Each year, FPC gives away 100% of its Christmas Eve offering to a local nonprofit. This year that nonprofit is the Fort Smith Boys Home! Pastor Tasha sits down with the Boys Home executive director Eddie Donovan to discuss the foster care needs in Arkansas, the role the Boys Home plays in meeting some of those needs, and how each of us can support and advocate for the foster children in our community.

Pastor Tasha Blackburn and Emotional Wellness Coordinator Maria Martinez discuss mental health trends Maria is seeing in Fort Smith as well as tools for dealing with grief and anxiety during the holidays.

The 1Pres Pod returns with a conversation between Tasha and Phil about being the church in times of upheaval.

The 1PresPod has had a longer break than expected! The season kicks off next week with an episode of "Between Two Pastors" but, until then, get your juices flowing with this conversation between Pastor Tasha and member Jarred Rego as they talk politics--no, not THOSE politics--and how we can all live out our citizenship on the local level.

This week, Phil and Stephen discuss souls. Does everyone have one? What happens to them? Where do we go from here? Join us.

This week, Phil and Tasha talk about preaching hard texts and topics. Wha t should be covered in a sermon? How should we approach challenging issues? What's it like for a pastor to approach hard subjects with their congregation? We discuss this and more this week. Join us!

Ok, this episode is dated. Phil forgot to upload it way back in March, so forgive us that, and don't blame Stephen, as we discuss another challenging topic in Christianity.

This week Phil is joined by his good friend Kate Davis of the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. Together they will talk about the unique challenges facing clergy in modern America, as well as how congregations can best support pastors in this challenging time.