Bayview Podcast

Welcome to Episode 101 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Richie welcome Richie's father, Craig Henson. Craig has spent his life in ministry, traveling wherever it is that God asks him to go. This comes with not only stories to tell, but also a level of wisdom, humility, and obedience that Craig brings to share with us today. Listen in to this week's episode, as we learn about h...

Welcome to Episode 101 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, we welcome local pastor, John Vermilya. John is one of the pastors at The Tabernacle in Buckley. John has a great history in ministry, and has decades of invaluable experience, and today he comes sharing not only his story, but to talk about what a pastor's walk in the life of ministry looks like. Fun fact, John and Chris are brother-in...

Welcome to Episode 100 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, we welcome our new official podcast co-host, Richie Hensen. The focus on today is the importance of curiosity. The hosts talk about both why having curiosity is so vital to our Christian walks, but also what it means to be curious in healthy ways. The three talk about their personal experiences, but also dive into real world applications fo...

Welcome to Episode 99 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined by friend and Michigan State Trooper, Sloan Kowalewsky. Sloan attends Bayview and serves on our worship team, but also is in a line of work where, without intentionality, it can be difficult to see God in every situation. Sloan shares with us how important it is to remind yourself of God having his hand on every s...

Welcome to Episode 98 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined by friend and pastor, Tim Manzer. Tim comes to us from the area, with decades of experience working in the church. However, his testimony makes it sound like church was the last place he would end up. Take a listen to hear Tim's incredible story, and how God continues to work in his everyday life. We are based...

Welcome to Episode 97 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined by friend, entrepreneur, and father, KJ Sayer. KJ and his family attend Bayview, and like many who attend, he has an incredible servant's heart. The three of them talk about life balance, and how important it is to keep your faith as the top priority, and how everything else starts to struggle when God is not...

Welcome to Episode 96 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew introduce the church's series on Genesis. As a church, Bayview is spending the summer going through the main takeaway's of Genesis. In today's podcast, the two of them give a brief overview of not just what we'll be talking about this summer, but the idea of Genesis as a whole, and why it's so pivotal to the story of Jesus....

Welcome to Episode 95 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined by local pastor and leader, AJ Garcia. AJ has an incredible testimony that has formed both his heart and his character, and is now someone that finds it near impossible to not show the love and name of Jesus. The three also touch on the topic of why people leave the church, and what it is that kept us all around,...

Welcome to Episode 94 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris welcomes Bayview's Residents, Tristan and Lilia. The two of them have been with us for a year now, and we wanted to take the opportuniy to ask them what a year in church residency is like. Chris asks them about their experiences, what they love about ministry, and about their future here at Bayview.  We are based out of Bayview Ch...

Welcome to Episode 93 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, we continue our series through the book of Jude. In today's episode, Chris and Andrew talk about what it means to defend our faith, vs. what is means to be defensive of our faith. They break down how one comes from being unsure of what you believe, while the other comes from being deeply rooted in truth and your faith in Jesus Christ. W...

Welcome to Episode 92 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, we continue our series through the book of Jude. In today's episode, Chris and Andrew talk about the seriousness of sin. More specifically talking about how easy it is for sin to creep into our lives. If we aren't intentional about identifying it and getting rid of it, it can take over our lives and trap us in ways that we thought...

Welcome to Episode 91 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, we kicked off our new series covering the book of Jude. This week, Chris and Andrew break down the concept of 'Wolves in sheep's clothing" and how it relates to our walk as modern day Christians. They talk about what it is, how to identify it, and how we should quickly run from it. More specifically with prosperity gospel, pro...

Welcome to Episode 90 of the Bayview Podcast. This Sunday, Andrew wrapped up our current series on 'The Wilderness.' Walking through your own wilderness can be difficult, but what we do after the wilderness is its own journey. Today, Chris and Andrew break down how we should walk life after the wilderness has passed, and how God is needed just as much outside of the wilderness, as in it....

