Ridge University Podcast

Each year, The Ridge supports missions work all around the world. In this series, we'll take you behind the scenes with some of our partners so you can catch a glimpse of the amazing, life-changing things God is doing in the mission field. In season three, we're focusing on domestic missions, and in our second episode, we introduce you to Tara Erredge, director of KidsHope USA at The Ridge...

Each year, The Ridge supports missions work all around the world. In this series, we'll take you behind the scenes with some of our partners so you can catch a glimpse of the amazing, life-changing things God is doing in the mission field. In season three, we're focusing on domestic missions, and in our first episode, we introduce you to Craig Smiens whose work in disaster relief has shown...

Over the last number of years, the presence of AI technology has slowly and quietly permeated our spheres of work, leisure, and even faith. As is true of all technology, it carries both positive and negative potential. Question is: how should we go about using this technology in a God honoring way? What, if anything, does the Bible have to teach us about it? Join your Big Questions of Faith hosts...

In the past eight years, gambling wagers in the United States have increased — you might want to sit down — 3,000 percent. No, that's not a typo! Americans are gambling a lot, and they're doing it in lots of new ways. Sports betting is the chief driver, but new prediction markets have taken wagers into the worlds of politics, pop culture, current events and much more. Let's hit pause f...

Recent statistics show that the average American spends north of seven ours a day on a phone or computer with a little over half spent consuming video content. Truth is, we've never had access to more media content than we do currently. Yet how should we respond to these trends as Christians? How do we go about making decisions about our media diet: what we should/should not watch or listen to? Jo...

In The Shift, we're exploring the impact of major life events on our priorities — including our commitments to faith and church communities. For some, these moments of change lead us closer to God and the family of faith; for others, these transitions put their faith and their priorities to the test. In this episode, host Dayne Logan sits down with Bob Craig, a recent retiree, to discuss how w...

In The Shift, we're exploring the impact of major life events (marriage, new jobs, retirement, the birth of a child, etc.) on our priorities — including our commitments to faith and church communities. For some, these moments of change lead us closer to God and the family of faith; for others, these transitions put their faith and their priorities to the test. In this episode, host Dayne Logan...

In The Shift, we're exploring the impact of major life events (marriage, new jobs, retirement, the birth of a child, etc.) on our priorities — including our commitments to faith and church communities. For some, these moments of change lead us closer to God and the family of faith; for others, these transitions put their faith and their priorities to the test. In this episode, host Dayne Logan...

In The Story Behind the Song, we're taking a look at some of the most beloved and iconic worship songs — past and present — to learn where the songs came from, what they meant to their writers and why they've resonated with worshipers. In this episode, Worship Arts Director Kelsie DeReus joins Dayne and Will in the studio to discuss Bethel Music's "All Hail King Jesus," a son...

In The Story Behind the Song, we're taking a look at some of the most beloved and iconic worship songs — past and present — to learn where the songs came from, what they meant to their writers and why they've resonated with worshipers. In this episode, experienced worship leader Will Herron and worshiper Dayne Logan discuss Matt Redman's "The Heart of Worship," a song about s...

In The Story Behind the Song, we're taking a look at some of the most beloved and iconic worship songs — past and present — to learn where the songs came from, what they meant to their writers and why they've resonated with worshipers. In this episode, experienced worship leader Will Herron and worshiper Dayne Logan discuss "Build My Life," a song with a singular focus that calls...

Join Ridge Leader Pastor Mike Van Rees and Ridge U host Will Herron as they unpack some of the why behind familiar aspects of church life.

Join Ridge Leader Pastor Mike Van Rees and Ridge U host Will Herron as they unpack some of the why behind familiar aspects of church life.

Join Ridge Leader Pastor Mike Van Rees and Ridge U host Will Herron as they unpack some of the why behind familiar aspects of church life.

In The Story Behind Society, we're exploring all the ways in which Christianity and its teachings have influenced some of society's most important and quintessential institutions. In this episode, Dayne Logan and Mary Kohlsdorf zoom way out to consider a rather profound aspect of Christianity. The big idea: That the teachings of Jesus are equally suited to helping people form flourishing s...

In The Story Behind Society, we're exploring all the ways in which Christianity and its teachings have influenced some of society's most important and quintessential institutions. In this episode, Dayne Logan and Mary Kohlsdorf consider how Christian philosophies laid the groundwork for modern healthcare and social services. They also explore how Jesus' elevation of the marginalized (l...

In The Story Behind Society, we're exploring all the ways in which Christianity and its teachings have influenced some of society's most important and quintessential institutions. In this episode, Dayne Logan and Mary Kohlsdorf consider how Christian philosophies laid the groundwork for disciplines such as physics and biology as well as how innovators like Galileo, Copernicus and Nobel dem...

Back for another round of festive fun and trivia are Ridge U hosts Joni Pine and Will Herron alongside good friends Mindy Schardt and Gavin Jerome. Join in the fun as the team put their Christmas trivia knowledge to the test and share some of their own Christmas traditions.

Each year, The Ridge supports missions work all around the world. In this series, we'll take you behind the scenes with some of our partners so you can catch a glimpse of the amazing, life-changing things God is doing in the mission field. In our third and final episode of the second season, we sit down with two Junkyard Youth Group graduates who are working in urban ministry in Lincoln, Nebra...

Each year, The Ridge supports missions work all around the world. In this series, we'll take you behind the scenes with some of our partners so you can catch a glimpse of the amazing, life-changing things God is doing in the mission field. In our second episode of the second season, we sit down with two Ridgers who very recently returned from a visit to our mission partners in Orange Walk, Bel...

Each year, The Ridge supports missions work all around the world. In this series, we'll take you behind the scenes with some of our partners so you can catch a glimpse of the amazing, life-changing things God is doing in the mission field. In our first episode of the second season, we head to Zambia with Brothers Rob and Roger Wheeler to learn about Shoulder 2 Shoulder, a ministry concerned pr...

Finishing off our Neighboring Well series, host Will Herron and guest Joni Pine (Ridge Director of Hospitality) discuss how hospitality can play a key role in fulfilling Jesus' command to love our neighbor.

In the Bible we read that man can’t live on bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. All of us have needs both practical and spiritual. So what does it look like to love our neighbor when it comes to spiritual need? Join Will Herron and guests Mary Kohlsdorf and Jay Braband as they explore what it looks like to share Jesus through our words and our actions.

Jesus once summarized all the teachings of the Jewish law and the prophets in two short statements: Love God with all you are and love your neighbor as yourself. But what does it really mean to love our neighbor well? What does it look like to love those around us in our neighborhoods, workplaces, schools and churches? And what about the people we don't like? Do we really have to love everyone...

Join Ridge Leader Pastor Mike Van Rees and Ridge U host Will Herron as they unpack some of the why behind familiar aspects of church life.