Bayview Podcast

Welcome to Episode 114 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, Chris, Richie, and Andrew talk about how we should correctly understand scripture. There are passages in scripture that can be difficult to fully understand. While it is important that we look to sources to help us understand better, there are also sources to stay away from, even if they look, feel, and sound completely legitimate....

Welcome to Episode 113 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, Chris and Andrew are joined by Thrive Medical Clinic's Executive Director, Avery McCutcheon. Avery became the new director of Thrive at the young age of 24. She comes to us today to share her amazing story and how God has been with her through every step of her young career. She also shares more about Thrive Medical Clinic...

Welcome to Episode 112 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, Chris, Richie, and Andrew wrap up our GO series, and specifically wanted to talk about engaging closed circles. This was something that we touched on a couple weeks ago when Andrew spoke, but today is a further deep dive of how we see it in our own lives. This episode brings real life application, and we highly recommend giving...

Welcome to Episode 111 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, Chris, Richie, and Andrew break down further Richie's message from Sunday on bias. We talked about how everyone has bias inherently in their way of thinking, and how as Christians it can be both beneficial and dangerous when we let bias stop us from truly thinking about something. We are based out of Bayview Church in Trave...

Welcome to Episode 110 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, Chris, Richie, and Andrew talk about what means to be a Christian in a dark world, and what the response of the church should be to both recent events and ones to come. How can we as Christians be the light and how can we do so without pushing others away? We are based out of Bayview Church in Traverse City, MI. We'd love f...

Welcome to Episode 109 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, Chris, Richie, and Andrew break down this month's series; 'GO'. Overall the month is focused on missions, both local and abroad. More specifically, we are breaking down the direct mission of the Church as a whole, and what it means for us to be a part of that mission.   We are based out of Bayview Church in Traverse...

Welcome to Episode 108 of the Bayview Podcast. Chris, Richie, and Andrew are joined by missionary John Cox, who works with mission impact in Guatemala. John brings us stories of both personal experience and the stories of how God is working in every aspect of his life and the lives of those in Guatemala. Not only is this a podcast to listen to, but we'll be working with John directly to help u...

Welcome to Episode 107 of the Bayview Podcast. Chris, Richie, and Andrew are looking back on our summer series over Genesis. Each week this summer, we've taken a deep dive into a lot of the big and important stories. Today though, we're taking an opportunity to look at the book as a whole and looking at the overall themes that we see throughout. We're also talking about how it applies to us in our...

Welcome to Episode 105 of the Bayview Podcast. Today, Andrew and Richie are joined by Pastor Martin Rizzi. Martin is one of the pastors down at the Buckley Tabernacle, and comes to us with both a great story and valuable conversations. Martin is a first generation believer, meaning he's the first in his family to come to know and love Jesus. The three of them discuss how our testimonies matter...

Welcome to Episode 105 of the Bayview Podcast. Today, Andrew is joined by return guest, Dr. Kim Pensinger, along with his wife Josie, and their son Micheal. Dr. Kim was a guest on episode 4 of the podcast, and is back two years later to share what has been going on in life. In that time, Dr. Kim developed a rare type of cancer, and has been cured from it. Today, the Pensingers discuss the impact i...

Welcome to Episode 104 of the Bayview Podcast. Today we have a very special guest joining us. Chris and Andrew welcome Jim and Liz VanSteenhouse. Jim is also known as "The Bear Man." Jim gets his nickname from surviving a Grizzly Bear attack. Jim shares his incredible story, and how the attack not only changed his faith, but radicalized his life and family. We also have the privilege of being join...

Welcome to Episode 103 of the Bayview Podcast. Chris, Andrew, and Richie all just came off of a week of youth camp, and hav noticed something; there is a revival happening in youth across the country. Today, they share not just their experiences, but also what's happening on a national level, and how we as parents and individuals can be supporting youth in their walks with Christ. This is a gr...

