as the Power and Wisdom of God - Pastor Greg Wenhold
BONUS - Brian Zahnd: The Wood Between the Worlds
Helping Our Kids Get the Most out of Lent - Melanie Hester
The Cross is Where Healing Begins - Pastor Jake Roberts
The First Sunday of Lent - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Grace on Ash Wednesday - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
We Can Work it Out | Pastor Tara Beth
Previewing Lent for "Skeptics and Burned Out Believers" - Alex Regets
I Want to Know What Love Is - Pastor Barbara Roberts
I Want to Know What Love Is - Ryan & Bethany Hammer
The Roles of Men and Women in Marriage and Relationships - Pastor Tara Beth Leach (Part Two)
Sacred Friendships - Elisabeth Lectka
Sacred Friendships - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
The Biblical Foundation of Egalitarian Worldview - Pastor Tara Beth Leach (Part One)
All You Need is Love - Pastor Greg Wenhold
All You Need is Love - Pastor Jake Roberts
BONUS: Continuing the Conversation about Mental Health - Pastor Pamela Palmer
Men & Mental Health - Pastor Jake Roberts
Lifelines for the Weary - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Lifelines for the Weary- Pastor Jake Roberts
Changing the Church's Perception of Mental Health - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Mental Health & Relationships - Middle School & Young Adult Ministry Leader Max Schiewe
Mental Health & Relationships - Student Minister Elisabeth Lectka
Listening to Students & How They Talk About Mental Health
God's Involved in Everything - Pastor Pamela Palmer
It's Okay to Not be Okay - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Amy Simpson and How the Church Must "Lean In" to its Role in Supporting Mental Health
The Church's Role in Our Community's Mental Health: Amy Simpson
Three Questions for the Season of Epiphany - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Epiphany Sunday & New Beginnings - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Epiphany Sunday - Pastor Greg Wenhold
2025 and "New Beginnings" with Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Peace - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Peace - Pastor Pamela Palmer
A Thank You and An Invitation
Joy in the Midst of Your Home - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Joy in the Midst of Your Home - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Pastor Jake Explains Why The Woman at the Well isn't Who We Think She Is
Love Breaks Down Barriers - Pastor Jake Roberts
Boundary Breaking Love - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Advent Reflections on the Presence of Jesus with Pastor Tara Beth Leach
In Your Midst - The Presence of Jesus Changes Everything - Pastor Jake Roberts
In Your Midst - The Presence of Jesus Changes Everything - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Unity over Personal Preference - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Christ the King Sunday - Middle School Ministry Leader & Seminarian Max Schiewe
Christ the King Sunday - Pastor Pamela Palmer
Moving Forward Past Personal Preferences- Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Dedicating Ourselves to Moving Forward in Faith - Pastors Tara Beth Leach & Greg Wenhold
Dedicating Ourselves to Moving Forward in Faith - Pastors Tara Beth Leach & Greg Wenhold
Certainty, Doubt, and Faith with Pastor Jake Roberts
Committing to God's Vision and Power - Pastor Jake Roberts
Committing to God's Vision and Power - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
BONUS: How Generosity Makes the Difference
Pastor Greg Wenhold on Finding "True Significance" Through Surrender
Surrendering to God & His Desire to Move Us Forward - Pastor Tara Beth
Surrendering to God & His Desire to Move Us Forward - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Pastor Tara Beth Leach on Generosity in and through the Local Church
Prioritizing God and His Kingdom - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Prioritizing God and His Kingdom - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
BONUS: 2024 Election Reflection
Zac Larson: Trusting Jesus with Our Finances
Trusting Jesus - Zac Larson
Trusting Jesus - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Breaking Through "Roofs" To Bring People to Jesus - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Following God Where He Leads - Pastor Jake Roberts
Following God Where He Leads - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Finding Freedom Through Moving Forward in Faith - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Moving Forward in Faith: Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Counterfeits and Substitutes - Pastor Faith Eury Cho
Be Courageous - Sig Berg Returns to Good Shepherd
Encouraging Parents & Practical Tips on Child Discipleship - Children's Minister Jenn Anderson
Be the One - Humble Missionaries - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Be the One - Being a Person of Peace in a World of Chaos - Pastor Jake Roberts
Helping Every Child Belong - Pastor Jake Roberts
Be the One - Isolation - Pastor Jake Roberts
Be the One - Isolation - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Discipling Kids in a Time of Isolation - Pastor Tara Beth
Be the One - Peer Pressure - Pastor Jake Roberts
