Welcome to The Local Pastor podcast! Andrew and Amanda interview Pastor John Stevens of Zion Lutheran Church in Oregon City Oregon and the host of Dollar Store Children’s Sermons on Youtube. Andrew and Amanda discuss life and some books that have fed Andrew in this time of personal change with a knee surgery and new baby. All this and more on Episode 007 of The Local Pastor!
Below are the Resources, books, and people mentioned in the podcast today. This includes a sample of Daniel Erlander’s work. Sadly, I could not locate The Grace illustration Pastor John mentioned, but you can get the idea with the included artwork.
10:32 – Interview with Pastor John Stevens
Books Andrew Mentioned:
Churches and the Crisis of Decline: A Hopeful, Practical Ecclesiology for a Secular Age (Ministry in a Secular Age) by Andrew Root
The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3) by N. T. Wright
People & Resources Mentioned by Pastor John:
YouTube: Dollar Store Children’s Sermons
Website: https://dskidsermons.com/
Ted Loder:
Guerrillas of Grace: Prayers for the Battle http://tedloder.blogspot.com/

The Text This Week by Jenee Woodard:
Daniel Erlander: