Sacred Sitdowns

Carolyn Reed began her ministry with the Indiana Region on May 10, 1999. Her work is focused on relationship building among pastors and congregations throughout the region. This ministry includes Search and Call and designing a variety of congregational transformation and conversation processes.

Carolyn also gives support to the Commission on Ministry.

Carolyn has a B.A. from The University of Indianapolis and a M.Div. from Christian Theological Seminary. She and her husband, Bill, have two adult sons, Ryan and Zachary.

Rev. Troy Tatum has served in ministry all of his adult life. Diagnosed with ALS in January 2022, he recently retired at the age of 47 from Hillyer Memorial Christian Church in Raleigh, NC. He is a gifted musician, preacher, and storyteller. Troy joins us to share his powerful insights on ministry, faith, and the power of the church community as he and his family navigate living with ALS. He has just released a new album called "The Journey is Our Home." Troy also shares one of the songs of the album on the podcast. You can purchase and listen to "The Journey is Our Home" on all major music platforms. 

It's 2023, and it's time to celebrate!  Today Danny and Kyle will look back at 2022 and explore what it means to walk into 2023 faithfully.  Wherever you are in this new year, may it be filled with new opportunities, and may God continue using you to be God’s hand and feet in creative and life-giving ways. 

Christmas Eve Service TimesMud Creek Campus
3 pm  Children and Family Service
5 pm  Family Service
7 pm  Lessons and Carols
9 pm  Sermon
11 pm Sermon

Promise Road Campus
1:30 pm Acoustic Christmas Service
5:30 pm  Children and Family Service
 7:30 pm  Contemporary Christmas Service

On Sunday, December 25, you are invited to join in a special all church worship service. There will be ONE worship service across both campuses. Join us at the Mud Creek Campus at 10:30 am for this Christmas worship service. There will be no worship services at the Promise Road Campus on this day.
Mud Creek Campus, 10:30 am

Judy Apple-VanAlstine is an educator, author, and thinker. She is retired from a long career in teaching and administration and currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. She has been a member of Geist Christian Church for 15 years and is one of the wonderful spiritual teachers at Geist. She also has served on the Board of Geist and as an Elder. Enjoy this conversation between Kyle, Danny, and Judy. 

This week’s guest is Rev. Joshua Tripp Jackson. Josh is the Associate Minister at Allisonville Christian Church in Indianapolis. Josh is an enneagram 3, which he has lived up to by receiving not one but two Bachelor's degrees from Texas Christian University and a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School. There is only one area in which his 3-ness fails: if Josh asks you to come over for dinner, there is a 70% chance that it will be burnt when you arrive. When Josh is not working, you can find him listening to Taylor Swift, playing with his spoiled Schnauzer, Beasley, or exploring Indianapolis with his friends.

Written by colleague and friend Sam Copeland 

James H. Pritchard served in World War II in the 5th Marine Division. Growing up in Ottawa, Kansas, Jim joined the Marines immediately upon graduation from high school. After training at Camp Pendleton, Jim deployed to Hawaii before going on to be a part of the invasion of Iwo Jima. He served in the 81mm mortar platoon.  After Iwo Jima was secured, they returned to Hawaii and were there when the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Their next deployment would be as an occupying force in Sasebo, Japan near Nagasaki. After he was discharged, he joined the inactive reserves but was called back to active duty in a training capacity at Camp Pendleton.

CJ McClanahan is a speaker, author, and “Recovering Overachiever,” who is obsessed with inspiring professionals to become charitable leaders within their communities. After advising entrepreneurs, CEOs, and other high-impact leaders for years, he recognized no matter what goal they achieved, it never seemed to be enough to deliver what they really craved – happiness, joy, and contentment. On today’s podcast, CJ will challenge our understanding of success as we strive to improve our quality of life. 

To learn more about CJ, visit https://www.generosity-first.com 

In today's episode, we will sit down with writer, preacher, mother, and teacher Sarah Renfro. Sarah works for Pension Fund of the Christian Church and is a member of Geist Christian Church. She has a dynamic faith-filled story, and we look forward to hearing and exploring her story today.