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On today's episode Sami has not one, not two, but THREE guests!  Ben Mulder and his friends Daniel Niewiek and Nick Logan are in studio to help us get to know them a bit better.  We also take some time to talk about the importance of friendship!  These three boys have been friends since 1st grade and BEST friends since 5th grade.  Tune in to see why they are such great friends...

Tune in for a fun interview with Seth and Hillary Meyer, and we get a special visit from their two girls who wanted to say hello!  We take some time to get to know them, chat about joining a new church and so much more!  Enjoy! 

A whole year of podcasting is in the books!  We hope you enjoy this fun conversation between Sami and Pastor Josh.  Pre-warning we laugh a lot and talk about buffalo chicken wings for way too long.   We discuss what we have coming up for this ministry year as well as take a look back at some of the interviews from this past year. 

Enjoy this fun conversation with Josie Meengs and Kate Niewiek!  We chat all things youth group, mission trips and tennis.  We also discuss going in to their junior year of high school and what Sami named their cars.  

Want to hear about what a high school mission trip is really like?  Tune in for this great conversation with South Christian 2022 Graduate Drew Quakkelaar and he and Sami chat all things summer mission trips.  They discuss past mission trips, high lights, lesson learned, impacts mission trips have and so much more! 

Tune in for our last podcast episode for this ministry year!  Pastor Josh, Sami and Heidi chat about some of their highlights from this past ministry year before going on a little "summer break".  Enjoy! 

The beginning of this episode is a little chaotic, so sorry for that!  Tune in for a great conversation about the book "Enough".  Olivia Baar and Sami discuss some of their big take aways from the book and how they try to implement them in their daily lives.   The episode was recorded in April, so ignore the part about the weather! :)  Today's conversation is also aimed more to...

Tune in for a great conversation about what the DOCK has to offer and how you can get involved.  

Tune in for a fun conversation with Carly Meulenberg about her experience with Amiina Ministries and the way mission trips have impacted her life.  

On today's episode Sami chats with the Director of Operations and Family Relationships, Andrew Reidsma.  We talk about what that role is and why it's important, as well as what is going on at Byron Christian currently and how the church and Christian schools can connect.  Tune in for a great interview!  

On today's episode we get to learn a bit more about the Kid's Hope program and our new Kid's Hope Director, Stephanie VanDrunen!  Tune in for a great interview :) 

Get to know our GEMS Coordinators, Julie Fennema and Joscelyn Dekker a little bit today as well as learn some of the behind-the-scenes things that go into planning and coordinating GEMS meetings and events. 

Tune in for a great conversation between a mother and daughter!  Sami's mom, Ruth DeYoung, is in studio today to talk about First Cutlerville's meal ministry as well as Ruth's live long love of evangelism.  

Tune in for a fun episode to get to know one of our high school youth group leaders, Evan Heemstra!  We chat life, youth group, mission trips, retreats and so much more!

Taking a little break for Spring Break! 

Tune in for a great conversation with one of our missionary families, Brian and Erin Bronsink.  We chat about their life in Lithuania and other mission trips they have been on and so much more! 

Tune in to learn a bit about our Worship Coordinator, Mrs. Heidi Wassink

On today's episode Sami chatted with one of the missionaries we support, Justin Van Zee.  He is serving in Cambodia currently, so tune in for a great conversation about all the ways he serves there. 

Tune in for a bit of a longer episode today to hear from Grace Adventures Ranch Manager Tim Younglove.  We talk ranch ministry, how he got his role, horses, injuries and so much more! 

On today's episode we switch things up a bit from our regular interviews.  Sami brings in Pastor Josh to chat about Generation Z and how to best minister to them. Here is a link to the book discussed in today's episode! Engaging Generation Z: Raising the Bar for Youth Ministry: McKnight, Tim: 9780825445934: Amazon.com: Books

Tune in for a great interview with one of our Worship Coordinators, Ellie Mulder.  We chat about youth group, college, her musical talents, other hobbies and her role here at First Cutlerville as a Worship Coordinator.   Enjoy! 

On today's episode we get to hear about one of First Cutlerville's long time members, Glen Walstra.  He talks about some jobs he has had, some fun facts about himself, and more!  

This was a fun one!! Tune in for a fun conversation between Sami and one of the high school students, Miss Kyra Syswerda. They discuss the high school retreat weekend and give us an inside look on what the winter retreats typically look like.  

On today's episode we get to hear from one of First Cutlerville's missionaries, Joel Huyser.  He lived in Nicaragua for quite some time and is now living in Texas continuing to work with Resonate Global Missions.   Tune in for a great conversation between Sami and Joel.  

We are changing up the podcast a little bit, so listen to this quick announcement episode to hear about the changes.