PCOM Podcast

Practices for Everyday Prayer 11.11.2025 14:20 ↓

Pastor Courtney recaps her Spiritual Renewal Saturday seminars, centered on Paul’s instruction from 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to pray continually.

Smiling While Doing the Dishes 04.11.2025 15:33 ↓

Jeff puts into PRACTICE some of our exercises from Jackson, Courtney, Daryl and Dan at Spiritual Renewal Saturday. "Grace for me, grace for everything."

Pastor Courtney goes birding! 28.10.2025 16:46 ↓

Matthew 6:26 and why we could all use a little more time looking at the birds.

Dan looks Backwards and Forwards 21.10.2025 21:35 ↓

Dan talks about what he learned leading tours in Europe and previews the big ideas for this weekend's SRS and the "spiritual practices that changed the world"

Will You Join Us for Spiritual Renewal Saturday? 14.10.2025 12:52 ↓

A peek behind Pastor Courtney’s seminar for the day on everyday prayer. Plus: how to register, WHY you should register, and more details about this fantastic event.

I Fought the Treadmill and... the Treadmill Won 07.10.2025 15:01 ↓

Jeff shares about interior work, exterior work, and embarrassing treadmill mishaps.

The God Who Seeks Us 30.09.2025 12:49 ↓

Being lost. Being found. Luke 15:1-10 and a little prodigal son talk, too.

Don’t Let Your Tech Rule You! 23.09.2025 16:44 ↓

Keeping technology in its proper place for adults and kids. Plus: what the Ellis family is doing when it comes to kids and phones.

Worship and One-Anothering Each Other 16.09.2025 15:11 ↓

Dan talks about the curious word "worship" in the Bible and the call to New Testament believers

Go Fly a Kite! Why Play is Essential for Spiritual Health 09.09.2025 18:37 ↓

Psalms, birds, and Edwin Friedman.

Treasure Hunting in 1945 02.09.2025 17:45 ↓

Jeff poses the question “What are we focusing on?” 

Why Talking About Death is a Good Thing 26.08.2025 18:24 ↓

Final acts, ending well, eternal love, and remembering the poet Jane Greer.

Sometimes You're the Friend, Sometimes You're the Paralytic 19.08.2025 14:00 ↓

Dan talks about opportunities this Fall at PCOM and tells one of his favorite Bible stories

Pastor Courtney needs a new tagline 12.08.2025 14:54 ↓

What makes a good ending? The PCOM Podcast has been on the air for over five years, and today Pastor Courtney is ready for a new tag line. Together we muse about how to land the plane, her biggest Achilles' heel when it comes to sermons, and why ending well matters so much. Plus: she solicits YOUR feedback. What do you think would be the best sign off for her episodes of the show?

Revisiting The Parable of the Lost Son 05.08.2025 21:07 ↓

Jeff takes us back in time, five years ago to be exact, to discover what new things an old story might have for us.

The antidote to loneliness 29.07.2025 14:16 ↓

Finding community, building community, and being community.

Loving our neighbors with a little free library 22.07.2025 14:17 ↓

Creative ways to love, serve, and build community.

Debts? Trespasses? Sins? 15.07.2025 19:43 ↓

Dan talks that one clause in the Lord's Prayer and asks a question about Social Media

What should we do with the Psalms? 08.07.2025 14:33 ↓

Pastor Courtney describes some of the joys and difficulties of reading the Psalms.

Egg-bites and Berries and Pies, Oh My! 01.07.2025 17:31 ↓

VBS week is a wrap! Jeff shares some gratitude for our staff and volunteers who made it all possible. 

How does a pastor pray? 24.06.2025 13:36 ↓

Pastor Courtney’s typical and surprising spiritual practices - and an invitation into Galatians and Jeremiah.

All Eyes? 17.06.2025 16:13 ↓

Dan talks about diversity and unity in the church

Summer Fun and Fellowship at PCOM 10.06.2025 12:49 ↓

What’s coming up this summer? Join Pastor Courtney for an overview of what’s in store at PCOM.

Pentecost and Pre-Parenting 03.06.2025 16:05 ↓

Jeff reflects on Jesus’ final words to his mother and the beloved disciple; perhaps His words to the church and the whole of creation.

Pastor Courtney’s Reading List 27.05.2025 14:14 ↓

Books that have moved her, and a request to share your own!