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Pursuing Life — 157 episodes
Ep. 147 Asking for a Friend | How Do I Share My Faith?
Ep. 146 Asking for a Friend | If God is in Control of Everything... Do My Prayers Even Matter?
Ep. 145 Asking for a Friend | Why Does God Feel Silent Sometimes?
Ep. 144 Asking for a Friend | Why Do I Feel Stuck in My Faith?
Ep. 143 Asking for a Friend | Can the Bible be Trusted?
Ep. 142 Asking for a Friend | Is Doubt a Sin?
Ep. 141 Asking for a Friend | Can God be Trusted?
Ep. 140 Asking for a Friend | Is Jesus Really the Only Way?
Ep. 139 The Wonder of Christmas | What “Peace On Earth” Really Means with Pastor Dave Ross
Ep. 138 The Wonder of Christmas | Why You Shouldn’t Skip the Genealogy with Pastor David Harrop
Ep. 137 The Wonder of Christmas | Uncertainty is a Part of Life with Tammy McDaniel
Ep. 136 The Wonder of Christmas | God Breaks His Silence with Kylie Martin
Ep. 135 Heavy But Hopeful | Breaking Free from Guilt & Shame
Ep. 134 Heavy But Hopeful | God is with us in the Valley of Grief
Ep. 133 Heavy But Hopeful | Addiction is More Than Just a Behavioral Fight
Ep. 132 Heavy But Hopeful | Finding God in the Midst of Anxiety & Depression
Ep. 131 Meet Our Staff | Providing a Space to ‘Empty the Box’ with Caryl Roper
Ep. 130 Meet Our Staff | The Slow Journey of Following Jesus with Jason Smith
Ep. 129 Being Present Where You Are with Jeremy & Svatia Mueller
Ep. 128 | Following Jesus is About Step-by-Step Obedience with Joel & Rachel Shelley
Ep. 127 Meet Our Elders | A Father to the Fatherless with Freeman Chakara
Ep. 126 Meet Our Elders | You Can’t Have One Foot on the Boat and One on the Pier with Steve Iseman
Ep. 125 Meet Our Elders | Seasons of Serving and the Importance of Relationships with Grif Jack
Ep. 124 Behold the King | His Call to Follow
Ep. 123 Behold the King | His Suffering, Sacrifice, and Victory Won
Ep. 122 Behold the King | His Unjust Trials
Ep. 121 Behold the King | His Agony and Arrest
Ep. 120 Behold the King | His Last Supper
Ep. 119 Behold the King | His Authority Challenged
Ep. 118 Behold the King | His Zeal for God's House
Ep. 117 Behold the King | Triumphal Entry
Ep. 116 Meet Our Staff | I Work Behind the Scenes, Which is How I Like It with Sharon Lambertson
Ep. 115 Global Focus | God is Faithful in the Unknowns with Jen Drakopoulos
Ep. 114 Meet Our Elders | There Isn’t Any Skill that Can’t be Used to Serve God with Matt Holden
Ep. 113 Meet Our Elders | God Has a Pretty Good Track Record of Using Ordinary People with Bryan Willoughby
Ep. 112 A Conversation about Advent with Tammy McDaniel
Ep. 111 Global Focus | Reproducing Preschool Curriculum in Cambodia & Beyond with Brian and Jody Williams
Ep. 110 Meet Our Staff | Transitioning from a Leadership Role to a Support Role with Jonathan Yoder
Ep. 109 Meet Our Staff | How a Driver’s Ed Instructor Became a Licensed Professional Counselor with Pastor George May
Ep. 108 Made New | From the Depths of Addiction to the Depths of Grace with Jonathan Vasquez
Ep. 107 Made New | A Legacy of Faith with Don Isely
Ep. 106 Meet Our Staff | Angie Glick on Building Family and Community through Foster Care and Adoption
Ep. 105 Made New | I Thought I Was Saved But I Wasn’t with Matt Bachman
Ep. 104 Made New | Jesus Saved Me Eternally and He Rescued Me from the (Literal) Mountain with Jeff Batzer
Ep. 103 Meet Our Staff | Sometimes it Takes That Consistent Commitment from Those Around You with Andrew Herr
Ep. 102 Made New | How Much More Does He Care for You? with Delanie Ouk
Ep. 101 Made New | The Amazing Adventure of Being Loved by God with Barry Shumaker
Made New | Series Trailer
Our 100th Episode
Ep. 99 Global Focus | You Think One Way, but God Goes a Different Way with Don & Tabitha Nguyen
Ep. 98 Meet Our Staff | Trusting God and Following His Path Instead of Our Own with Pastor Dave Ross
Ep. 97 One of the Ways My Body is Affected By the Fall is Depression with Tammy McDaniel
Ep. 96 Meet Our Staff | A Love for Books and How They Help Us Grow with Kim Jack
Ep. 95 Every Day | Six Questions to Take Inventory of Your Relationship with Technology with Adam Derus
Ep. 94 Celebrating Our 2024 Graduates
Ep. 93 Every Day | Renewing Our Minds by Memorizing Scripture with Beth Weaver
