Encounter Faith Podcast

Pastor Jake Roberts continues our series for our generosity initiative, Forward. Pastor Jake dives into how far God is willing to go for us, and how we are meant to respond. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you cannot encounter th...

As we go through our generosity initiative, Forward , our podcast will be hosted in front of our Tuesday Morning Bible Study. In this conversation, Pastor Tara Beth joins host Ross Cochran to talk through our generosity campaign, how we can find freedom through moving forward, and ultimately why this matters for a local church like Good Shepherd. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated...

Pastor Tara Beth kicks off our new series Forward by drawing us back to Philippians 3:12-16 and encouraging everyone to find freedom from what's holding us back as well as find freedom from boasting about the past. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fund...

Faith Eury Cho is a pastor, author, speaker, and nonprofit Founder and CEO. She joined host Ross Cochran to discuss how in our walk with Jesus, we can easily settle for counterfeits and substitutes of the presence of God, rather than pursuing the real thing. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Faith and her ministry . Faith has been a gospel preacher since she was 19-years-old. Currently, she is an intern...

We were thrilled to welcome Sig Berg back home. Sig was the second Senior Pastor in our church's history. Sig gave a message dedicated to how we must be courageous in today's world to help give future generations a church that lives up to its full potential.  SHOW NOTES Sigval (Sig) Berg is chairman and founder of the Severn Leadership Group (SLG), Annapolis, Maryland, which for over a d...

Jenn Anderson has been involved with children's ministry for over 18 years and currently serves as the Children's minister at Good Shepherd church. Jenn joins host Ross Cochran to discuss why parents may not feel equipped to disciple their kids, what first steps they can take, and how the rest of the church can come alongside them in that journey. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast i...

Pastor Tara Beth closes out our series focused on the discipleship of kids and students by calling all of us, no matter our age, to be humble missionaries as we approach today's generation of kids and students.  SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundame...

Pastor Jake wraps up our teaching service about the discipleship of kids and students by laying out how we can be a non-anxious presence in a world of chaos, and why that matters to kids today. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you...

Pastor Jake and Host Ross Cochran dive into the peer pressure kids and students face today, and the unique role that dads play in the discipleship of their kids. Pastor Jake also shares about how the church must rise above the "us vs them" mentality that is so pervasive in every other area of our life. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and...

Pastor Tara Beth continues our series about the discipleship of our kids and students by talking about how kids today are more isolated than ever, despite having more opportunities for connection. This is true for all of us, but because of the unique ways this impacts kids & students, we must be willing to help support greater community and connection. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is...

Pastor Jake continues our series "Be the One" which is all about the discipleship of today's kids and students. He walks through how isolated kids feel, how we can understand that from examples we see in Scripture and our own experiences, and ultimately our role in helping foster greater connection. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down a...

Pastor Tara Beth returns to the podcast to discuss discipleship, isolation, and how we as the church can help the kids and students in our life today. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you cannot encounter the risen Lord unchanged,...

Pastor Tara Beth continues our series about the discipleship of the next generation by explaining how the peer pressure we faced as kids is now different for today's students and children, and how the church can respond to fit the real needs of youth today. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re...

Pastor Jake continues our teaching series about the discipleship of students and kids by focusing on peer pressure. How it's the same as what we faced as kids, how it's different, and what we as the church are meant to do about it. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at...

Pastor Greg Wenhold continues the conversation around the discipleship of our kids and students by returning to the podcast with host Ross Cochran. Pastor Greg reminds us about how we all have a role to play in discipleship, and particularly the role that grandparents play in the live of their grandkids. Thanks for listening! SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to...

Middle School Ministry Leader Max Schiewe continues our series on the discipleship of the next generation, with a reminder that we have been given grace through our relationship with Christ, and how to help our kids stand boldly in today's world because of that grace. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversat...

Chaplain Leslie Hunter returns to Good Shepherd to share a message about God's grace, and speaking truth in a world that seems to not want to hear it. SHOW NOTES Support Holy Family Ministries The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you cannot...

Bethany Hammer knows children's ministry and she knows Good Shepherd. She sat down with host Ross Cochran to discuss how to help a church focus on the discipleship of kids and students and what parents need from the church to be successful. SHOW NOTES Bethany Hammer is the coordinator for Propel Ecclesia: Cohorts for Women in Ministry The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space...

Recorded live after second service, Miriam Swanson joined Ross Cochran, Pastor Tara Beth, and Pastor Jake to continue the conversation about the discipleship of our young adults, our students, and our kids. Thanks for listening! SHOW NOTES Learn more about Fusion USA Check out the Discipleship Card Deck Miriam mentions during this conversation The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating s...

Miriam Swanson, Executive Director of Fusion USA, kicks off our new series focused on the discipleship of students and kids.  SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you cannot encounter the risen Lord unchanged, and through the replays...

Pastor Jake Roberts returns to the podcast and shares the difference between our actions and our identities, how to combat shame in the church, and how we are uniquely positioned to come alongside folks who are struggling. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We f...

Pastor Jake Roberts wraps up our series on Exodus by providing a summary of key takeaways from the entire narrative of Exodus, including the critical reminder that we are loved by God, that we are worthy of being loved, and that there is nothing that will ever change that. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversat...

Pastor Pamela Palmer wraps up our teaching series on the book of Exodus with a reminder about God's character, that He is merciful and that He loves us.. SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every week at Good Shepherd. We fundamentally believe that you cannot encounter the risen Lord un...

Faith Eury Cho, is an author and, alongside her husband David, the co-founder and co-pastor of Mosaic Covenant Church in New Jersey. She's also the CEO and founder of the Honor Summit, a nonprofit organization that centers Asian American women in the mission of God. Faith continues our Exodus series by challenging us examine the "substitutes" and "counterfeits" we have in...

Leslie Hunter is the Chaplain at Holy Family Ministries in Chicago. He continued our series on Exodus by reminding us that even though we are 'sheep,' we have something that the wolves in our world don't, we have the good shepherd! SHOW NOTES The Encounter Faith Podcast is dedicated to creating space to slow down and dive deeper into the critical conversations we’re having every wee...