Together 4 Good: Making Sense of Life and Faith

This Advent podcast is a guided Bible study that invites you to listen and reflect on a reading from Psalm 126. Through readings, reflections, prayers, and music you'll be led through a devotional time that reflects on the Advent theme of joy. Track: "Eclipse", HUKU Music provided by https://Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: https://get.slip.stream/ktH3TE

This Advent podcast is a guided Bible study that invites you to listen and reflect on a reading from Philippians 4:4-9. Through readings, reflections, prayers, and music you'll be led through a devotional time that reflects on the Advent theme of peace. Track: "Luna Rise Part One", Dream Songs Music provided by https://Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: https://get.slip.stream/ahoKwK

This Advent podcast is a guided Bible study that invites you to listen and reflect on a reading from Psalm 90. Through readings, reflections, prayers, and music you'll be led through a devotional time that reflects on the Advent theme of hope. Track: "Crystal Lullaby", HUKU Music provided by https://Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: https://get.slip.stream/NdikXg

In this special episode of the Together 4 Good podcast, Deacon Debra Alba sits down with Pastor Nate to share her story and sense of call. We are so excited to celebrate Debra's installation as Deacon on Sunday, November 26th. Listen in to hear Debra's story and unique sense of call.

This is a special Thanksgiving episode that we are rebroadcast just in time for the holiday! Listen in as Pastor Nate shares some thoughts on the importance of gratitude and some Bible verses that call us to be thankful. Stay tuned until the end to hear from various Bethany staff members on what they are grateful for this year.

This episode is part of an ongoing series of podcasts called "Bethany Storytellers". In this month's edition, Colleen Maki sits down with Dave Craven, the current Bethany Council President, to hear about how his years of involvement at Bethany have deeply enriched his life.

Pastor Nate shares some insights about the theological concept of Law and Gospel. This would have been part of his Lutheran mini-retreat but he ran out of time. So, listen in this week for some fun stories and a careful explanation of how Lutherans read the scripture.

Bethany's Director of Faith Formation Bryan Jaster sits down with Carol Haller to talk about an upcoming event at Bethany called "The Liv Project". This is a local organization that is doing important work with teen mental health and suicide prevention. On November 11 and 12, Bethany will be hosting workshops led by The Liv Project to further our commitment to caring for the mental h...

In the year ahead, Colleen Maki, the Coordinator of Media at Bethany, will be interviewing members of Bethany and sharing their stories in an ongoing series we are calling "Storytellers of Bethany". In this first episode, Colleen speaks with Kris Carr about her years at Bethany and her current work as the co-chair of the Hospitality Committee. As part of this series, we invite you to che...

In the final episode of our series of conversations about Bethany partner organizations, Pastor Nate speaks with Madeline Brown about her work with Denver Rescue Mission. Listen in as the two discuss the wholistic approach of this incredible organization and the ways that serving others develops our own capacity for grace and compassion.

Bethany's Be The Blessing event is drawing closer (October 21st!) so we continue with another interview from one of our team leads that day. In this episode, Pastor Nate interviews Kevin Dempsey about his ongoing work with Habitat for Humanity. In their conversation, you'll hear about some of the history of Habitat for Humanity, the great work they do throughout the country, and how Kevin&...

This week, as we continue, our series of Be the Blessing podcast interviews, Pastor Nate sits down with Al Youngdahl to talk about his ongoing work with Project C.U.R.E. and the ways that serving with this organization has strengthened Al's faith over the year. Project C.U.R.E. is a locally-based organization that gathers and provides medical supplies to different organizations throughout the...

Our new podcast series continues as we prepare for Bethany's Be the Blessing Event on 10/21. In this episode, Pastor Nate interviews long-time Bethany member, Anja Oss, about her involvement with Extreme Community Makeover. This is a great organization that works to transform entire neighborhoods of the city through different clean-up and house maintenance projects. Listen in as Anja discusses...

Our new series of podcast episodes explores different outreach ministries that Bethany will be serving on 10/21 as part of our Be the Blessing event. This episode is a conversation with Jean Scott about her involvement with Project Angel Heart, a local organization that delivers food to individuals with specific medical needs. Listen in as Jean shares her heart for this organization and the ways t...

Colleen Maki, Bethany’s Coordinator of Media, and friend Rev. Anita Peebles spent time reminiscing about the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America – Bautistas por la Paz summer conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Colleen was able to attend with generous financial support from Bethany for continuing education and Rev. Anita has been a part of BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz for many years. Tune in...

As summer draws to a close, Pastor Nate brings his two oldest children on to the podcast and talks with them about their experience at Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp earlier this summer. The two had a great week and loved the ways that they were empowered to lead and grew in their understanding of God’s grace during their week at Rainbow.

The Bethany Faith Formation team has been hard at work designing our ministries for the fall. The team sits down to talk about the big questions people ask and how our ministry this fall seeks to help people in understanding their God given identity, belonging, and purpose.

In this Bible Study episode, Pastor Nate looks at one of Jesus’ parables about forgiveness and breaks down the ways that these words from Jesus point us to cultivating a life that builds unity. Listen in and learn about the subtle nuances of Matthew 18:21-35.

In this episode, Pastor Nate reflects on the many emails people have this time of year as transitions and changes take place. Whether your starting a new grade level this fall or seeing a change in another area of life, what does our faith have to say about times like these?

In our next installment of conversations with The Nones, Pastor Nate talks with his long time friend and fellow high school church nerd Courtney Byers! The two discuss some of their shared memories from working at Camp together and on The Board of the Lutheran Youth Organization but also dive into Courtney’s faith journey that led her away from organized religion for a time and recently back to a...

Pastor Nate once again welcomes on a long-time friend to discuss his relationship with the church and the practice of faith. This is another installment in The Nones podcast series, as we talk with people who currently do not have a religious affiliation. Listen in as Erik shares about his experiences seeing the needs of the world and how that changed his connection to faith.

Pastor Nate continues the Nones podcast series with an exceptional guest: his older sister, Rachel! The two discuss their upbringings as people who were at church every Sunday (and 3-4 times on Christmas Eve) and then the questions and quest for answers that Rachel encountered through high school and college. Rachel talks about why she isn't involved in church today and how she finds spiritual...

Pastor Nate offers some reflections and insights about what we’ve learned from the None interviews over the past weeks. What can the church do differently to better serve the people who walk through our doors?

Pastor Nate continues the Nones podcast series as he sits down with his friend (and daughter’s basketball coach) Coach Jen. The two discuss Jen’s life growing up in the church, why she moved away from church attendance, and how she finds spirituality and community today.

A new sermon series will begin at Bethany on Sunday, July 9th where we will be exploring the different work that God calls us to do in the world. In preparation for this series, Pastor Nate shares a Bible study that explores the unique details of when Jesus first called his disciples (as found in Matthew 4:12-22). What were they thinking when this strange man invited them to "follow me"...