Coastline Covenant Podcast

In the next installment of our Christianese podcast series, Hunter, Michael, and Nikki discuss the idea of "quiet times." You know it as a time where you are quiet with the Lord... but is that all that it is? Is value to opening up the term to different times? Is there a beauty in experiencing God beyond just reading your Bible? Listen to this episode to find out!

We're excited to bring you a brand new series here on the podcast called Christianese, where we're taking a look at some "church-y" words we say all the time and diving into their origin and how they made their way into the church. On this first episode, Garrick and Hunter talk about fellowship. Where did it come from? Why is it so important? What does Red Dawn have to do with it...

All 6 Coastline staff members gather to reflect on the past 100 episodes of the Coastline Covenant Podcast. We look back, look forward, and play some fun games. In all sincerity, thank you to all who have listened, shared, or interacted with the podcast. When we started this thing 102 episodes ago, we had no idea it'd get to where it is today. We're excited for the next 100! With overwhelm...

Our 100th Episode comes out next week! Until then, drop a question here (on Spotify) or email hbabcock@coastline.family. Thanks for listening, and we'll see you next week!

Hunter sits down with The Gals (Nikki Hernandez, Therese Manning, and Alicea Hernandez) to talk about all things Women's Ministry here at Coastline. The main idea: women, we see you! We want to create a space for you to be in friendship with other women. We want to see you at The Manning's House (20410 Reynolds Drive, Torrance CA 90503) for a night of fun and community. ALSO, you're ru...

Hunter sits down with Coastline's two newest hires, Michelle Stout and Kegan Mori to talk all things employment! Just kidding... kind of. Kegan and Michelle get grilled about what they love most about Coastline, how they got the jobs, and what they're looking forward to the most. Remember! Our 100th Episode is coming soon. We're opening up the mailbag for any and all questions! Send th...

Hunter, Shawn, and theo nerd Andrew Faris talk about BAPTISM! If you've had any questions or misconceptions about baptism, this episode is for you. The guys tackle immersion vs. sprinkling, infant baptism, water in the Bible, and tell stories about their own baptisms. This is such a great conversation: great depths and even greater laughter. ALSO: our 100th episode is coming up! Send in questi...

Michael, Hunter, and Shawn talk all things Galatians! Beyond the theological themes and the hopes we have as we dive into this book, the three guys talk about what it means to be free, what worshiping freely looks like, and of course... Jimmy Buffett.

Hunter, Garrick, Nikki, and Shawn discuss church membership at Coastline! We're really excited for this season where we're asking you to officially join our family. Hear about why this is happening now, what this means for you, and how you can get involved!

This week we're wrapping up our quick series called "Covenant Connection" with a conversation with Adam Edgerly, who oversees Covenant World Relief and Development. Hunter and Shawn talk with Adam about his role and his duties, his heart for missions work, the way that the social action goes hand-in-hand with the Gospel, and his hope for Covenant pastors around the world.

Welcome back! We're returning from hiatus with Tammy Swanson-Draheim, also known as the President of the Evangelical Covenant Denomination. Hunter and Garrick ask her about her pastoral heart, how she ended up as president, and one thing she wants to tell the local church!

... or for several weeks after that! With the crazy schedules in the Coastline offices, we're taking July and some of August off. We'll be back on August 17th with new episodes. See you then!

It's our last week in the Blueprints series, so Shawn and Hunter talk about how the entire series has led to this point: the church is a home. What does that mean? Is there hope for those who feel as if the church isn't their home? How can we make the church more "homey" to both those inside and out? The conversation ends with Shawn and Hunter evaluating the entire series, and ho...

Hunter and Garrick talk about Garrick's sermon from this past Sunday about persisting in doing good in relationship. It's a rich conversation, one you *think* you have heard about, but one that is framed in an incredibly practical way. We hope you enjoy it, and we hope you listen through the end as we've added the testimony shared by Drew and Kelcy Messick. It's worth listening to,...

Shawn, Hunter, and Garrick talk about the importance of unity at Coastline by unpacking Coastline's unique view on women in ministry. If you've had questions about the theological reasoning behind certain views as well as questions about Coastline's 'third way', then this is the podcast for you! We hope you enjoy it.

On this week's episode, Hunter, Garrick, and Nikki talk about Coastline's denomination: the Evangelical Covenant Church. We talk about our history with the covenant, what it means for each of us to be covenant, and little bit about what makes the ECC denomination unique. This is a really personal episode that helps to paint a picture of the history of Coastline, so if you've been with...

Hunter, Nikki, and Shawn talk about the most exciting thing possible: church polity! They discuss why the time was right for Coastline to draft some church structure, how the process went, and most importantly, why it matters to us. This is a great conversation that really helps show that the governance here at Coastline has been developed with love and family in mind. We hope you enjoy!

Hunter talks to Michael Barker and Tiffany Adams about prayer at Coastline. They discuss what a praying church looks like, discuss when prayer became real for them, and give helpful advice for some of our Coastline family who are apprehensive about going up and asking for prayer after a service. Big thanks to Tiffany for talking to us, and make sure you look for her trading cards!

We're excited to talk all things Blueprints, which is our new teaching series at Coastline where we're looking at the Bible's wisdom and guidance in building a church. Shawn, Garrick, and Hunter talk about why this matters now, what is to come in this series, and the hope that we all have for our Coastline family as we talk about things that we definitely need to hear as a congregation...

Buckle up! Hunter sits down with family theologian Andrew Faris to talk about Jesus forever. Like the conversations before, this one places Jesus in time and space, namely the eternal space. We ask and answer questions about the rapture, the book of Revelation, common terms you hear when talking about the end times, and of course... R.E.M and Wilco. This is a FEAST of a conversation and we really...

We're so excited to bring you the second conversation in our new series, Jesus: Yesterday, Today, and Forever. Hunter sits down with Dr. Jeannine Hanger to talk about some of the "I Am" statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John. These statements are Jesus talking to his followers in their today (when the Gospels were written) and our today (2023), so we not only talk historical conte...

Welcome to a brand new series here on the Coastline Covenant Podcast! We're mirroring our teaching series Jesus: Yesterday, Today, and Forever by taking a look each of the "times" (yesterday, today, and forever) and trying to see Jesus within them in ways we maybe hadn't been able to before. This first episode is incredibly special, as we have Dr. Charlie Trimm on the podcast tal...

It's all over! Lent, Holy Week, and Easter have come and gone! To keep up the tradition, all six Coastline staff discuss the process of getting to Easter, the day itself, volunteer wins, and Sweet Caroline. But seriously - thank you to EVERYONE for helping make Easter a success!

Garrick, Hunter, Shawn, and Michael reflect on Lent at Coastline, talk about Palm Sunday, and share their excitement for Holy Week and all that's to come. We'll see you THIS SUNDAY AT 10 AM FOR EASTER AT VETERAN'S PARK!

Hunter and Garrick talk about his sermon from this past week, ways in which we can implement the lessons we learned in Lent throughout the rest of our weeks, and the freedom we have in Christ. If you missed Garrick's sermon, or any sermon from our Lent series, you can check them out right here.