Bothell Amplified

On this episode, Pastor Joe sits down with his friend, the Rev. Scott Marshall-Kimball, who shares his story of moving to a new church, East End UMC, during the pandemic. If that wasn't enough, East End UMC had also just been hit by a major tornado earlier in 2020. Check out their story and the ways God is at work as they rebuild and continue to offer hope and belonging to the greater Nashvil...

This week, Pastor Joe continues our sermon series, Autumn Reflections, by looking to prayer. Drawing from 1 Timothy 2:1-7, we reflect on to whom we pray and remember the call to pray boldly for the sake of the kin-dom on earth as it is in heaven.

This week, Pastor Joe talks with his dear friend, Rev. Shalom Agtarap, pastor of Tacoma First United Methodist, to talk about building strong foundations and relationships in the community as doing ministry in the ways of anti-racism and decolonization. 

In the first sermon of our newest series, Autumn Reflections, Pastor Joe draws from 1 Timothy 1:12-17 as we explore how the stories we tell of our past shape and inform the ways we move into the future. 

On this week's episode, Pastor Joe sits down with his good friend, Rev. Chelsea Simon, Associate Pastor of San Dieguito United Methodist Church in Encinitas, CA. Together, they talk about ways to do life together and create community, both online and in-person! And make sure you check out the Collective Table Podcast !

On this week's episode of Bothell Amplified, we celebrate World Communion Sunday and welcome Dr. Carmen Scheuerman, Dean of Wesley Divinity School in the Philippines. Drawing from John 6:1-14, Dr. Carmen (along with her farm friends!) invites us and challenges us to experience the abundance of God's blessings and be open to sharing with others. 

This week, Pastor Joe sits down with Rev. Cody Stauffer who shares his experience of caring for his mother who came down with COVID. Cody shares how this experience shaped the way he understands caring for others and allowing others to care for you.

In this episode of Bothell Amplified, we conclude our Gathering Series as Pastor Joe shares in our roles of partnering along side God as we dream towards loving communities. Drawing from Isaiah 65:17 - 25, we hope to continue to lean into what God is actively trying to do as we return to gatherings and the joys that can be found on the journey. 

This week, Pastor Joe is joined by his spouse, Joann Kim. Together, they talk about parenting, transitions, the Korean harvest festival Chuseok and how faith informs their identity. 

In this episode of Bothell Amplified, we continue our Gathering Series as Pastor Joe looks into how we posture ourselves to be outward facing, as opposed to being self-centered in our faith. With gatherings returning both in person and online, we draw from Isaiah 58: 6-14 as we continue to listen as God calls us back into our communities.

This week, Pastor Joe continues our Gathering series as Bothell United Methodist Church begins to live into the next era of life together, worshipping both virtually and in-person. Drawing from Isaiah 57:14-21, we navigate what it means to rebuild and why?

Today, Pastor Joe openly shares some reflections after Bothell United Methodist Church began living into a new era in the life of their community, by gathering for worship both online and in-person! Joe shares in some of the joys, highlights and blessings, and the areas for growth as they curate worshipful experiences that connect people to God and to one another.

This week, Pastor Joe launches our new sermon series titled Gathering as Bothell United Methodist Church begins to live into the next era of life together, worshipping both virtually and in-person. Drawing from Isaiah 56:1-8, we wrestle together with the idea of gathering, asking who is included and who isn't in God's gathered people? 

Today, Pastor Joe openly shares some thoughts around Bothell United Methodist Church's decision to begin living into a new era in the life of their community by gathering for worship both virtually and in-person on September 5th. He shares in some of the considerations, the challenges, and the ongoing dilemmas, while also sharing about some of the ways Bothell is working to keep the community...

On today's episode, we wrap up our August Compassion Series, focusing on Compassion as Transformation! With all that is happening around us in the world, it's hard to love one another, and yet, the prophet Isaiah reminds us that God is doing something new, and we are invited to walk alongside all that God is already doing! 

This week, Bothell Amplified is joined by Sharon Ryder as she preaches us through the next part of our Compassion Series. Sharon discusses the feelings of compassion that overcome us  when we see others suffering and also the feelings of motivation to relieve suffering as Christs in our communities. 

Today, Pastor Joe talks with Nicole Dibble, Director of Children's Ministry of Bothell United Methodist Church! Together, they share about this year's experience of Vacation Bible School being a hybrid model of both in-person and virtual, and they look ahead to what gathering in worship might look like as Bothell UMC prepares to enter the next phase of their life together, gathered both...

This week, Pastor Joe continues our Compassion Series with Compassion for Self. We remind ourselves the importance of caring for ourselves so that we might hear God and love one another. We draw from 1 Kings 19:1-17.

This week, Pastor Joe is joined by Sharon Ryder, a Church Accessibility Consultant, who shares some of her own story, walking with her son who lives with Down Syndrome and navigating belonging in places of community. Together, they talk about the ways  faith communities can promote belonging for all God's people, including those with disabilities!

This week, Pastor Joe continues our new summer sermon series Compassion. Joe breaks down how we as Christians can have compassion for the Earth. We draw from Hosea  4:1-3 as we delve into how our actions (and inactions) towards one another impact our lives on this Earth and how compassion can branch out beyond our faith. 

This week, Pastor Joe is joined by James Kang, the President of Nexus Ministry. Nexus is a ministry by, for, and with the next generations of Korean Americans in The United Methodist Church, and is currently hosting its Convocation virtually. James took some time after the day to share about his hopes and dreams of the Convocation and of Korean-American Ministry in The United Methodist Church and...

This week, Pastor Joe kicks off a new summer sermon series titled Compassion. Throughout August, we look to dive deeper into the various ways compassion impacts our lives. Reflecting on Colossians 3, Pastor Joe shares how compassion translates into a way of being and how it can flow into our lives as Christs in the community. 

This week, Pastor Joe is joined by friend and college, Rev. Malcolm McLaurin, curate of Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross in Redmond, WA ( holycrossredmond.org ). In this conversation, they talk about the things that give them hope as they examine their calls and the state of Christianity today through the rapidly changing world around them. 

This week, we finish our summer sermon series, Love Your Neighbor. Pastor Joe is joined by Shama Farag, a member of the Islamic Center of Bothell and active member of the community advocating for social justice! Reflecting on Acts 17, Pastor Joe and Shama talk about the importance of loving our neighbors, even those who believe differently than us, and how we can all come together towards a better...

This week on Bothell Amplified, we have another "In the News" where Pastor Joe reflects on and responds to current events that are happening in the world around us. In this episode, he focuses on the hit Apple+ TV show, Ted Lasso, which returns with season 2 on July 22. Find out what lessons we can draw from the show and how Ted Lasso can inspire us to be better people as we move towards...