E6 Podcast

We are counting down the days until Compassion Sunday on December 5th! If you don’t know anything about Compassion, you are not alone. Today’s episode is for you. In the absence of Loren, Brook talks a little more about what to expect on the 5th and then goes On The Mic with Steve from Compassion to give us a foundation of what and who Compassion is. Links From The Episode Compassion International...

The holidays are almost here and that means it’s time for turkeys, holiday traditions, and spending our Sunday at Market Street as a church! We got to partner with OneLife Community Church and Unity Church to meet the needs of so many people in the community! Plus we go On The Mic with Pastor Ronnie from OneLife and Pastor YB from Unity. Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episode, catc...

This week the incredible Barbara Favorite joins Loren and Brook to discuss Halloween, Thanksgiving, serving, and humility. Plus Loren’s wife Keri wins a prestigious award we know nothing about and there was a gorilla playing drums? Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episode, catch up with our weekly service at any of these places: Colonial Website Facebook YouTube Got questions or feed...

How does a meth cook meet Jesus because of a murderer? You’re not gonna want to miss our interview with one of our church leaders! Also, baseball, concerts, Star Wars, Compassion International, superheroes, and will the church as we know it cease to exist? We cover a lot in this week’s episode plus we go On The Mic with Doug Marchand! Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episode, catch u...

This week Brook is out of town with Compassion International and preparing for Colonial to dive in very soon (December!) as global ministry partners. So Tanner has taken the hosting reins and rejoined Loren for our weekly, Monday afternoon episode. In addition to sharing some excitement about Brook’s rare time away and what it means for our church, Tanner and Loren grapple, in general, with the di...

On this week’s episode, Loren and Brook are joined by special guest Randy Larson as we discuss getting older, the characteristics of the early church in Acts, the Barna study on other’s perspectives of Christians, dealing with convictions, and living in an abundance mindset. Links From The Episode: The Rise Of Christianity by Rodney Stark Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episode, cat...

October is here and this week we talk about what we are listening to, our church-wide breakfast, a new elder, having confidence in God, being unshakeable vs shaken, and the significance of the curtain in the temple. Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episode, catch up with our weekly service at any of these places: Colonial Website Facebook YouTube Got questions or feedback? Join the c...

After a week off due to COVID, Loren and Brook are back to talk about the common phrase “God won’t give you more than you can bear,” reading the linear narrative, impacting culture, showing the world what we are for rather than what we are against, and the idea of “the already and the not yet.” Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episode, catch up with our weekly service at any of these...

Due to some painful circumstances, we have decided to wait on episode 36 and ask you to be in prayer for a family that is really hurting right now. Listen for more details and then join us in prayer for them! Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episode, catch up with our weekly service at any of these places: Colonial Website Facebook YouTube Got questions or feedback? Join the conversa...

As the year continues to fly by, a couple of our pastors celebrate a big milestone for one of our favorites, give an update to our Outside The Walls giving for Afghanistan, Haiti, and Louisiana, remember 9/11, discuss John and Peter healing a man in Acts 3, and what it means to live out a ministry of reconciliation. Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episode, catch up with our weekly s...

Happy Labor Day! We’re back with a new episode! Loren and Brook discuss Josh Harris and the popular late 90s book I Kissed Dating Goodbye, the radical togetherness dispute remarkable diversity of the early church in Acts 2, and how you can partner with Colonial to help support efforts in Afghanistan, Haiti, and Louisiana. Links From The Episode: www.colonialchurch.com.give World Relief - Afghanist...

Notes: We’re back with a new episode as Loren and Brook sit down to discuss their most used emojis, the upcoming Groups kickoff, Hurricane Ida and prayer, trying to meet all the needs, the day of Pentecost and what it means, and speaking in tongues. Links From The Episode: Mercy Church Acts 1-3 Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episode, catch up with our weekly service at any of these...

It has been a full week with so much going on in the world it seems. This week, Loren & Brook sit down to reminisce about some bad fashion trends, celebrate a fun weekend of baptisms and more, discuss the importance of historical context, and try to understand why it’s so easy to leave the Holy Spirit out of church. Plus we go On The Mic with Brett Swiger & Wayne Waters to discuss what’s g...

