It’s been a while. Our plan was to start out strong in 2024 and that did not happen. We even recorded this episode back in January, but were interrupted (Elliana’s show ended, Sam woke up from his nap) and told each other we would finish the recording “in a few days”. March, Take 2. The […]
In this episode, Andrew and I get to talk with Curt and Kathleen McFarland from The Grace of Christ church in Yakima Washington. Curt talks about his ministry journey and something that struck me was when he talked about his chaplaincy experience. He described chaplaincy as non-imposing, simply listening and caring. In the hospital, when […]
When Maria Inskeep contacted me after our first episode came out offering to tell her story on the podcast, I became very anxious. “That would be amazing!” I thought, “But how do we talk about something so sad? How do I ask questions without being insensitive? How can we honor this without having an extremely […]
“It’s not size where we find our strength… We don’t judge strength by the numbers, but by where we get our strength which is God the Father.” – John Withum
In this episode, we discuss the difficulty of finding normalcy and the necessity on focusing on Macro Rhythms instead. Andrew talks about the resources and tools he finds valuable in his work and he geeks out a bit about church architecture, NT Wright, and other things. We hope you enjoy the show! Things mentioned in […]
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 […]
Click the link or photo below to listen to Episode 006 of The Local Pastor Podcast! Welcome to The Local Pastor podcast! We are excited to be back from our 2 month paternity/maternity leave. This is a special episode where we share the story of our first pastorate at the Vale Church of the Nazarene […]
Dear Naches Church Family, Elliana just caught her first fish! It was a joyous moment for both daughter and father. As soon as that little trout was on the bank, she squealed with glee and said, “I caught a fish!” It was a moment of joy and life. But, of course, it was also a […]
We are so excited to announce the birth of our son, Samuel Dean! Due to this special blessing in our lives, we are going on a break between podcasts episodes. However, when we come back we have a special narrative episode about our first day in our first pastorate. You don’t want to miss it! […]
Click the link or photo above to listen to Episode 005 of The Local Pastor Podcast! Welcome to The Local Pastor podcast! Andrew interviews Pastors Kaitlyn and Braden Haley Deisher of Ceres Valley View Church of the Nazarene. Andrew and Amanda discuss The Lenten Season and the desire to skip over the hard parts and […]
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