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Beyond Sunday episodes

  • Episode 34 – The Early Church

    The Christian Church has been around for nearly 2000 years and in that time has both shaped and been shaped by the culture in which it resides. What is there for us to gain by learning the stories of the first people to call themselves Christian? Should we return to ancient practices in lieu of modern sensibilities? All this and more on this week’s episode!

    Music by: Inspiration by MIxaund – https://mixaund.bandcamp.comMusic promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    47 min
  • Episode 34 - The Early Church
    Everything has a starting point. For the Church as we know it today that point was the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Before that moment there were the Jewish people and the religion devoted to the one God. After that moment, the apostles and first believers had to figure out what it meant to follow Jesus when he was no longer with them. They started gathering in one another’s homes, meeting secretly and in public, sharing meals together, praying together, and using their possessions to care for one another. This is the early Church: before there were pastors or councils or popes or a buildings or even a New Testament there were people of faith trying to follow Jesus and supporting one another.
    What would we gain by recapturing some of the themes and practices of the early Church? What do we share in common and what are we thankful is different? On this episode Katie and Pastor David are tackling these questions and challenging us all to rethink our current practices and may lift up some practices from those who had walked with Jesus and were the first to receive the Holy Spirit.
    We hope you enjoy this episode!
    If you want to share your stories of being removed or jumping from an airplane you can send us an e-mail at [email protected]
    47 min
  • Episode 33 - Women in Ministry: The First Witnesses to the Resurrection
    Throughout history women have had an incredible role to play in leadership, politics, business, and shaping the world we live in. But for most of the life of the Christian Church women have not been permitted to be pastors or leaders in ministry. In the last 100 years this has started to shift and in the ELCA women have been ordained as pastors or officially called to other forms of rostered leadership for nearly 50 years. But for many people in the world the biblical picture is one that still paints women as sub-ordinate to men and not capable of being leaders in the church. In this week’s episode the Beyond Sunday team is celebrating the gifts of women serving and ministry and tackling the challenges that women still face in the Church. If you have a story about being a woman in ministry we would love to hear from you! Send us your stories at [email protected].
    *PHOTO NOTE: Special thanks to Johanna Rehbaum and her daughter for giving us permission to use their picture for this week’s episode.*
    55 min
  • Episode 32 – Workin’ 9-5!

    Everyone of us has a job. Whether you drive to the office everyday or you stay at home with the kids or you care for your older neighbors, we are all trying to figure out what it means to live out our faith when we go to work.

    Music by: Inspiration by MIxaund – https://mixaund.bandcamp.comMusic promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    37 min
  • Episode 32 - Workin' 9-5!
    We don’t stop being a Christian the moment we walk through the door to our jobs, so what does it mean for us to be a Christian in the workplace? We’re jumping into another study from our friends at Barna and trying to get an answer to this and other questions.
    Are you in the workplace every day (home, office, field)? We want to hear about your experiences being a Christian at work! What are you challenges? What are your joys? What do you wish you knew how do to better? Send us an e-mail at [email protected] and let us know!
    Here is the study that we will be discussing for most of the episode: https://www.barna.com/research/sacred-secular-divide/
    *EPISODE NOTE: Pastor David was not feeling well at the time of recording so we apologize for the occasional sounds of him coughing up a lung in the background*
    37 min
  • Episode 31 – Heaven and Hell

    Whether you are in church every week or not, we are all asking questions about what happens when we die. Do we go to heaven? Hell? Do we have to be part of a certain denomination? We’ll tackle these questions and more on this week’s episode.

    Music by: Inspiration by MIxaund – https://mixaund.bandcamp.comMusic promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    50 min
  • Episode 31 - Heaven and Hell
    Today the Beyond Sunday Team is tackling one of the most widely discussed (and misunderstood?) topics with in the Christian faith: Where do we go when we die? A lot of our contemporary views of Heaven and Hell are rooted in the popular culture of the Middle Ages, but what does scripture say about the afterlife? These are issues that are facing the entire world even outside the walls of the church. Are we going to see harps and clouds? Fire and tormentors? If God is all loving, how can hell continue to exist? There is plenty of room for reasonable Christians to disagree and we are going to tackle this challenge head on. The Beyond Sunday Team hopes that this helps you engage in this important conversation in a new way.
    Listen to the end for a special request for your questions! [email protected]
    50 min
  • Episode 30 – Pot Luck!

    Holy Week is the most important week in the life of the Church. But does it all mean and why do we have all these extra things going on?

    Music by: Inspiration by MIxaund – https://mixaund.bandcamp.comMusic promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    44 min
  • Episode 30 - Pot Luck!
    The best part about a Pot Luck? Everyone brings a dish to share and you get to try a little bit of everything!
    This week on the podcast we’re dipping our toes into a couple different topics all in one potluck episode. We hope you enjoy!
    44 min

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Beyond Sunday is a weekly podcast that explores issues of faith beyond Sunday morning.