The Local Church Podcast

DateOctober 9, 2022SynopsisWe wrap our Grow Local series today with a passage of scripture that suits us perfectly — gives us a mission in the world.ReferencesScripture: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

DateOctober 2, 2022SynopsisLeah Benn Miller on hope when hope just seems ridiculous.ReferencesScripture: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

DateSeptember 25, 2022SynopsisBrent continues our Grow Local series with an unconventional take on Jesus’ mustard seed parable — and how enough is enough.ReferencesScripture: Luke 17:5-10Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

DateSeptember 18, 2022SynopsisThis week, we’re talking about pressing in, the roots we’re putting down, how we go about doing it, and what we can do to bring real change to our lives and the world.ReferencesScripture: Luke 16:1-13Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

DateSeptember 11, 2022SynopsisWe’re introducing a new series called Grow Local. It’s about the seeds that have been planted in us, the roots we’re putting down, and the fruit we’re bearing. This week: Growing SpaceReferencesScripture: Luke 15:1–10Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

DateSeptember 4, 2022SynopsisWe close out our Ask Us Anything series this week with some good news about (checks notes) hell.ReferencesScripture: Matthew 25:36–41Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

DateAugust 28, 2022SynopsisOur Ask Us Anything series continues with two big, important questions: "What does the Bible say about LGBTQ+? and “Does the Bible still matter?"ReferencesScripture: Isaiah 55:6–11, Matthew 22:36–40Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

DateAugust 21, 2022SynopsisIt’s Week 2 of our Ask Us Anything series. This week: What’s the point of prayer? Does it make sense to pray for specific things? Is God a cosmic vending machine in the sky? Listen in to find out...ReferencesScripture: Luke 11:1–13, Romans 8:26-27Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

DateAugust 14, 2022SynopsisWe kick off week 1 of Ask Us Anything with a doozy of a theological conundrum — but more importantly its profound implications for how we live and move in the world.ReferencesScripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Matthew 28:16-20; Colossians 1:15-20Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

DateAugust 7, 2022SynopsisPastoral Intern, Haley Capps, offers three different modes of discipleship with practical suggestions using Mary, Martha, and Isaiah. Which one are you?ReferencesScripture: Isaiah 1:1, 10–20; Luke 10:38–42Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.