Ep. 92 Every Day | Opening Up Your Home & Opening Up Your Life with Josiah & Olivia Huss
Ep. 91 Every Day | Permission to Play with Kevin Gushiken
Every Day | Series Trailer
Ep. 90 Meet Our Staff | Proud to be Canadian, Working Two Jobs & Being a Good Sender with Bethany Zipprick
Re-Release | Ep. 56 Global Focus | Preparing to Go to the Mission Field with James & Nica Yates
Ep. 89 Global Focus | Engaging with the Unreached with Noah Anderton
Ep. 88 Global Focus | Exploring God’s Call with Sam
Ep. 87 REST | Depletion is Inevitable, Therefore Restoration is Essential with Philip & Lynn Jackson
Ep. 86 REST | God Values Us Whether We’re Producing or Not with Stan Maughan
Ep. 85 REST | Living Life from a Place of Peace and Gratitude with Laura Leigh Kinley
Ep. 84 REST | What is Sabbath and Why Does it Matter? with Scott Messner
REST | Series Trailer
Ep. 83 Sending John & Janet Soden
Ep. 82 Celebrating 50 Years of Calvary Preschool with Susan Hixon & Jody Williams
Ep. 81 Another in the Fire with Justin & Laura Houghton
Ep. 80 Meet Our Elders | Raising Up the Next Generation of Church Leaders with Sam Harbin
Ep. 79 Meet Our Elders | Only God with Jay Weaver
Ep. 78 Global Focus | Sharing Our Lives and the Gospel with the People of Japan with Steve & Jemi Rohrer
Ep. 77 Meet Our Staff | These are My Friends & They Serve All Over the World! with Terri Sherman
Ep. 76 I Have Decided | Who is God and What is My Purpose of Being Here? with Katina
Ep. 75 Meet Our Staff | From Managing Walmart to Leading Young Adults with Adam Derus
Ep. 74 I Have Decided | David Platt was Plan “C” for Cross-Con, but God’s Plan “A” for Ian Forrey
Ep. 73 I Have Decided | How an Apple Juice Run Led to an Encounter with Jesus with Larry Richardson
Ep. 72 Meet Our Staff | We Can All Be Pursuing Life in Christ…No Matter Our Age with Kathy Noel
Ep. 71 I Have Decided | Following Jesus from the Citrus Groves of Florida to the War Zones of Angola with Lois Zigrang
Ep. 70 I Have Decided | Why Living Life Like a Roomba Vacuum is Very Inefficient with Kyle Matteson
Ep. 69 Meet Our Staff | Disability Ministry and Surrendering Our People to Jesus with Cheyanne Seber
Ep. 68 Disciples Making Disciples | Adoption, Parenting, and Recognizing and Leveraging the Season You're In with Chris & Ashley Kresic
Ep. 67 Disciples Making Disciples | Sharing Hope with the Next Generation with Becky & Lizzie
Ep. 66 Global Focus | How Prayer Brought Together Three Cross-Training Candidates with Melea, Hadassah & Allyson
Ep. 65 Meet Our Staff | Initiating, Letting Go, and Living a Repurposed Life with Ray Huber
Ep. 64 Disciples Making Disciples | Winning the Lost, Building Believers, and Equipping Workers with Karl & Eileen Fisher
I Have Decided | Series Trailer
Ep. 63 Disciples Making Disciples | It's Not as Intimidating as it Seems with Michelle Kirby & Lydia Swarr
Ep. 62 Disciples Making Disciples | Am I Actually Pursuing the Call to Make Disciples? with AJ & Lindsey Lafferty
Disciples Making Disciples | Series Trailer
Ep. 61 Meet Our Staff | Living in Light of God's Grace with Ginny Rehnberg
Ep. 60 Graduate Recognition | Celebrating God's Work in the Lives of Our High School Seniors
Ep. 59 Workship | Recognizing God's Faithfulness & Trusting His Leading in Business with Mike Smucker
Ep. 58 Workship | How God Created Us as Holistic Beings & the Ways Counseling Helps Us Pursue Life in Him with Beth Gregory
Ep. 57 Workship | Finishing Well & Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Transitions with Cliff Hurter
Ep. 55 Global Focus | Cultivating Christ-Centered Community Among Refugees & Providing Hope and Healing to Those Who Have Experienced Trauma and Conflict with Juan & Rose
Ep. 54 Global Focus | Understanding Church Planting & Reaching Least-Reached Communities with the Gospel with Bobby & Michele Law
Ep. 53 Unpacking Easter: A Conversation on the Crucified and Risen King
Ep. 52 Meet Our Staff | Joshua Brussel on Growing Up in Holland, Discipling Middle School Students, and Becoming a Dad
Ep. 51 Meet Our Staff | Laura Leigh Kinley on Discerning Between a Hobby and a Career as a Creative Type
Ep. 50 We Are Family | Finding Christ Through In-Laws & Setting an Example for Future Generations with Mike Derus & Jere Brubaker
