Encounter Faith Podcast

Pastor Tara Beth kicks off our summer teaching series diving into the book of Exodus focusing on how we process evil in the world, and how we can connect with a book written thousands of years ago. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.  To...

Pastor Jake Roberts kicks off our summer teaching series diving into the book of Exodus by focusing on what we can learn from the response of the Hebrew midwives in Exodus 1. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.  Today’s message was origi...

Pastor Greg Wenhold Returns to the podcast to dive into how, and why we might try to add or take away from what Scripture says. He and host Ross Cochran also discuss what it looks like for a church in 2024 to expect what only God can do. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lut...

Pastor Tara Beth Leach's Sermon from Sunday June 2nd focused on the power in the name of Jesus, and what it means to be "Claimed by God." SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.  Today’s message was originally delivered on Sun...

Pastor Greg Wenhold's Sermon on Sunday June 2nd focused on how "Jesus plus nothing equals everything" and the opportunity all of us have to live on mission together. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.  Today’s message was...

Pastor Barbara Roberts sat down with host Ross Cochran to walk through her sermon all about the power of community when we are discipled by the Holy Spirit. She dove into practical examples of how we can live into the ideals of the church we see in Acts 2 in the year 2024 and shared insight on how churches can live into their full potential in their contexts. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Emai...

Pastor Tara Beth Leach reminds us of how a faith that is practiced independent of a community of believers will ultimately fall short, and provides practical wisdom for how we can be in community together despite our differences. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Ch...

Pastor Barbara Roberts reminds us of how a faith that is practiced independent of a community of believers will ultimately fall short, and provides practical wisdom for how we can be in community together despite our differences. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Ch...

In this special episode of the podcast, host Ross Cochran sits down with Missional Engagement Executive Minister Jeannine Allen and Bernard Wandera from Cherish Watoto Kenya. Bernard shares about what life is like for the kids who are connected to the school where he serves as the director, and how he sees God at work. Bernard and Jeannine also discuss the many ways those of us listening can get i...

Pastor Tara Beth is back on the podcast to reflect on Pentecost, how the Holy Spirit empowers us to live out God's mission, and ultimately how walking with the Holy Spirit is what leads to transformation. Tara Beth also shares how she walks with people who have had unsafe church experiences that were meant to be about the Holy Spirit and practical ways she incorporates being open to the Holy...

Pastor Tara Beth Leach kicks off a new teaching series "Sent Ones" on Pentecost 2024. She dives into how the Holy Spirit was part of the early church's embodied faith, how the Holy Spirit gives us power today, and how we are empowered to be on mission and live transformed lives for the Kingdom of God. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come wors...

Pastor Greg Wenhold walks us through the tradition of Pentecost, the significance of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church today, and ultimately if we have "locked the door" for the Holy Spirit in our own life. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church...

Students Minister Elisabeth Lectka walks Ross Cochran through the value of recognizing those who have entrusting the faith to us and the responsibility to pass along the faith to the next generation. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois. ...

Elisabeth Leckta, the Good Shepherd Church Students Minister, reminds all of us about the importance of passing on the faith that we were entrusted with to the next generation. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.  Today’s message was ori...

Pastor Pamela Palmer reminds all of us about the importance of our entrusted faith, the value of looking back to who helped shape our faith, and ultimately passing on our faith to the next generation. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois. ...

Pastor Tara Beth returns to the podcast to dive into five common myths we tend to believe about about the church, particularly in America. Particularly Pastor Tara Beth and Ross Cochran focus on how to break out of the consumeristic culture that is so pervasive, and the importance of walking together in the faith. Thanks for listening! SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our web...

Pastor Greg Wenhold wraps up our series "The Main Thing" with a call for us to find our "SHAPE" within the body of believers and reminds us how important it is to lean into our church communities. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naper...

Pastor Tara Beth concludes our teaching series "The Main Thing" by focusing on five common myths we all have about Christianity, particularly in America, and what the truth of God's word actually says. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naper...

Pastor Jake Roberts returns to the podcast to remind all of us that we cannot outshine God's capacity for Grace, why we are all saints & sinners, and what we can do about it. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to support Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Illinois.  Check out the se...

Pastor Tara Beth walks through how if it seems like "the world has gone mad" it's because it has, and how we all tend to respond to the brokenness in the world. She then walks through how the Law was given as a way to point out our need for grace, and how  Jesus changed everything when He went to the cross. We once had solidarity with Adam, but now we are able to be with Jesus, all...

Pastor Jake Roberts leans into the tension of living in today's world with the Law and Gospel, and how we are all "saints and sinners." Pastor Jake also walks through Luke 18 and reminds us that humility is makes authentic community possible, and pride kills it. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the...

Pastor Greg Wenhold walks through how all of us have a responsibility to stay focused on Scripture, in the full context and arc of the Bible. He gives practical insights on how to get started, and avoid common pitfalls in your scripture engagement practices. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our website , and come worship with us! The best way to support the podcast is to supp...

Pastor Greg Wenhold continues our teaching series "The Main Thing" and dives into the foundational belief of "word alone." Pastor Greg shares how we are all part of the story God is still writing in Scripture, reminds us what Scripture says about itself, and encourages us all to engage in God's word everyday. SHOW NOTES We’d love to meet you! Email us , check out our websi...

Pastor Tara Beth Leach continues our series on "The Main Thing," focusing on Word Alone. She walks through how to balance our commitment to Scripture alone, without weaponizing Scripture, all while encouraging all of us to stay faithful to engaging with God's word everyday. Pastor Tara Beth also shares 5 common misconceptions about the Bible and how we can stay focused on the truth....

Pastor Tara Beth Leach joined the podcast to walk through her recent message on grace and faith, and our complex relationship with both. Tara Beth walks our listeners through how grace is the default posture of God's character, the ways we limit grace, how faith is gift, and how we can process our innate brokenness to reorient ourselves to a fuller picture of who God is and all that He has do...