Welcome to Episode 89 of the Bayview Podcast. It's post Easter, and Chris and Andrew are excited to share how it all went. With Easter being the celebration of Jesus and everything we believe as followers of Jesus, it's important to know how we now continue that feeling of celebration throughout our daily lives, instead of just once a year. Chris and Andrew break down how we can do that...

Welcome to Episode 88 of the Bayview Podcast. This week we continue breaking down what it means to navigate 'The Wilderness.' In today's episode, Chris and Andrew are joined by Pastor Nate Kingsbury, from Stoney Church in Washington, MI. Nate brings a great insight on bring anchored in your faith, both in the good and the bad. Nate brings stories, personal experience, and Biblical t...

Welcome to Episode 87 of the Bayview Podcast. This week we continue breaking down what it means to navigate 'The Wilderness.' In today's episode, Chris and Andrew talk about the feeling of being lost. Part of navigating the wilderness often comes to a point where we find ourselves simply lost. But rest assured, God will always find you and help you find your way, but only when you l...

Welcome to Episode 86 of the Bayview Podcast. This week we continue breaking down what it means to navigate 'The Wilderness.' In today's episode, Chris and Andrew reflect on Sunday's sermon about Rest and the Sabbath. On Sunday, Andrew broke down the importance of rest, what the Sabbath is, and how we should be applying to to our own lives. Today's episode breaks down the...

Welcome to Episode 85 of the Bayview Podcast. This week we continue breaking down what it means to navigate 'The Wilderness.' In today's episode, Chris and Andrew break down how Perspective Matters. They talk about how we so often get caught up in what we see, when what God sees is so much different. Our perspective is so limited, so we should be putting our trust in the one who not...

Welcome to Episode 84 of the Bayview Podcast. This week we continue breaking down what it means to navigate 'The Wilderness.' This week, Chris and Andrew break down baggage and what burdens we have been carrying into our walks with people and our walk with Jesus Christ. They break down not only how to identify it, but steps that we must take if we want to fully surrender it to have the b...

Welcome to Episode 83 of the Bayview Podcast. This week we continue breaking down what it means to navigate 'The Wilderness.' Andrew's sermon on Sunday talked through Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. Chris and Andrew break down that and how it translates directly into our lives.  We are based out of Bayview Church in Traverse City, MI. We'd love for you to join us in pers...

Welcome to Episode 82 of the Bayview Podcast. This Sunday we kicked off a new series called 'The Wilderness', which explores the messy and confusing areas of the Christian walk. Today's podcast dives into 'The Wilderness Experience.' Chris and Andrew introduce the concept of the wildness, and how we as Christians can hope to navigate through it.  We are based out of Bayvie...

Welcome to Episode 81 of the Bayview Podcast. This week we wrap up our series focusing on Relationships. This week, Andrew and Chris talk about Conflict. While there are some parallels with what we talked about last week, this focuses more on conflict we have with any person in our lives. Chris and Andrew breakdown how we handle conflict with our family, friends, enemies, and others who we may not...

Welcome to Episode 80 of the Bayview Podcast. We are currently in a series focusing on Relationships. This week, Andrew and Chris talk about 'Enemies and People We Just Don't Like.' They break down not only how we should treat them, but also how we should look at them and feel towards them in out hearts. While Sunday talked about the broad topic, this podcast is a deep dive into rea...

Welcome to Episode 79 of the Bayview Podcast. We are currently in a series focusing on Relationships. This week, Andrew and Chris break down friendship. They discuss both how to be a good friend and also what a friendship should look like. Andrew's sermon on Sunday captured a good overall Godly picture of what it should look like, and the two of them dive deeper today through more specific ex...

Welcome to Episode 78 of the Bayview Podcast. We are currently in a series focusing on Relationships. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined by Sunday's speaker, Krista Bullard. On Sunday, Krista talked about marriage, and what it looks like to have God at the center of it. Today's podcast dives into her story and deeper into what a God centered marriage truly looks like. Below are a lis...