Create Space Podcast

Season 2 is here! This season we are connecting with a bunch of different volunteers in our community to get to know them, hear their stories, and find hope together. This week we sit down with Dan Wilson, a volunteer on our worship team and who helps with small groups, and hear about his story, finding connection when it's hard, and loving other people well.

Join us as Nate, Evan, Courtney, and Ashley answer questions ranging from parenting, to faith and free will, to fasting, and more. This conversation is fun and deeply encouraging! Let us know what you think and get ready for Season 2 🙌 

Season 2 is coming this fall! Join Evan, Jacob, Courtney, and Nate for a quick look back and look ahead of the Live to Give Podcast. 

This is an absolutely incredible conversation with Evan, Nate, Courtney, and special guest Jessica McCracken. Jessica is a Campus Pastor at Grace Pointe Church and we get to hear from both Jessica and Courtney about their personal experience as women in ministry as well as their perspective on this topic as a whole. This episode is loaded with words of wisdom and, as always, hope.  Resources:...

Courtney, Nate, Evan, and Jacob talk about legalism more in depth than we have in the past as well as tolerance and intolerance. We're covering a couple of different sermons, but everything leads to love. Website Youtube

We're starting a new series on the podcast around Pivoting in our understanding of God and relationships and people and all kinds of things. Listen as Nate, Jacob, Courtney, and Evan discuss what pivoting is, their personal experiences around pivoting and deconstruction, and find some hope for you this week.  Website Youtube

Join Nate, Courtney, and Jacob as they discuss the last bit of the book of Revelation. We'll talk about antichrist and what it means, who/what Babylon is, and how it all relates to us now. Listen for the hope and love we can find through the book of Revelation.

Nate, Jacob, and Courtney discuss Revelation chapters 5-10. They discuss tribulation and how it's not just the big stuff, but also the smaller things. We all experience tribulation. Listen as they discover hope in the midst of tribulation.  Website: www.wearefaithchurch.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/wearefaithchurch

This week, Nate, Courtney, and Jacob discuss the throne room of heaven found in chapter 4 of Revelation. They talk through some of the symbolism and ultimately the hope we can derive from them. They talk through the powerful idea of judgement filtered through mercy that seems oxymoronic.  Website: www.wearefaithchurch.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/wearefaithchurch

This week we're discussing chapters 2 and 3 of revelation which are the messages to the 7 churches. Courtney, Nate, and Jacob talk about how these messages are not only a call to repentance, but a message of hope. This book can be challenging to read, so follow along with us as we learn and grow together!  Website: www.wearefaithchurch.com Sermons: www.youtube.com/wearefaithchurch

We're turning the corner a bit in the podcast today with a series of conversations about the book of Revelation. We sit down with Nate, Courtney, and Jacob as they discuss their own personal perceptions of the book of Revelation growing up, what they see Revelation as really being about, and hear stories that, we hope, connects to your own stories with the book. Revelation is a story of Jesus firs...

It's no secret that here at Faith Church we care deeply about mental health. In this beautiful interview with Jasmine, you'll get to hear about her journey into counseling, some thoughts around kids and teens with big feelings, our penchant for distraction, and more. Jasmine gives some really helpful insight into her world and helps us to see Jesus during difficult times. Take a listen friends 🤗...

Evan and Nate sit down with our good friends Steven and Alexea. They are part of an organization that works with college students around the state called University Christian Outreach. They both work with students every single day at MSU and U-M and have a glimpse into what students are facing. This is an incredibly enjoyable interview as Alexea and Steven hold both levity and gravity in glorious...

Evan and Nate talk with Tom Rollis, a school counselor. We talk with him about what he sees kids and parents facing in this post-pandemic-ish time we're living in. Tom provides an interesting perspective and encourages us toward hope. You don't want to miss this episode! And, as always, let us know what you think in the comments and leave a review. Thanks for listening! Website:  wearefaithch...

Stephanie Smith is a social worker who works with refugee kids in the foster care system. We had an awesome conversation about how social workers have fared during this pandemic. Stephanie helps us to see what hurdles they've had to face as well as where she has found hope in the last couple of years. This conversation is honest, thought provoking, and full of laughs.  Website: wearefaithchur...

We have a new season starting next week! In this trailer we'll preview a little of what's happening in Season 1. We have some really great people to talk with and we're very excited for you to hear their stories of hope. See you next week!

Today we sit down with Kirk Proctor, senior pastor at Faith Church, and ask him all the questions we didn't get to talk about so far. We talk on what versions of the bible are most helpful, if doubting is okay, heaven, and more. This is the last episode in our Summer Season. We're taking a small break and coming back strong with the official launch of Season 1 in the fall. Thanks for joining us an...

Okay, y'all need to listen ALL THE WAY THROUGH this one. We have something fun at the end that we need YOU to be part of. This week Evan and Jacob sit down with Nate to talk about mental health. We cover topics like preventative counseling and the Church's response to mental illness. Evan's Venmo: @embibb

We've got Ashley Burger, our worship director, on the podcast this week! Nate and Jacob talk with Ashley about her journey in hearing God's voice. If you need some encouragement in this area, this episode is for you because Ashley is a master encourager.  Website: https://www.wearefaithchurch.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lansingfaith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lansingfait...

This week Evan and Nate talk with Sam Anderson, the youth pastor here at Faith Church, about judgement and forgiveness. Sam shares some of his story and his own personal experience with judgement and forgiveness. You'll hear a discussion on Christians judging celebrities like Justin Bieber and even learn a little something about night hearing 😉

For the first episode in our summer session, Nate and Evan sit down with Courtney Ferden, Faith Church's 5th and 6th grade pastor, to talk about sin and God's love. These are both huge topics that can be hard to wrap our heads around. You'll hear about what Courtney didn't include in her sermon this week as well as a couple of stories where she experienced grace.

Evan and Nate discuss what's coming for the Live to Give Podcast and what we're all about.