Ep. 49 We Are Family | Returning to Faith as a Prodigal, Being a Single Mom, Embracing Adoption & Using Your Story to Impact Others with Julianna Gerlach
Ep. 48 Meet Our Staff | John Noel on His Dad's Legacy, Being Intentional as a Parent and Grandparent & Traveling the World
Ep. 47 We Are Family | Getting Honest about Infertility and Longing for a Family with Emily Bechtel
Ep. 46 We Are Family | Foster Care, Choosing Love Over Convenience and Comfort & Clinging to Hope through Mental Health Challenges with Melinda Smith
Trailer | We Are Family
Ep. 45 Meet The Host | Monica Kirsch on One Year of Podcasting, Growing Up at Calvary Church, and Learning How to Pray
Ep. 44 Meet Our New Elders | Mike Fueyo on Serving Those with Special Needs, Coming to Faith in Jesus & Being Obedient in Times of Spiritual Dryness
Ep. 43 Meet Our New Elders | Scott Powell on Planting Churches in Taiwan and Working with Refugees
Ep. 42 Meet Our New Elders | Brad Mullen on the Influence of Billy Graham, Teaching the Word of God, and a Life Dedicated to Ministry
Ep. 41 Workship | Making a Difference in the Education World with Abby Reiner
Ep. 40 Meet Our Staff | When Things Don't Go as Planned with Meagan Landis
Ep. 39 Workship | From Architecture to Managing Properties for the Gospel with Joel Sims
Ep. 38 Meet Our Staff | Helping Kids Find a Place to Belong with Anna Fillgrove
Ep. 37 Workship | Helping Others Steward Their Finances with Amanda Rock
Trailer | Workship
Ep. 36 Celebrate Faithfulness | Leading Students with Intentionality with Olivia Huss
Ep. 35 Celebrate Faithfulness | "The Debt I Owe to Calvary Church" with Bill Schmidt
Ep. 34 Celebrate Faithfulness | Finding Healing through the Local Church with Kaylee Glessner
Ep. 33 Celebrate Faithfulness | Understanding the Big Picture with Curt & Diane Bitterman
Ep. 32 Celebrate Faithfulness | We're All Pursuing Life in Something with Pastor Beau Eckert
Trailer | Celebrate Faithfulness
Ep. 31 Can You Relate? | Discipleship (Pt. 2) with Sarah Hoang, Megan Grant & Leslie Powell
Ep. 30 Can You Relate? | Discipleship (Pt. 1) with Peter & Sarah Hoang
Ep. 29 Can You Relate? | Parenthood with Jon & Beth Wolfe
Ep. 28 Meet Our Staff | How Childhood Tinkering Led to a Knack for Solving Problems with Steve Yates
Ep. 27 Can You Relate? | Marriage (Pt. 3) with Rick & Kim Grunden
Ep. 26 Meet Our Staff | How a Degree in School Counseling Prepared Naomi Long for Student Ministry
Ep. 25 Can You Relate? | Marriage (Pt. 2) with Will & Marisol Kassis
Ep. 24 Meet Our Staff | A Childhood Hobby Became a Blessing for Calvary with Jason Martin
Ep. 23 Can You Relate? | Friendship with Karis Derus
Ep. 22 Can You Relate? | Singleness with Kari Sangrey & Liz Rodriguez
Ep. 21 Can You Relate? | Marriage (Pt. 1) with Andy & Deanna Schall
Trailer | Can You Relate?
Ep. 20 Meet Our Staff | Living Life for Christ Can Be Exciting! with Meg Iseman
Ep. 19 This is My Story | A God-Shaped Hole Aching to Be Filled with Mark Nicolas
Ep. 18 This is My Story | Surrendering from Climbing the Ladder with Shelly Malloy
Ep. 17 Meet Our Staff | An Outspoken Atheist Went All In on Following Jesus with Stan Maughan
Ep. 16 This is My Story | Chris Torchia Skipped School to Skateboard and Ended Up Finding Jesus
Ep. 15 This is My Story | He Takes Us Back Always with Zach Rodgers
Ep. 14 This is My Story | Hungry for the Word of God with Bethany Jensen
Ep. 13 This is My Story | Compelled by Love with Jim Lines
Ep. 12 Meet our Staff | Longevity & Influence with Pastor John Frye
Ep. 11 This is My Story | Dennis Lien on Growing Up Buddhist & Coming to Church With His Neighbors
Ep. 10 Global Focus | Launching into Church Planting with Michael & Nicole Gilchrist
Ep. 9 Meet our Staff | It All Started with a Sony DV Camcorder with Justin Gathright
Ep. 8 Conversations with God | Prayer in the Midst of Health Complications with Valerie Stoltzfus
Ep. 7 Conversations with God | Prayer in Adoption with John & Debbie Roche
Ep. 6 Conversations with God | Prayer and the Mission Field with David Harrop
Ep. 5 Conversations with God | What is Lament? with Phil Morrison
Ep. 4 Advent | Peace with Sandy Robinson
Ep. 3 Advent | Joy with Alex Vocature
Ep. 2 Advent | Love with Kiki Moyer
Ep. 1 Advent | Hope with Tyler & Shyanne Noel
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