Welcome to Episode 101 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Andrew and Richie welcome Richie's father, Craig Henson. Craig has spent his life in ministry, traveling wherever it is that God asks him to go. This comes with not only stories to tell, but also a level of wisdom, humility, and obedience that Craig brings to share with us today. Listen in to this week's episode, as we learn about h...

Welcome to Episode 101 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, we welcome local pastor, John Vermilya. John is one of the pastors at The Tabernacle in Buckley. John has a great history in ministry, and has decades of invaluable experience, and today he comes sharing not only his story, but to talk about what a pastor's walk in the life of ministry looks like. Fun fact, John and Chris are brother-in...

Welcome to Episode 100 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, we welcome our new official podcast co-host, Richie Hensen. The focus on today is the importance of curiosity. The hosts talk about both why having curiosity is so vital to our Christian walks, but also what it means to be curious in healthy ways. The three talk about their personal experiences, but also dive into real world applications fo...

Welcome to Episode 99 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined by friend and Michigan State Trooper, Sloan Kowalewsky. Sloan attends Bayview and serves on our worship team, but also is in a line of work where, without intentionality, it can be difficult to see God in every situation. Sloan shares with us how important it is to remind yourself of God having his hand on every s...

Welcome to Episode 98 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined by friend and pastor, Tim Manzer. Tim comes to us from the area, with decades of experience working in the church. However, his testimony makes it sound like church was the last place he would end up. Take a listen to hear Tim's incredible story, and how God continues to work in his everyday life. We are based...

Welcome to Episode 97 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined by friend, entrepreneur, and father, KJ Sayer. KJ and his family attend Bayview, and like many who attend, he has an incredible servant's heart. The three of them talk about life balance, and how important it is to keep your faith as the top priority, and how everything else starts to struggle when God is not...

Welcome to Episode 96 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew introduce the church's series on Genesis. As a church, Bayview is spending the summer going through the main takeaway's of Genesis. In today's podcast, the two of them give a brief overview of not just what we'll be talking about this summer, but the idea of Genesis as a whole, and why it's so pivotal to the story of Jesus....

Welcome to Episode 95 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew are joined by local pastor and leader, AJ Garcia. AJ has an incredible testimony that has formed both his heart and his character, and is now someone that finds it near impossible to not show the love and name of Jesus. The three also touch on the topic of why people leave the church, and what it is that kept us all around,...

Welcome to Episode 94 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris welcomes Bayview's Residents, Tristan and Lilia. The two of them have been with us for a year now, and we wanted to take the opportuniy to ask them what a year in church residency is like. Chris asks them about their experiences, what they love about ministry, and about their future here at Bayview.  We are based out of Bayview Ch...

Welcome to Episode 93 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, we continue our series through the book of Jude. In today's episode, Chris and Andrew talk about what it means to defend our faith, vs. what is means to be defensive of our faith. They break down how one comes from being unsure of what you believe, while the other comes from being deeply rooted in truth and your faith in Jesus Christ. W...

Welcome to Episode 92 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, we continue our series through the book of Jude. In today's episode, Chris and Andrew talk about the seriousness of sin. More specifically talking about how easy it is for sin to creep into our lives. If we aren't intentional about identifying it and getting rid of it, it can take over our lives and trap us in ways that we thought...

Welcome to Episode 91 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, we kicked off our new series covering the book of Jude. This week, Chris and Andrew break down the concept of 'Wolves in sheep's clothing" and how it relates to our walk as modern day Christians. They talk about what it is, how to identify it, and how we should quickly run from it. More specifically with prosperity gospel, pro...

Welcome to Episode 90 of the Bayview Podcast. This Sunday, Andrew wrapped up our current series on 'The Wilderness.' Walking through your own wilderness can be difficult, but what we do after the wilderness is its own journey. Today, Chris and Andrew break down how we should walk life after the wilderness has passed, and how God is needed just as much outside of the wilderness, as in it....