The Ridge Community Church

Tyler is the Executive Director of Ministries and Online Campus Pastor at The Ridge. He and John have a conversation about one of the big misconceptions about God and how it might affect some of our life decisions.

Week 1 of our "Reboot" series. 

Lisa Zwagerman is a professional counselor and therapist that helps kids, students, and adults improve their mental health. She has a first hand look at trends developing in mental health and the types of tools and behaviors that can set kids and students up for success. In part 2 of their conversation, Lisa and John have a conversation about how to healthier thought processes and then Lisa answer...

Week 3 of our "You Know What They Say" series.

Lisa Zwagerman is a professional counselor and therapist that helps kids, students, and adults improve their mental health. She has a first hand look at trends developing in mental health and the types of tools and behaviors that can set kids and students up for success. Lisa and John have a conversation about some of those trends, daily habits that affect mental health, how to have weekly check-i...

Week 2 of our "You Know What They Say" series.

Jenni woke up in the middle of the night and checked her phone. She saw a need for some boots for an individual living without a home and decided to meet that need. Since then she has served faithfully with the organization Street Angels ( streetangelsmke.org ) and built friendships with  many people living without housing. In this episode, Jenni and John have a conversation about how Je...

Week 1 of our "You Know What They Say" series.

Kelly Eger is the Director of Compassion at The Ridge and leads our Global Missions strategy. In this conversation about mission trips, she shares on the importance of relationships in missions, breaking poverty cycles, and more. You can contact Kelly via email at keger@theridgecc.com.

This week we have a really fun conversation about music for you. Specifically, music that helps you connect with God whether that is during a church service or throughout the week. Felicia and Nate, who help make the Music at the Ridge happen, share some thoughts on music. In Part 2 we talk about why it's called worship, being a first time visitor in a music experience, and how we pick songs at th...

This week we have a really fun conversation about music for you. Specifically, music that helps you connect with God whether that is during a church service or throughout the week. Felicia and Nate, who help make the Music at the Ridge happen, share some thoughts on music. We talk about what you can do to better connect with God through music, whether that’s something you’ve never really experienc...

Erin manages a lot of the social media at the Ridge and has been active through blogs, posts and many other social media channels over the last 15 years. In their conversation, Erin and John chat about how to how to keep things positive, what she has learned about posting over the years, how to share your faith on social media in a meaningful way and more.

Stacia Luedtke joins the podcast for a conversation about how to help students in school. We chat about pressure students face, how to help a student get motivated, tips for struggling students, and what to do in the summer to prepare for the school year.

Weekend services are amazing, but Jesus calls us to connect with him more than just once a week. Peter Kraker shares his journey to developing a personal relationship with Jesus and how he grows his faith throughout the week.

Want to know how to make an impact with your life? Mark shares what you can do to make an impact right where you live! Here is a link to that resource page - theridgecc.com/yourone

Week 4 of "The Blessed Life" series.

Want to know how to make an impact with your life? Mark shares what you can do to make an impact right where you live! 

Week 3 of "The Blessed Life" series.

Dave Dodge is the Care Pastor at the Ridge and has a lot of experience walking alongside people during their difficult moments. John and Dave chat about what that is like and how you can help others experiencing tragedy.

Week 2 of "The Blessed Life" series.

Maddy is a senior in college and started following Jesus in high school. Her parents didn't know how to respond when she started making Jesus a priority, but that didn't stop Maddy from wanting them to get to know God. Here is John's conversation with Maddy, where she talks about her experience sharing her faith with her parents, what is was like to go to church alone, and more.

Week 1 of "The Blessed Life" series.

Forrest is the Director of Leadership Development at the Ridge. He has a wealth of experience in the the restaurant business and loves to connect and host people. John and him chat about food, why investing in people is so important, and how to throw a great party. A great resource that Forrest mentioned he enjoys is the book Happy Hour by Hugh Halter.

Guest Speaker Ken Lock.

John sits down with the Lead Pastor at the Ridge, Mark Weigt, to discuss the Ridge's vision to bring the hope of Jesus into every home. Mark shares where the vision came from, why it's important, and what our community could look like if we get it right.