Around the Table

Guests: Makota Inoue, Akihiro Ito, Frank Sauder, Kan Umemura

Guests: Makota Inoue, Akihiro Ito, Frank Sauder, Kan Umemura

Guests: Nick Gutwein John Wiegand

Guests: Greg & Mary Beth Lehman, Craig & Terri Martin Show notes: Transparent with leadership and our wives Don't think your fears are unique. Pre-marriage counseling: using the 3-fold cord materials. Healthy Perspective of Marriage Marriage will not fix a problem in our lives. Pitfalls for husband and wife: to0 high expectations of marriage. Marriage amplifies problems that existed p...

Guests:  Greg & Mary Beth Lehman, Craig & Terri Martin Show notes: Part 1 How to prepare for marriage What happens when we receive a 'yes'? Martins: We didn't know each other well even though we grew up 3 miles apart. Had to set boundaries since we lived close to each other. Lehmans: Other relationship lived 2200 miles apart. Major changes: move from rural/urban to urban/rur...

Guests:  Scott Bahr, Joe Gerber, Luke Kieser, Jeff Waibel Show notes: • Story of Lazarus teaches there is a greater good. • When God doesn't take action, we question God. • We often can't know 'why?'. • God will restore all things. All things will be made right. • Interpret the OT by what we know of Jesus. • Purpose/goal of apologetics: equip people to be grounded in faith to t...

Guests:  Scott Bahr Joe Gerber Luke Kieser Jeff Waibel Show notes: • General Questions: • Where did apologetics conference come from? • What is apologetics? • Why is it important? • Does Christianity have answers? • History of apologetics conferences. • Specific questions/statements: • Is God good (the problem of evil)? • If Jesus is God, He speaks with particular authority and clarity that makes...

Guests: Tom Klotzle Rick Plattner Show notes: Scripture passage to start off the discussion. Definition and description of joy; scripture references. Described what joy is not. Insights of joy in the midst of difficulties. Examples of Jesus not avoiding troubles and looking forward to the joy. Obstacles to joy are things that disrupt our relationships. Our greatest joy is our relationship to God....

Guests: Steph Baner, Lynn Fiecther, Fred Witzig Show notes: How can church encourage healthy balance for ministers? Prevent resentment from minister's family? Positive example of how church surrounded minister's family. Negative example of church placing too high expectation on minister's family. Good example of congregation, motivated by love, sharing concerns/suggestions with mini...

Guests: Steph Baner Lynn Fiechter Fred Witzig Show notes:  What are pros and cons; what expectations should congregations have What expectations should ministers have? What is the congregation's role? Thoughts of retired minister Different minister models: priest, wise sage, body (entire congregation responsible for the Word) Value in shared ministry model (involving entire congregation). Min...

Guests: Brad Eisenmann, Randy Gudeman, Mark Masters

Guests: Brad Eisenmann, Lynn Fiechter, Nick Gutwein, Wayne Hartzler, Ben Wiegand Show Notes: Benefits of revision and categorization. Goal and benefit of identifying practices. Some of our practices are not clearly spelled out in the word. Need to teach principles behind our practices. Acknowledge concerns around Statement of Faith revision. Man-made document will never be perfect. Likely will nee...

Guests: Brad Eisenmann, Lynn Fiechter, Nick Gutwein, Wayne Hartzler, Ben Wiegand Show notes: Historical account of existing Statement of Faith. Acknowledged concerns around revising Statement of Faith. Must understand what we believe to preserve sound doctrine (pillar). Make understandable to those outside of our church. Carefulness expressed. Involved many in the church, outside of elder body, in...

Guests: Randy Beer Matt Kaufmann Mark Streitmatter  Show notes: Red flags in seeking a mate: Looking to marriage to fix me? Resistance to transparency & counsel. Spending time and talking intimately with opposite sex. Feelings win against reason; be thoughtful; don't lead with emotions. Good recommendations when seeking a mate: be involved in church activities; build relationships and fri...

Guests: Randy Beer Matt Kaufmann Mark Streitmatter Show notes: Connection of marriage to the bride of Christ. Our adversary would like to disrupt godly marriages. Value of lifelong commitment with sacrificial love. Love thrives in an atmosphere of commitment. What are pitfalls of marriage by faith? Unrealistic expectations. (Explored more in Part 2) Singleness is a time to get to know God; searchi...

Guests: Nick Gutwein Greg Lehman

Guests:  Lynn Fiechter Steve Ringger

Guests: Tim Funk Herbie Knochel

Guests:  Marvin Dotterer Dan Leman Mark Leuthold Fred Witzig Show notes: • Vulnerability shared • Impact on wife and family • Honest questions from kids shared • Good examples how the congregation can help with young kids • Challenges shared regarding time commitments • Helpful to wife that congregation didn't view them differently • Blessings shared: faith building & growing in the word,...

Guests:  Frank Sauder Ted Witzig, Jr. Show notes: Importance of communication to church once people became aware of the tragedy. How the church came together during the crisis. Family needs privacy. How we deal with loss is personal and unique to the individual. Loss affects us over time. Some people recover from the loss quicker than others. The church body has an important function to help the h...

Guests: Karen Martin, Anne Heinold, Ron Messner Show notes: • What is palliative care? • How is hospice and palliative care initiated? • What is the difference between hospice and palliative care? • Palliative care availability is more concentrated in larger urban areas. • What is hospice care? • How and where is hospice care administered? • Most insurances cover both palliative and hospice care....

Guests: Karen Martin, Anne Heinold, Ron Messner Show notes: • Importance of advanced directives. • Importance of planning your death. • Recommended documents. • Importance of involving your physician in end of life planning. • Importance of having ready access to completed end of life forms. • Have all necessary passwords for accessing online accounts. • How to spare the surviving spouse from maki...

Guests: Karen Martin, Anne Heinold, Ron Messner

Guests: Ron Messner, Jeff Streitmatter III, Tom Waldbeser

Guests: Ron Messner, Jeff Streitmatter III, Tom Waldbeser