Be the One - Peer Pressure - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Multigenerational Discipleship - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Be the One- Chaplain Leslie Hunter
Be the One - Max Schiewe
BONUS: Child Discipleship for the Whole Church - Bethany Hammer
Miriam Swanson: Discipleship and The Road to Emmaus
Miriam Swanson: Dealing with Adults these Days
How the Church can "Call Out the Beauty" in Everyone -- Pastor Jake Roberts
Exodus - Pastor Pamela Palmer
Exodus - Pastor Jake Roberts
Exodus - God on the Move - Chaplain Leslie Hunter
Exodus - Show Me Your Glory - Faith Eury Cho
Seeing Our Story in The Story of The Israelites - Pastor Pamela Palmer
Exodus - Where's the Golden Calf? - Pastor Pamela Palmer
Exodus - Where's the Golden Calf? - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Our Intentional God - Max Schiewe
Exodus - When Heaven and Earth Meet - Max Schiewe
Exodus - When Heaven and Earth Meet - Pastor Jake Roberts
How to Cultivate a Faith of Pursuit Instead of Obligation - Pastor Jake Roberts
Exodus - God's Commands Are For Our Flourishing - Pastor Jake Roberts
Exodus - The "Soundtracks" We Choose - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Walking with God Through the Wilderness - Elisabeth Lectka
Exodus - Finding God in the Desert - Elisabeth Lectka
Exodus - Finding God in the Desert - Bethany Hammer
Moving Forward into Healing & Freedom - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Exodus - Journey to Freedom - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
The Church as a "Resistance Against Performance" - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Making an Impact with the Mendoza Family
Exodus - Chapters 12-13 - Pastor Jake Roberts
Exodus - Chapters 12-13 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
"Letting Go of Ourselves" to Trust All that God has For Us - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Exodus - Let My People Go - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Exodus - Let My People Go - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Pastor Jake Roberts - Imposter Syndrome and How to Root our Stories in Scripture
Exodus - God is Enough - Pastor Jake Roberts
Exodus - God is enough - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Engaging with Scripture and Not "Cleaning it up" for God - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Exodus - The God who Sees, Hears, and Responds - Pastor Jake Roberts
Exodus - The God who Sees, Hears, and Responds - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Expecting the Impossible - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Sent Ones - The Church on Mission Points to Jesus - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Sent Ones - The Church on Mission Points to Jesus - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Community and the Full Potential of the Church - Pastor Barbara Roberts
Sent Ones - Community - Pastor Barbara Roberts
Sent Ones - Community - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Cherish Watoto Kenya: Opportunities For Impact
Pastor Tara Beth Leach on Pentecost and "Introducing" the Holy Spirit
Sent Ones - Pentecost - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Sent Ones - Pentecost - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Entrusted Faith: Elisabeth Lectka on Discipling the Next Generation
Mother's Day 2024 - Pastor Pamela Palmer
Mother's Day 2024 - Students Minister Elisabeth Leckta
Pastor Tara Beth Leach: Five Common Myths in American Christianity
The Main Thing - The Priesthood of All Believers - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
The Main Thing - The Priesthood of All Believers - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Pastor Jake Roberts - Walking With Humility in the Tension Between "Saint and Sinner"
The Main Thing - Law & Gospel - Pastor Jake Roberts
The Main Thing - Law & Gospel - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Getting Back to Scripture - Pastor Greg Wenhold
The Main Thing - Word Alone - Pastor Greg Wenhold
The Main Thing - Word Alone - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Pastor Tara Beth Leach: God's Default Character of Grace
The Main Thing - Grace & Faith Alone - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
The Main Thing - Grace & Faith Alone - Pastor Jake Roberts
Christ Centered Theology - Pastor Jake Roberts
The Main Thing - Christ Alone - Pastor Greg Wenhold
The Main Thing- Christ Alone- Pastor Jake Roberts
Keeping The Main Thing The Main Thing: The Foundation of our Faith Tradition with Pastor Greg Wenhold
Pastor Tara Beth Leach: Reflections on Easter and Reversing Ancient Curses
Easter 2024 - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
Cherish Watoto Kenya: How Big Can You Dream?
Palm Sunday 2024 - Pastor Greg Wenhold
Palm Sunday 2024 - Pastor Jake Roberts
The Ordinary Road - Serving - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
The Ordinary Road - Serving - Max Schiewe
The Ordinary Road - Playing - Elisabeth Lectka
The Ordinary Road - Playing - Pastor Jake Roberts
The Ordinary Road - Eating - Pastor Jake Roberts
The Ordinary Road - Eating - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
The Ordinary Road - Work - Pastor Greg Wenhold
The Ordinary Road - Work - Pastor Tara Beth Leach
The Ordinary Road - Prayer - Pastor Jake Roberts
The Ordinary Road - Prayer - Pastor Greg Wenhold