This week, Pastors Loren and Brook talk about the beginning of school, the abundant bomb threats from the first 2 days of school, why the American Church’s attendance is declining post-pandemic, and what our radical minimum of Sharing Boldly means in practice. Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episode, catch up with our weekly service at any of these places: Colonial Website Facebook...

This week, Brook and Loren sit down and talk about back to school, letting go, remembering of Martin Beck touched their lives, convincing Brook to watch The Chosen, and being purposeful about engaging with someone each week. Links From The Episode The Chosen Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes by E. Randolph Richards & Brandon J. O’Brien Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episod...

With Loren out on vacation with his family, Tanner joins Brook to continue our conversation around the radical minimums and the effect they can have on our lives and city. Plus we have a special interview on the mic with Lola Pepper! Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episode, catch up with our weekly service at any of these places: Colonial Website Facebook YouTube Got questions or fe...

This week, Rachael Woods joins the podcast for the very first time and we discuss the Olympics opening ceremonies, some odd Olympic sports, 5 Voices and Love Languages, serving as a family, and our 3rd Radical Minimum. Don’t know what your 5 Voices or Love Languages are? Take the tests for yourself with the links below! Links From The Episode 5 Voices 5 Love Languages Did you miss Sunday? Before y...

This week, Brook and Loren catch up on the past 2 weeks, discuss a new ice cream flavor, talk through a couple listener questions on baptism and serving two masters, and start the conversation on the Colonial Church Radical Minimums and mentoring. Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episode, catch up with our weekly service at any of these places:

This week, Brook and Loren step into the “what if” of aliens, dealing with the heart issues of materialism and treasure, living in an abundance mindset rather than out of scarcity, and dealing with worrying (lack of trust) and anxiety (mental health). Links From The Episode When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett Did you miss Sunday? Before you listen to this episode, catch up with our weekly service...

This week, Brook sits down with Loren to discuss a very eventful week, some good news, the sport of hockey (?), and lots of questions around the Lord’s Prayer section of the Sermon On The Mount that Chad & Heather Ashcraft taught about on Sunday. Links From The Episode Prayer: Does It Make A Difference? by Philip Yancey The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams And Greatest...

Summer is here! The heat has arrived and so has Episode 24! This week we talk through an upcoming church party, stay-cations, how important cultural context can be, what it really meant to turn the other cheek, and how it's possible to be perfect as the father in heaven is perfect. Did you miss Sunday? Catch up with our weekly service before listening in at any of these places https://www.colonial...

This week, Brook and Loren handle the podcast all alone and tackle some difficult questions in life like who is better, Michael Jordan or LeBron James, or which Rabbi raps better, Shammai or Hillel? We talk about the anniversary of D-Day, interpretations of "unfaithfulness" in the Bible, 1st Corinthians 7, and get into some tough questions sent in by our listeners! Divorce is a tough and sensitive...

With this episode releasing on Monday, Memorial Day, we recorded this one a little early. Some of our pastors talk about Memorial Day, an update from Worship School, Poltergeist, discussion questions, and dealing with anger. Links From The Episode Worship School Instagram Love Over Fear Colonial Message Series Did you miss Sunday? Catch up with our weekly service before listening in at any of thes...

This week we mixed things up and sat down right after the weekend services wrapped up and talked about a cancer diagnosis, a newer portion of the service that started during COVID, how Jesus related to the Law of Moses in the Sermon On The Mount, and a listener question from today's scriptures. Links From The Episode The Bema Discipleship Podcast Did you miss Sunday? Catch up with our weekly servi...

How is it already the middle of May?! As this year flies by, we sit down and discuss the world opening back up, what are radical minimums, things that didn't make it to Sunday's message, a listener question about Jesus' seeming contradiction, and dive into the Salt & Light portion of the Sermon on the Mount. Did you miss Sunday? Catch up with our weekly service before listening in at any of th...