Christian Formation

In the novel Something Needs to Change by David Platt, we are challenged to live our Christian lives in a way to make them "count." Join us as we discuss Platt's book and the implications it has on our Christian lives.   This is our sixth podcast of our the Book Review sub-series on the Christian Formation Podcast. This sub-series takes you into the literary world and analyzes novel...

The Apostles' Creed was developed by our Christian ancestors long ago. In ancient Rome around 200 A.D., the Apostles' Creed was created to serve as a doctrine or statement to sum up what Christians believe. There are a lot of thoughts, myths, and opinions about the Apostles' Creed, so we take time in this podcast to dive in and learn more about how the Creed helps us make sense of t...

Exhaustion, overworked, and overwhelmed while in ministry... is that sustainable? What does it look like to have balance? In this podcast, we take a look at Zeal Without Burnout: Seven Keys to a Lifelong Ministry of Sustainable Sacrifice by Christopher Ash. Join us as we discuss the value in sustainably laboring for the gospel in both everyday ministry and vocational ministry. This is our fifth po...

In this podcast, we take a look at The Coach Model for Christian Leaders: Powerful Leadership Skills for Solving Problems, Reaching Goals, and Developing Others by Keith E. Webb. This book has shaped how we train our City Group leaders and staff team in our church. Join us as we listen to the importance of asking questions when training leaders in the church. This is our fourth podcast of our the...

In a time of chaos, fear, and ever-changing news, we want and need a constant. As Christians, we have the hope and security in Someone who is far greater than any virus—our King defeated death! However, as Christians we also have the responsibility to respect our authorities and love others well… but, what does that look like at a time like this? How do we be the church without being physically pr...

In our Christian culture, so often marriage is viewed as the pinnacle while singleness is deemed a season of transition. In this podcast, we look at what the Bible says about singleness and discuss the stigmas in church culture around singleness.  Connect With Us providenceomaha.org | Instagram | Facebook Email Us formation@providenceomaha.org

“It’s not the arguments and evidence that actually win the person to Christ, but the Holy Spirit can use arguments and evidence just the same way He uses our own personal testimonies or stories to reach nonbelievers." We invited Scott Olson, one of the volunteers in our church and an avid Christian apologetics consumer, to review Dr. William Lane Craig's book Reasonable Faith . Join us t...

In part one of our Christianity + Yoga discussion, we take a look at the history of yoga and its roots in eastern religion. This episode, we explore Holy Yoga and whether we should be cautious in saying it is a “unique space where God will meet us and work,” when the Lord hasn’t stated that in His word. We also discuss how Christian liberty relates to yoga and whether we should practice it in the...

This is our second podcast of our new Book Review sub-series on the Christian Formation Podcast. In this podcast, we take a look at John Onwuchekwa's Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church . This book has shaped how we run our church gatherings, how often we pray as a collective church body, and how we train our staff team and leaders in prayer. Join us to find out more about the impo...

Yoga is prevalent in our culture today but its Hindu roots bring controversy in the church over whether or not we as Christians should be practicing yoga. In this podcast, we explore the history of yoga, share our experiences with yoga, and look at scripture to see whether yoga is something we as Christians should think twice about before practicing. This is part one of the two-part conversation. ...

This is our first podcast of our new Book Review sub-series on the Christian Formation Podcast. In this podcast, we take a look at Trillia Newbell's United: Captured By God’s Vision for Diversity as an introductory novel in the realm of diversity within the church. Join us as we review her book and ponder what diversity should look like in our church today. Connect With Us providenceomaha.org...

This is part two of the two-part series. In the Defining Discipleship first episode (035), we were brainstorming ideas and our thoughts about discipleship. In this episode, we want to define discipleship and unpack some questions over how to disciple, what discipleship practically looks like, and whether our current discipleship structures should change. Connect With Us providenceomaha.org | Insta...

