ANCHOR + WAVES

Tina Ferry and her husband felt called to leave the suburbs and go raise their daughters under a tin roof in the Amazon as missionaries. Yet she would also say that the hardest step of obedience she ever faced was coming home. She and hosts Erin and Stacy explore what unresolved fears look like even when you are walking with God — and what it looks like to stop treating Jesus like a solution and start treating him like a friend. If you've ever used your kids, your circumstances, or your own history as a justifiable reason to say no, this one is worth the full listen.

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Anchor + Waves: Channel Credits

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🎙️ HOSTS:: Erin Marken, Stacy Ludwig

🎉 SPECIAL GUESTS:: Tina Ferry

🎥 VIDEO + SEO DIRECTORS:: Zac Anderson, Colin McFarland

🎨 CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland

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What if your hardest season isn't the end of your story?

Marian Jordan Ellis shares how God met her through seasons of shame, waiting, heartbreak, and uncertainty—and why Exodus 14 reminds us that our "Red Sea moments" are often where God's faithfulness shines brightest. If you're struggling to trust God while you wait, this episode offers hope, encouragement, and a reminder that He is still fighting for you.

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As always, shoot us your questions at [email protected] and enjoy today's episode.

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Anchor + Waves: Channel Credits

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🎙️ HOSTS:: Jacque Carlson, Stacy Ludwig

🎉 SPECIAL GUESTS:: Marian Jordan Ellis

🎥 VIDEO + SEO DIRECTORS:: Zac Anderson, Colin McFarland

🎨 CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland

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This month on Anchor + Waves, Jacque and Stacy welcome Micah Harrison from the Mission Hills Life Center for a conversation about the assumptions we often have about our homeless and immigrant population.

Together, they unpack the way fear, busyness, and basic misunderstanding can keep us from truly seeing people as human beings made in the image of God.

Through honest stories and practical insight, Micah shares what he’s learned from walking alongside people experiencing homelessness and immigrant families navigating life in a new culture, including his own experience returning from years in Indonesia. The conversation is eye-opening, compassionate, and full of simple ways we can slow down, build relationships, and love people more intentionally.

If you’ve ever wondered how to practically move beyond empathy into meaningful connection, this episode is for you.

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As always, shoot us your questions at [email protected] and enjoy today's episode.

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Anchor + Waves: Channel Credits

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🎙️ HOSTS:: Jacque Carlson, Stacy Ludwig

🎉 SPECIAL GUESTS:: Micah Harrison

🎥 VIDEO + SEO DIRECTORS:: Zac Anderson, Colin McFarland

🎨 CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland

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In this special Father’s Day episode of Anchor + Waves, Erin and Stacy sit down with two fathers for an honest conversation about the assumptions the church often makes about men, dads, and spiritual leadership. These dads with great wisdom and good humor share their wisdom and experiences of marriage and fatherhood: from instilling bravery in our children, to differences in faith-walks, to learning how to paint their daughter’s nails.

This is an episode for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed and like they are not enough for their kids. Join us and be reminded that sometimes just our presence and faithfulness is all that is required.

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As always, shoot us your questions at [email protected] and enjoy today's episode.

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Anchor + Waves: Channel Credits

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🎙️ HOSTS:: Erin Marken, Stacy Ludwig

🎉 SPECIAL GUESTS:: Mark Peterson, Chris Walton

🎥 VIDEO + SEO DIRECTORS:: Zac Anderson, Colin McFarland

🎨 CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland

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What happens when your life changes overnight? When nothing looks the way you planned? In this special live episode of Anchor + Waves, recorded at our Paint + Podcast women’s event, Abby Howard shares her powerful story of faith, loss, and purpose after a rare spinal stroke left her paralyzed. But this conversation goes deeper than one story; listen to how God used Abby's story to encourage and create community within the disabilities community.

Together, we talk about:

▪️How to trust God when your future is stripped away

▪️The tension between visible healing and ongoing struggle

▪️Assumptions the church makes about disability

▪️Why “making space” matters more than we think

▪️How empathy can change the way we see everyone around us

This is a conversation about resilience, surrender, and the reminder that every person you pass is carrying a story. You’re not alone. And your story matters more than you think.

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As always, shoot us your questions at [email protected] and enjoy today's episode.

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Anchor + Waves: Channel Credits

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🎙️ HOSTS:: Jacque Carlson, Stacy Ludwig

🎉 SPECIAL GUESTS:: Abby Howard

🎥 VIDEO + SEO DIRECTORS:: Zac Anderson, Colin McFarland

🎨 CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland

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Singleness isn’t a waiting room—it’s a real, meaningful season.

In this episode of Anchor + Waves, Jacque and Stacy have a conversation with author and speaker Elizabeth Woodson. Join us as they talk honestly about the assumptions the church often makes about singleness—and how those assumptions can quietly shape the way women see themselves.

