First Pres Perspectives

This week for our final episode of the Ordinary series Cameron and Taylor Boutelle shake things up and welcome two kids on the podcast! Cooper(7yrs) and Braddock(9yrs) share jokes, insights into their typical day, and plenty of laughs. This is an episode you don't want to miss. 

Cameron and Alexa are joined by Bret Allen, Minister of Family Life, as he discusses resisting the culture of 'Hurry Sick' by prioritizing solitude in our lives. Bret shares what the difference is between silence and solitude, the dangers of associating our value with our busyness, and the pitfalls of filling our kids schedules to the prim with extracurricular activities. 

This week Cameron and Alexa are joined by two of our Fellows, Hannah and Wes. They discuss morning routines, Gringos Locos queso, and applying spiritual practices to your ordinary.  

Cameron and Alexa sit down with Jonathan Wagner, our director of college ministry, and discuss what it means to live missionally in the context of our core value, The City. Jonathan shares what the nature of college ministry is and highlights the stories of some of his students as they prepare for their yearly retreat, Jubilee. 

Cameron and Alexa are joined by registered dietary nutritionist Betsy Hirschy as they discuss the spiritual significance of how we care for our bodies. In connection with the sermon series, Betsy discusses the importance of our physical world, the connection between emotion and food, and parenting tips to picky eating. 

Cameron and Alexa sit down with the founder of Spork Orlando, Lauren Yochum, to discuss the responsibility of being a food critic, the hidden food scene in orlando, the brokenness of food, and the power of simply sharing a meal with someone. 

In preparation for Baptism Renewal Sunday, Dr. David Swanson teaches the importance of the sacrament of Baptism in the life of the church. 

Our new Director of College Ministry, Jonathan Wagner, joins Cameron and Alexa for a discussion on the new college ministry, partnership with the CCO, and how Les Misérables can be a topic for evangelism. 

We take a break from our regular scheduled content to look into last week's Pastor's Class on diversity at FirstPres. In the class, Dr. Swanson sits down with Gabe De Guia and Cheryl Mendes-Ellis as they share about their personal experience of being a minority in the church.