How can we serve our community without seeking something in return? On this episode, Sarah and Daniel sit down to discuss Woodbury Lutheran Church's weekend sermon series, "7 Easy Ways to Derail the Church," looking at another way we can derail our church which is ignoring your community. We discuss the importance of the church being involved in their local community and how we can all serve our communities without any hidden agendas.

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On this episode, Sarah and Daniel sit down with Andree Payares, worship leader at the Valley Creek campus of Woodbury Lutheran Church. You will hear Andree's incredible testimony of what life was like for him growing up amidst the turmoil happening in Columbia, the challenges that he faced choosing between soccer and music, what the transition was like moving from Columbia to America, and how God used Andree's journey to transform his relationship with Jesus.

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The Gospel is the most exciting news we could have, and yet, sharing it with others is something that most followers of Jesus struggle with. On this episode, Sarah and Daniel sit down to discuss Woodbury Lutheran Church's weekend sermon series, "7 Easy Ways to Derail the Church," looking at the way of derailing the church that many of us can fall into: not talking about Jesus. We discuss why sharing our faith can be such an intimidating thing, the secret that the early church of Acts used to preach the Gospel with boldness, and how we can all be more confident in sharing our faith with those around us.

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After high school, we see the highest drop off of individuals away from the church. What is the cause of this? What can the church do to reverse this trend? On this episode, Sarah and Daniel sit down with Luke Symmank, son of Joel Symmank, who is finishing up as a student at Concordia Wisconsin and planning to attend Concordia Seminary to become a pastor. You will hear about what is what like for Luke growing up as a church worker's kid, what aspects of WLC were the most helpful in his growth with his relationship with Jesus, the best faith advice Luke has for someone about to head off to college in a new place, and how the church can better meet the needs of the difficult-to-reach young adult demographic.

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What if God can use the unexpected turns in our life to bring about incredible change? How can we be more open to those unexpected changes that God might be calling us to? On this episode, Sarah and Daniel sit down with Dean Dunavan, Campus Pastor of the Oak Hill Campus at Woodbury Lutheran Church. You will hear about how Dean went from never wanting to be in church work to becoming a DCE, how God kept leading Dean in new directions from DCE to teacher to pastor, and how Dean allowed himself to be open to the new and unexpected directions that God might be leading him towards.

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Should we stick to our traditions? Should we change things amidst a changing culture? These are questions that every church is facing in the 21st Century as we wrestle with this tensions between what we have done in the past and what we will do going forward. On this episode, Sarah and Daniel sit down with Tom Pfotenhauer, Senior Pastor at Woodbury Lutheran Church, to discuss the first week in their Acts sermon series "7 Easy Ways to Derail The Church." They talk about the tension that we have between past tradition and future changes, why humans tend to view the past as better than the present, and the mindset that Christians must embrace to allow tradition and change to compliment each other well. 

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📝 Show Notes: Tom Pfotenhauer's Sermon on "Only Focus on the Past": https://youtu.be/1tByeNc31-o 

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Is there a deeper, more meaningful way to provide for impoverished children around the world outside of merely writing a check? World Vision thinks so, and they have been revolutionizing the way child sponsorships work through their latest initiative, "Chosen." In this episode, Sarah and Daniel sit down with KJ and Nick, two representatives from World Vision. They share what World Vision is and what their involvement looks like with them, the way World Vision flipped the script on child sponsorships through "Chosen," the tough conditions that children are currently facing in Tongi Bangladesh, and the incredible impact that these child sponsorships are bringing to a community that is 99% non-Christian.

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📝 Show Notes:

Info on Chosen with World Vision: https://bit.ly/3McKYD1

Download My World Vision Mobile App: https://www.worldvision.org/mywv-mobile-app

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Have you ever found yourself in a rut when it comes to praying and digging into the Word of God? On this episode, Sarah and Daniel sit down to discuss new and creative ways that you can try for connecting with God and His Word. They talk about the reality that there are many different ways that you can be in the Word that are outside of just sitting by yourself and reading from start to finish. By sharing the spiritual disciplines of several of the staff at WLC, you will see the importance of finding the way of connecting with God and His Word that works best for you.

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📝 Show Notes:

Dwell Audio Bible App: https://dwellapp.io/

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What are the best things to say (and not say) to people who are walking through times of grief and suffering? In this episode, Sarah and Daniel sit down with Tim Marshall, Pastor of Care at Woodbury Lutheran Church. You will hear about Tim's journey from growing up as an unbeliever to becoming a pastor and what the joys and challenges are of a specialized pastoral role. Tim will also discuss the many unhelpful things that Christians tend to say to people walking through grief and suffering, and then, Tim shares some of the best things that you can say and do when you are walking with someone during those times of grief.

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What does it look like for your church community to feel like family? On this episode, Sarah and Daniel are sitting down with Shelly Schwalm, University Ministries Associate at Concordia St. Paul. They hear about the many passions of Shelly from Zumba to Jurassic Park, what Shelly loves most about connecting with college students, the theological topics that she is most passionate about, and the importance of our faith community functioning like a second family.

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