Together we unpack:

• Why singleness is often misunderstood in church culture,

• The hidden assumptions that can leave women feeling unseen or “incomplete”,

• How to find purpose, joy, and contentment in your current season,

• What it looks like to build real, life-giving community—no matter your relationship status.

Whether you’re single, married, widowed, or divorced, this conversation will challenge the way you think about identity, belonging, and what it means to live a full life with Jesus.

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As always, shoot us your questions at [email protected] and enjoy today's episode.

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Resources

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The Woodson Institute

Newest Book: Habits of Resistance

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Anchor + Waves: Channel Credits

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🎙️ HOSTS:: Jacque Carlson, Stacy Ludwig

🎉 SPECIAL GUESTS:: Elizabeth Woodson

🎥 VIDEO + SEO DIRECTORS:: Zac Anderson, Colin McFarland

🎨 CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland

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What assumptions do we carry about women over 70? In this episode of Assumptions About the Church, Jacque and special guest host Erin Marken sit down with Sarah and Wendy, who are both deeply involved in church life, family, and serving. It is easy to assume that the older generation is slowing down, has nothing new to learn, and is resistant to change.

Instead, what we learn in this episode is that those who choose deep community, intergenerational connections, and laughter are anything but. Listen in as we discover how God has used these women to do new works and to pass on the traditions of their faith. We can learn all kinds of things if we ask good questions.

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As always, shoot us your questions at [email protected] and enjoy today's episode.

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Anchor + Waves: Channel Credits

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🎙️ HOSTS:: Jacque Carlson, Stacy Ludwig

🎉 SPECIAL GUESTS:: Sarah, Wendy Clark

🎥 VIDEO + SEO DIRECTORS:: Zac Anderson, Colin McFarland

🎨 CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland

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What matters most for young adults today—empathy, loyalty, or something else? We all carry assumptions about young adults, often without realizing it. In the first episode of our Assumptions in the Church series, Jacque and Stacy sit down with JG Motice for a wide-ranging, meaningful conversation that touches on Gen Z's approach to truth-telling, technology, authority, and more. This episode invites us to listen across generations, ask better questions, and remember that God designed the Church to be intergenerational. Come learn, reflect, and be curious with us.

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As always, shoot us your questions at [email protected] and enjoy today's episode.

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Anchor + Waves: Channel Credits

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🎙️ HOSTS:: Jacque Carlson, Stacy Ludwig

🎉 SPECIAL GUESTS:: JG Motice

🎥 VIDEO + SEO DIRECTORS:: Zac Anderson, Maddie Brouwer

🎨 CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland

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How can we delight in God's love? In this last Advent episode, Jacque and Stacy are joined by Micah Harrison as they discuss what it looks like to truly love God and love others. How do we differentiate between the things that we "enjoy" and the things that we "love?" Be encouraged as we wrap us this series that you can both know and experience the love of God and share it joyfully with the world around us.

👉 Looking to do more with your family this December? 

📖 Many of the women at Mission Hills Church are doing the Joy to the World Advent Bible Study produced by Lifeway Women. You can purchase your copy HERE. The book includes 4 weeks of personal study, along with a weekly family devotion and other family resources!

🎧 Also available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

📺 Check us out on YouTube 

📧 As always, shoot us your questions at [email protected] and enjoy today's episode.

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Anchor + Waves: Channel Credits

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🎙️ HOSTS:: Jacque Carlson, Stacy Ludwig

🎉 SPECIAL GUESTS:: Micah Harrison

🎥 VIDEO + SEO DIRECTORS:: Zac Anderson, Maddie Brouwer

🎨 CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland

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What is it about joy that is often so childlike? Listen in with Jacque, Stacy, and Cat Cichon as they chat about what we can learn from children as they experience the joy of Christmas. How could we, as adults, experience joy anew this Christmas by being present and open? What would it look like to allow ourselves to be awed by the simple? In this third episode of our Advent podcast, we will focus on having joy that is uninhibited!

👉 Looking to do more with your family this December? 

📖 Many of the women at Mission Hills Church are doing the Joy to the World Advent Bible Study produced by Lifeway Women. You can purchase your copy HERE. The book includes 4 weeks of personal study, along with a weekly family devotion and other family resources!

🎧 Also available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

📺 Check us out on YouTube 

📧 As always, shoot us your questions at [email protected] and enjoy today's episode.

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Anchor + Waves: Channel Credits

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🎙️ HOSTS:: Jacque Carlson, Stacy Ludwig

🎉 SPECIAL GUESTS:: Cat Cichon

🎥 VIDEO + SEO DIRECTORS:: Zac Anderson, Maddie Brouwer

🎨 CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland

A Product of Lepard Productions + The Mission Hills Podcast Network in Littleton, CO.

© Mission Hills Church - All Rights Reserved