In many of our local churches, we think of discipleship as sitting in a coffee shop with one other person talking about the Bible. But, is this true discipleship? What if we challenged you with a different idea of what it means to disciple others? In this first episode of our two-part podcast over discipleship, we explore what discipleship means and what it looks like in our day-to-day lives. Join...

New year means new goals; intense workout plans, fad diets, or schedule changes make up the average American’s resolution list. This impulse to start fresh isn’t bad. The problem is that most of these resolutions don’t always stick, and more often than not they don’t really help our characters.  This podcast explores creating A Rule of Life, or a rhythm of life that allows you to abide in Jesus an...

Advent is celebrated in churches around the world for centuries, but a lot of us have no idea why it’s actually important or what the consequences would be if didn’t have it. In this podcast, a new team on the Christian Formation podcast explores what Advent is, whether the church should observe Advent, practical ideas of how to observe Advent this Christmas season. Connect With Us providenceomaha...

Within the gospel story, we find our connection to God and connection to Gods people, the church. This week on the podcast, we will look at the role of membership in this communion to Christ, and what our commitments are as the church.  Connect With Us providenceomaha.org | Instagram | Facebook Email Us formation@providenceomaha.org

Providence Church is going to make a BIG move to The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) campus, which means a new opportunity for both college students and the church body. This podcast explores how the church can best care for students in this time and offers advice for college students during these critical character-forming years. Connect With Us providenceomaha.org | Instagram | Facebook Em...

The Christian Formation Podcast was birthed through some youthful angst and hopefully a dash of obedience to God’s guidance. In 2018 we decided to begin a process of discussing life and bible issues as a means to put good content in the ears of our church family. The youthful angst, you may ask, is the bit inside us that believes we have something to say that no one else is saying. Thoughts to sol...

There are countless things that my parents taught me while growing up. They taught me how to tie my shoes, my dad taught me how to drive a stick shift, and my mom at least attempted to teach me how to cook. Out of all those things, small to big, the one I am perhaps most grateful for is the way they taught me that serving the poor is part of being a Christian. They led by example and frequently se...

The discipline of silence and solitude brings with it a mixture of emotions and perspectives. As a church within a church planting movement that prides itself on championing the gospel, it might seem as though we would be sacrificing too much in the pursuit of something like, “experiencing God.” Yet the testimony of the church throughout the ages and the example of Christ himself is that silence a...

If you would have asked me a year ago if I had any verses memorized, my response would have been anything but impressive. I probably could have rattled off John 3:16, if for no other reason than I’d seen it at sporting events so many times, but that was about the extent of my abilities. You can probably imagine my reaction then when I was asked if I would memorize Psalm 6, to be recited to the con...

I (Gabe) wanted to write an opinion piece that would pair well with our fourth of July week. There are many blogs I wanted to write. ('religious leanings of founding fathers,' 'the pagan history of fireworks,' 'how to be missional this fourth of July,' or something along those lines) But, I think the timely word for Christians this 4th of July week 2019 is to consider...

Greetings Providence Church family. It has been only about 6 months ago that we talked through some of our ideas and our heart to start a center next to Assumption University here in Bangkok. We started to see some interest among the international students on campus, then started a Bible study and thought – what if we were to have a center right next to the campus? It seemed like a good idea, and...

Every month, our Church gathers to sing, pray, and read the Bible. We call these times Worship Nights, because we believe them to center our attention (our worship) on Christ. But recently I (Gabe) have been asking myself, what is the difference between a worship night and a Sunday morning church gathering? What, if any, is the difference between gathering on Sunday morning and gathering in someon...

Lewis: The Apologist Polarizing, yet popular. CS Lewis has been read, quoted, debated and nuanced for the last half-century. Our previous post was devoted to giving background to Lewis and introducing one of his most famous works, Mere Christianity . But who was Lewis as an apologist? Apologetics is a defense of a certain set of beliefs. You can have apologetics for the effectiveness of CrossFit,...