The Trellis Podcast

The Promise of Redemption Today's Passage: Galatians 3:13-14 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith. For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas...

The Promise of Redemption Today's Passage: John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you...

The Promise of Redemption Today's Passage: Psalm 111:6-9 He has shown his people the power of his works,     in giving them the inheritance of the nations. The works of his hands are faithful and just;     all his precepts are trustworthy; they are established forever and ever,     to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness. He sent redemption to his people;     he has commanded his covenan...

The Promise of Redemption Today's Passage: Job 19:25-27 For I know that my Redeemer lives,     and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed,     yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself,     and my eyes shall behold, and not another.     My heart faints within me! For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fe...

The Promise of Redemption Today's Passage: Exodus 6:6-7 Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord you...

This episode invites listeners to slow down during a busy season and reflect on God’s faithfulness from creation to Christ to the promise of renewal. The Stacey, RD, Erik, and Krista explain the four weekly themes—redemption, provision, restoration, and presence—and emphasize that Advent calls us to remember God’s promises, recognize that we are part of His ongoing story, and live in the hope that...

Week Sixteen - Conformed to His Image This final episode in the More Like Him series looks back on the 16-week series and celebrates all the Lord has done in the lives of our body. RD, Stacey, Erik, and Krista trace how God forms His people through the gospel, the Word, prayer, community, suffering, relationships, and everyday life. They share how these weeks have shaped both the congregation and...

Week Fifteen - Formed in Creation & Nature This episode looks at how God forms His people through creation and nature, inviting listeners to consider their role as faithful stewards of what He has made. Bill Park and Rac Cox share decades of friendship and thousands of miles of hiking experience, reflecting on how time outdoors has shaped their lives and attentiveness to God’s work. The conver...

Week Fourteen - Formed in Cultural Engagement This episode explores how followers of Jesus are formed in cultural engagement. Guests Ben Burnett and Katie Johnson discuss how believers can live faithfully in today’s world—avoiding the extremes of fear-based withdrawal or uncritical absorption of culture. They share how developing a biblical worldview through programs like the Colson Fellows shapes...

Week Thirteen - Formed in Friendship This episode explores how God forms His people through friendship. Devin Accardi, Drew Teague, and Will Odom share stories from decades of life together—filled with laughter, honesty, and spiritual depth—showing how faithful friendship reflects the character of Christ. Through moments of humor, vulnerability, and truth-telling, they reveal how enduring communit...

Week Twelve - Formed in Marriage & Family This episode features Kevin and Amy Denning reflecting on 36 years of marriage and the ways God has shaped them through both joy and hardship. They share stories of learning to lean toward each other in conflict, to respond with grace rather than react in fear, and to see marriage as a sanctifying process that forms them more into Christ’s likeness. Th...

Week Eleven - Formed in Grief & Sorrow This episode focuses on how God shapes His people through seasons of grief and sorrow. Caleb and Katie Raby share their story of deep loss and God’s faithfulness through ongoing seasons of suffering. They reflect on how remaining under hardship, bringing honesty to God in prayer, and finding community in vulnerability have revealed Christ’s nearness and s...

Week Ten - Formed in Suffering This episode features Dr. Liz Hall, a psychology professor at Biola University. Drawing from her own cancer journey and her research on meaning-making, she explains how we can connect our suffering to Christ’s suffering, finding resilience, hope, and intimacy with Him. The conversation highlights healthy practices like imaginative prayer and lament, encouraging belie...

Week Nine - The Practices: Prayer This episode explores prayer as a core practice of life with God. Emily McCoy and Spencer Garland share how prayer has shaped them personally and in ministry. They emphasize its connection to worship, prophecy, and spiritual warfare. The conversation highlights that prayer is relational, always accessible, and transformative—changing not only circumstances but the...

Week Eight - The Practices: Generosity This episode explores generosity as a way of life, not just in finances but in posture, time, and love. Guests Kim Chandler and Geogy Thomas share stories of stepping into God’s call through education and healthcare, showing how generosity flows from trust in God’s provision and a willingness to meet the needs right in front of us. Learn more about: Immanuel...

Week Seven - The Practices: Scripture This episode centers on how God’s people are formed by His Word. Stacey, Krista and Erik share and reflect on personal scripture stories that have deeply shaped their own faith. The conversation emphasizes that Scripture is living and active, meant not only to be studied but lived. Watch this episode on Youtube Today's episode ties with the sermon from Septemb...

Week Six - Power to Abide This episode features Dave Russell sharing his journey of faith and what it means to live the “exchanged life” in Christ. He explains that the gospel is not about striving for a better life but receiving a completely new one—marked by union with Christ, freedom from condemnation, and fruit that comes from abiding in Him. The conversation emphasizes surrender, identity in...

Week Five - Mortification and Vivification This Trellis Podcast episode focuses on the themes of mortification and vivification—dying to self and coming alive to Christ. Counselors Katie Johnson and Brent Crenshaw explain how these processes are part of sanctification, emphasizing that growth is God’s work in us, not something we can manufacture by effort alone. They highlight the importance of re...

Week Four - Confession & Repentance This episode of the Trellis Podcast explores the practice of confession and its role in spiritual formation. Matt Scheuneman shares how Christian counseling and confessional community overlap, emphasizing that confession isn’t only about listing sins but about vulnerability, healing, and being fully known. The conversation highlights the need for safe, trust...

Week Three - Adoption and Restoration This episode of the Trellis podcast focuses on the theme of adoption in Christ. Stacey and Erik share their personal adoption stories and reflect on how these experiences deepen their understanding of being chosen, given a new identity, and fully belonging as children of God. Through Scripture, we see that adoption is not earned but freely given, pointing to t...

Week Two - Consequences of the Fall This episode Stacey, Krista, and Zach explore sin and the consequences of the fall, beginning with God’s good design in Genesis and humanity’s turn to autonomy and idolatry. They emphasize that sanctification is a lifelong process, discuss the importance of an identity as saints, and surrender to the Spirit as key to walking in freedom and transformation. Watch...

Week One - Living in the Gap Stacey, Erik, and Krista discuss the definition of spiritual formation, introduce the Center for Spiritual Formation, and talk through what to expect over the next 16 weeks of the "More Like Him" series. Watch today's episode on Youtube   Learn more about the Center for Spiritual Formation   Today's episode ties with the sermon from August 10th called "Living in the Ga...

Today's Passage: Colossians 4:15-18 Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house. And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea. And say to Archippus, “See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord.” I, Paul, write this greeting w...

Today's Passage: Colossians 4:7-14 Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken p...

Today's Passage: Colossians 4:2-6 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech alwa...