The In Between

In this honest, encouraging, and hope-filled conversation, Pastors Adrienne Ash and Shareena Casey, discuss all things Christian singleness: the real challenges singles face today, the sometimes understated blessings of singleness, how to navigate dating, desire, and purpose in our society, and how to thrive — emotionally, relationally, and spiritually. Whether you’re in a season of contentment, f...

All Shall Be Well?? On Mental Health with Karen Twinem. Whilst walking through our darkest moments, 'all shall be well' may feel trite, especially when our world is crashing down around us. Listen in as Julia chats with Karen Twinem, longtime member and co-leader of the support group Loving Someone With Mental Illness . Karen shares her journey of caring for several family members diagnosed with m...

UPDATED: Now... 'all shall be well' sounds great, but it is sometimes truly hard to believe! In this series, we're looking at some anxiety-producing topics through Julian of Norwich's lens of faith, hope, and love. Today, Julia interviews Ron Schmidt, whose passion for creation care (especially about achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions) is filled with conviction, curiosity, and hope. Liste...

Dr Charles and Julia take time to wrap up this lovely series of pods on the Beloved Community. They cover: how the depths of a theology of kingdom multi-ethnicity form us and offer us a continued way forward even when academic and corporate DEI spaces are feeling pressure and pressback; God's heart for his people; why empathy and curiosity take so much energy; and the difference between forming a...

Ya'll get to meet Julia's parents today! On this episode of The In Between, Julia talks to Grace & Jeff Silliman (otherwise known as Julia's mum and dad). They talk about their own faith mentors, intergenerational faith, the joys and challenges of being a sage in the church, and what it means to develop intergenerational communities where we all learn from and enjoy one another. Pass this epis...

Have you ever felt left out? Can you remember a moment where you experienced the wide open welcome of Jesus? The kingdom of God is marked by a noticeable erasure of outsider/insider categories - not just in theory, but in practice. Do you want to be part of a community that is demonstrating that welcome to folks who very often don't receive it in our world? Us too!! Listen in and be inspired as Ju...

"How old will YOU be in 10 years? Julia (who will be 62 a decade from now) interviews students during Culture Conference and ask them: how can the church be your beloved community both now, and years in the future from now. Listen in and get inspired about what it means to be a community where every generation is connected to the one before *and the one coming in the future. SPECIAL THANKS to the...

In this episode about being a part of the beloved community of God, Julia hosts a conversation about how current events are impacting our New American sisters and brothers. About a quarter of Vineyard Columbus is foreign born, so this is a very personal conversation for many! And Julia's mother was born in a DP camp after WW2 and entered the US as a refugee when she was a child, so it's personal f...

Welcome back and happy 2025! The In Between is back with a series of conversations about what MLK Jr called the beloved community... this dream of unity marked by kingdom multi-ethnicity, diversity, and a deep orientation to the truth of the Imago Dei - that each human is made in the image of God from the very first moments a new life is forming in the womb. Okay. Poetic language and lofty imagery...

In this episode, we explore the struggles facing us in our walk with Jesus and how tools can help us strenghten our discipleship. Listen in as Eric Pickerill and Amanda Pershing introduce a brand new discipleship pathway called Vineyard Core, which aims at providing both online and in-person resources to help us all in our discipleship journey. To begin moving through Vineyard Core, sign up for a...

Charismatic Revival Fury, Part 2: Unpacked, with Dr Caleb Maskell, VUSA Associate Nat'l Director of Theology & Education. In this episode, we'll explore the history of connection, followed by strong divergence between John Wimber (founder of the Vineyard movement) and C Peter Wagner, founder of the NAR. These episodes help us understand the role of Wimber's leadership in working to draw theolo...

Charismatic Revival Fury. Part 1, w/ Dr. Matt Taylor. Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation is an audio documentary that explains the history, leadership, and belief formation behind a growing and influential group of evangelicals in the US known as the New Apostolic Reformation, many of whom ended up at the Capitol riot on Jan 6, and many of whom are still influencing much conve...

Art Pereira is the Director of Events and Partnerships at Revoice, a Christian ministry that seeks to support and encourage LGBTQ+/SSA Christians who follow a historic sexual ethic — and those who love them. Art is passionate about discipleship, friendship, and Biblical community, and his thinking on these topics has been featured in conferences, podcasts, and a national best-selling book. Instagr...

Listen in as Pastor Eric Pickerill and Pastor Insoo Kim discuss foundational virtues and dive deeper into June's conversation with Rich Villodas. 

Listen in as Pastor Eric Pickerill, Pastor Insoo Kim and special guest Rich Villodas discuss foundational virtues. Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large, multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Rich graduated with a BA in pastoral ministry and theology from Nyack College. He went on to complete his Master of...

Listen in as Julia, Hannah and Santos talk about practical ways we can build faith and community as they dive deeper into May's conversation about NextGen ministry. 

Do you want to be inspired about how next gen Christians are being formed in faith, giftings, and identity? Julia and VC Students Pastor Santos Chaparro interview one of our VC Middle School students (and amazing production volunteer!) and a volunteer college-age leader (who was about to head into finals week!) and ask about what church has meant for them, how wrestling through vulnerable question...

What are practical ways we can steward the Earth? How do we lead our communities towards positive solutions to safeguard our cities, neighborhoods, and the next generation from the effects of a warming world and life-threatening pollution? As we gear up for Earth Day on April 22, Julia sits down with Pastor Jenney Rice to discuss creation care and why it matters.

For the month of April, we wanted to revisit an episode we aired a couple of years back about how followers of Jesus can be good stewards of our environment and think biblically about creation care. It’s not an unpopular opinion today to say that Christians aren't necessarily known to care about the environment. But in this conversation, our executive pastor Daniel Nathan and co-senior pastor Eric...

What does it look like to move toward beloved community? Julia and Eric sit down with Pastor Charles Montgomery and Pastor Adrienne Ash to talk about the upcoming Better Together conference at Vineyard Columbus.

Creative master Richard Smith III joins Eric and Julia for a continued conversation about spiritual construction, deconstruction, and restoration in a culture confronted with doubt. 

Whole hearted reconstruction may look differently for everyone when everything is on fire. What does it look like to hold to a firm foundation in the midst of renovations of the heart? Brian Zahnd is a full-time pastor, an occasional author, and a would-be mountaineer. He and his wife Peri founded Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri. Brian is the author of eleven books, including When Ever...

Listen in as Julia and Adrienne talk about practical ways we can stop and choose friendship as they dive deeper into February's conversation with Ms. JoAnne Bland.

During her lifetime, JoAnne Bland has been a witness and participant in some of our nation’s most consequential civil rights battles. She began her civil rights activism in the early 1960s. The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) activists organized Bland and other area children and teenagers to participate in the civil rights movement. In the front lines of the struggle, the young B...

Eric sits down with Pastor John Ma for a time of reflection and continued conversation about immigration and anxiety, as well as how we followers of Jesus can continue showing up as people who value others.