Hopevale Church Podcast

Everyone's searching for something—hope that endures, peace that lasts, joy that overflows, love that changes everything. The Magi followed a distant light across unfamiliar terrain, unsure of where it would lead but certain it was worth the journey. This Advent, we join them. As we search for the same things, we discover that every longing finds its answer in Jesus. The search doesn't just lead u...

Join Bay City Director Tamara Schlatter and Senior Pastor Josh Pardee as they explore the message from the final week of our series titled Crooked Sticks.  

The story of Jacob's sons is messy, painful, redemptive, and beautiful. It's the story of betrayal and forgiveness, grief and healing, famine and provision. But more than that, it's the story of how God takes a broken family and forms a people through whom He will bless the whole world. From the very beginning, God's heart has been to include the outsider and heal what's been fractured. This serie...

Join Bay City Director Tamara Schlatter and Senior Pastor Josh Pardee as they explore the message from week 5 of our current series titled Crooked Sticks.  

The story of Jacob's sons is messy, painful, redemptive, and beautiful. It's the story of betrayal and forgiveness, grief and healing, famine and provision. But more than that, it's the story of how God takes a broken family and forms a people through whom He will bless the whole world. From the very beginning, God's heart has been to include the outsider and heal what's been fractured. This serie...

Join Bay City Director Tamara Schlatter and Saginaw Campus Pastor Sam Burke as they explore the message from week 4 of our current series titled Crooked Sticks.  

The story of Jacob's sons is messy, painful, redemptive, and beautiful. It's the story of betrayal and forgiveness, grief and healing, famine and provision. But more than that, it's the story of how God takes a broken family and forms a people through whom He will bless the whole world. From the very beginning, God's heart has been to include the outsider and heal what's been fractured. This serie...

Join Bay City Director Tamara Schlatter and Saginaw Campus Pastor Sam Burke as they explore the message from week 3 of our current series titled Crooked Sticks.  

The story of Jacob's sons is messy, painful, redemptive, and beautiful. It's the story of betrayal and forgiveness, grief and healing, famine and provision. But more than that, it's the story of how God takes a broken family and forms a people through whom He will bless the whole world. From the very beginning, God's heart has been to include the outsider and heal what's been fractured. This serie...

Join Bay City Director Tamara Schlatter and Senior Pastor Josh Pardee as they explore the message from week 2 of our current series titled Crooked Sticks. 

The story of Jacob's sons is messy, painful, redemptive, and beautiful. It's the story of betrayal and forgiveness, grief and healing, famine and provision. But more than that, it's the story of how God takes a broken family and forms a people through whom He will bless the whole world. From the very beginning, God's heart has been to include the outsider and heal what's been fractured. This serie...

Join Bay City Director Tamara Schlatter and Senior Pastor Josh Pardee as they explore the message from week 1 of our current series titled Crooked Sticks. 

The story of Jacob's sons is messy, painful, redemptive, and beautiful. It's the story of betrayal and forgiveness, grief and healing, famine and provision. But more than that, it's the story of how God takes a broken family and forms a people through whom He will bless the whole world. From the very beginning, God's heart has been to include the outsider and heal what's been fractured. This serie...

We want to try to make learning about Jesus simple, straightforward, and approachable by breaking big truths into small, meaningful episodes. Each episode helps you see who Jesus is, why His life matters, and how His teachings apply to everyday life. By taking in theology in bite-sized portions, you'll grow closer to Christ and deepen your faith one step at a time.

Jesus changed the world—one table at a time. Whether He was eating with tax collectors, reclining with friends, or feeding the multitudes, Jesus used the table as a place of welcome, witness, and transformation. In this five-week series, we'll reimagine evangelism not as a presentation to perfect, but as an invitation to extend. Using the acronym T.A.B.L.E., we'll learn how to reach those around u...

We want to try to make learning about Jesus simple, straightforward, and approachable by breaking big truths into small, meaningful episodes. Each episode helps you see who Jesus is, why His life matters, and how His teachings apply to everyday life. By taking in theology in bite-sized portions, you'll grow closer to Christ and deepen your faith one step at a time.

Jesus changed the world—one table at a time. Whether He was eating with tax collectors, reclining with friends, or feeding the multitudes, Jesus used the table as a place of welcome, witness, and transformation. In this five-week series, we'll reimagine evangelism not as a presentation to perfect, but as an invitation to extend. Using the acronym T.A.B.L.E., we'll learn how to reach those around u...

We want to try to make learning about Jesus simple, straightforward, and approachable by breaking big truths into small, meaningful episodes. Each episode helps you see who Jesus is, why His life matters, and how His teachings apply to everyday life. By taking in theology in bite-sized portions, you'll grow closer to Christ and deepen your faith one step at a time.

Jesus changed the world—one table at a time. Whether He was eating with tax collectors, reclining with friends, or feeding the multitudes, Jesus used the table as a place of welcome, witness, and transformation. In this five-week series, we'll reimagine evangelism not as a presentation to perfect, but as an invitation to extend. Using the acronym T.A.B.L.E., we'll learn how to reach those around u...

We want to try to make learning about Jesus simple, straightforward, and approachable by breaking big truths into small, meaningful episodes. Each episode helps you see who Jesus is, why His life matters, and how His teachings apply to everyday life. By taking in theology in bite-sized portions, you'll grow closer to Christ and deepen your faith one step at a time.

Jesus changed the world—one table at a time. Whether He was eating with tax collectors, reclining with friends, or feeding the multitudes, Jesus used the table as a place of welcome, witness, and transformation. In this five-week series, we'll reimagine evangelism not as a presentation to perfect, but as an invitation to extend. Using the acronym T.A.B.L.E., we'll learn how to reach those around u...

We want to try to make learning about Jesus simple, straightforward, and approachable by breaking big truths into small, meaningful episodes. Each episode helps you see who Jesus is, why His life matters, and how His teachings apply to everyday life. By taking in theology in bite-sized portions, you'll grow closer to Christ and deepen your faith one step at a time.

Jesus changed the world—one table at a time. Whether He was eating with tax collectors, reclining with friends, or feeding the multitudes, Jesus used the table as a place of welcome, witness, and transformation. In this five-week series, we'll reimagine evangelism not as a presentation to perfect, but as an invitation to extend. Using the acronym T.A.B.L.E., we'll learn how to reach those around u...

Today is about more than a service—it's about momentum. Together, let's look back with gratitude for how God has been moving and step forward with faith for all He still wants to do. Come expectant and prayerful as we believe for all God has ahead for Hopevale!

Life is shaped by rhythms that form who we become. Rhythms of Grace is an ongoing series that explores spiritual practices to help us grow in faith and experience God's presence. These disciplines—such as prayer, Sabbath, fasting, and more —aren't about earning God's love, but about living more fully in it. Each message will unpack a practice and provide practical tools to help you put it into act...