Bothell Amplified

This week, Pastor Joe continues our Compassion Series with Compassion for Self. We remind ourselves the importance of caring for ourselves so that we might hear God and love one another. We draw from 1 Kings 19:1-17.

This week, Pastor Joe is joined by Sharon Ryder, a Church Accessibility Consultant, who shares some of her own story, walking with her son who lives with Down Syndrome and navigating belonging in places of community. Together, they talk about the ways  faith communities can promote belonging for all God's people, including those with disabilities!

This week, Pastor Joe continues our new summer sermon series Compassion. Joe breaks down how we as Christians can have compassion for the Earth. We draw from Hosea  4:1-3 as we delve into how our actions (and inactions) towards one another impact our lives on this Earth and how compassion can branch out beyond our faith. 

This week, Pastor Joe is joined by James Kang, the President of Nexus Ministry. Nexus is a ministry by, for, and with the next generations of Korean Americans in The United Methodist Church, and is currently hosting its Convocation virtually. James took some time after the day to share about his hopes and dreams of the Convocation and of Korean-American Ministry in The United Methodist Church and his prayer that "Grace would be our guide". 

This week, Pastor Joe kicks off a new summer sermon series titled Compassion. Throughout August, we look to dive deeper into the various ways compassion impacts our lives. Reflecting on Colossians 3, Pastor Joe shares how compassion translates into a way of being and how it can flow into our lives as Christs in the community. 

This week, Pastor Joe is joined by friend and college, Rev. Malcolm McLaurin, curate of Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross in Redmond, WA (holycrossredmond.org). In this conversation, they talk about the things that give them hope as they examine their calls and the state of Christianity today through the rapidly changing world around them. 

This week, we finish our summer sermon series, Love Your Neighbor. Pastor Joe is joined by Shama Farag, a member of the Islamic Center of Bothell and active member of the community advocating for social justice! Reflecting on Acts 17, Pastor Joe and Shama talk about the importance of loving our neighbors, even those who believe differently than us, and how we can all come together towards a better future for all! 

This week on Bothell Amplified, we have another "In the News" where Pastor Joe reflects on and responds to current events that are happening in the world around us. In this episode, he focuses on the hit Apple+ TV show, Ted Lasso, which returns with season 2 on July 22. Find out what lessons we can draw from the show and how Ted Lasso can inspire us to be better people as we move towards gathering in-person.

This week, we continue our summer sermon series, Love Your Neighbor. Pastor Kristin Joyner, Pastor of Community Engagement, filled in to cover for Pastor Joe while he was stuck in New Jersey. Focusing on Isaiah 43, Pastor Kristin affirms that all God’s people are of sacred worth, especially LGBTQIA+ youth. Later, Pastor Joe is joined by Allen Leslie, Creative Director of Diverse Harmony Youth Choir, to talk about his passion and advocacy in telling the stories of local youth. 

This week, Pastor Joe is joined by friend and college, Rev. Jasper Peters, Lead Pastor of Belong Church in Denver, Colorado (belongchurch.org). In this conversation, they talk about the things that give them hope as they examine and connect through the rapidly changing world around them.