On today's Episode of Renew Your Mind, special guest Reverend Naile and moderator Dana Hall kick off the New Year by asking the question, "Where do we go from here?" 

Topics include:

Why we think we cannot serve?  

Thanks for listening and have a blessed start to your new year!

Enjoy the Gaylord First United Methodist Church's short film, "The Beauty of Christmas Carols."  This is an audio only version, but if you would like to enjoy the film in it's entire form just click this link.  Thanks for listening!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCEDdw-KPWs

On today's Episode of Renew Your Mind, special guest Reverend Naile and moderator Dana Hall continue their conversation about Advent and what comes after Advent on the Liturgical Church Calendar, including Epiphany, Lent and Easter.  

Questions include:

What comes after advent, epiphany, lent?  

How does the Liturgical Calendar connect from Advent to Easter?

Thanks for listening and have a Merry Christmas!!

On today's Episode of Renew Your Mind, special guest Reverend Naile and moderator Dana Hall answer questions about Advent and what it means to us this time of year. 

Questions include:

Thanks for listening and have a Merry Christmas!!

On today's Episode of Renew Your Mind, join Pastor Dan Bowman, Pastor Jordan and moderator Dana Hall as they discuss a variety of Christmas themed questions submitted by YOU, the podcast listeners!

Questions include:

"Who were the Magi?"

"Why did they give the three gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?"

"Why December 25?"

"What is Advent and why is it important?"

"What do the different colors of candles represent?"

"Why is there so little mentioned about Mary and Joseph in the New Testament?"

"Can you offer tips for slowing down and focusing on the real meaning of Christmas?"

Thanks for listening and have a Merry Christmas!!

On today's special episode of Renew Your Mind we will be listening to Jason Jimenez' live talk to the congregation at Gaylord First United Methodist Church.  This was recorded October 10th, 2021.  He discusses in great depth the topics from his book "Abandoned Faith, Why Millennials Are Walking Away and How You Can Lead Them Home."

Thanks for listening and we hope this presentation helps grow your walk with Christ!

On today's special episode of Renew Your Mind we will be listening to Jason Jimenez' live talk to the congregation at Gaylord First United Methodist Church.  This was recorded October 9th, 2021.  He discusses in great depth the topics from his book "Challenging Conversations, A Practical Guide to Discuss Controversial Topics in the Church."

Thanks for listening and we hope this presentation helps grow your walk with Christ! 

On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, Pastor Paul Gruenberg, Youth & Family Director Jeremy Touroo and moderator Dana Hall dig deeper into the book by Jason Jimenez, "Abandoned Faith."

"If you are desperate to learn about your millennial and you want to find a better and more powerful way to communicate with him or her, then we welcome this opportunity to help reinforce your responsibility to have a strong relationship with your adult child." - Abandoned Faith

Hope for a Generation

Thanks for listening and we hope this story helps grow your walk with Christ!

On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, Pastor Paul Gruenberg, Youth & Family Director Jeremy Touroo and moderator Dana Hall dig deeper into the book by Jason Jimenez, "Abandoned Faith."

"If you are desperate to learn about your millennial and you want to find a better and more powerful way to communicate with him or her, then we welcome this opportunity to help reinforce your responsibility to have a strong relationship with your adult child." - Abandoned Faith

Today's topics include: Struggles Millennials Face 

* Today, the numbers of young men/women living at home with their parents have surged (p.94) 

* Many parents have told us that their biggest fear is that their millennial will never move out (p.97) 

* Many millennials juggle multiple jobs to generate more income (p.99) side hustle (p.100) 

* Milestones are occurring later and later (p.103) 

* In spite of economic & cultural struggles, there remains great promise for the millennial generation (p.105) 

Understanding What Drives Millennials 

* Meaningful work essential for millennial (p.109) 

* Another positive value of this generation is the desire to make a difference in today's world (p.111) 

* College age millennials are more likely than general population to be religiously unaffiliated (p.114) 

* Millennials must see faith lived out before they will consider living it. (P.117) 

Thanks for listening and we hope this story helps grow your walk with Christ!

On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, Pastor Paul Gruenberg, Youth & Family Director Jeremy Touroo and moderator Dana Hall dig deeper into the book by Jason Jimenez, "Abandoned Faith."

"If you are desperate to learn about your millennial and you want to find a better and more powerful way to communicate with him or her, then we welcome this opportunity to help reinforce your responsibility to have a strong relationship with your adult child." - Abandoned Faith

Today's topics include:

What Lies Behind Abandoned Faith? 

How the Church is Failing Millennials (and how it can be improved) 

Thanks for listening and we hope this story helps grow your walk with Christ!