Eric and Andy talk about Afghanistan in light of what is currently taking place at this time.

Andy Saperstein is the pastor of International Ministries at Vineyard Columbus and has worked for many years in that region of the world.

Julia interviews Spiritual Directors Kaisa Stenberg-Lee and Lacy Finn Borgo. Both Kaisa and Lacy are trained directors who work with children. Join us for a gentle conversation about caring well for the kids in your midst as they're getting ready to head back to school. (This episode was recorded winter 2021 so may have a few outdated references).

Kaisa Stenberg-Lee is a dear friend of Julia's, and they spent years doing life together in Amsterdam. Kaisa was born and raised in Finland, studied Education in Wales and lived and worked in Amsterdam, the Netherlands for nearly a decade after that. She spent much of her life in cross-cultural missions, and more specifically, in pastoral ministry to children, youth and families. She pioneered a missional youth ministry with YWAM Amsterdam, and served on the pastoral staff of an international church, Amsterdam Vineyard. Kaisa now lives in Denver, CO and offers spiritual direction, retreats and prayer tools for children and adults through her private practice, Kutsu Companions.

Lacy Finn-Borgo teaches and provides spiritual direction for the Renovaré Institute as well as the Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Direction at Fuller Theological Seminary. She teaches classes on spiritual direction and spiritual formation at Portland Seminary and serves as a faculty advisor for the DMin. in Leadership and Spiritual Formation. Lacy provides spiritual direction for adults through GoodDirtMinistries.org and provides spiritual direction for children at Haven House, which is a transitional housing facility for homeless families.

Learn more about Kaisa at kutsucompanions.com/about-me

Learn more about Lacy at gooddirtministries.org/about. You can order Lacy's book Spiritual Conversations with Children from the Vineyard bookstore.

Adrienne and Julia continue the conversation about getting ready to getting back to school.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1e18-covid-mental-health-and-coronavirus/id1498252831?i=1000475420024 (feat. Professional Counselor Romell Graves)

At Vineyard Columbus, we believe remaining connected to others and having honest conversations about our experiences contribute to our emotional, spiritual and even physical health. If you’re looking to connect to a community, find out more here: https://vineyardcolumbus.org/groups

https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/galatians/ A quick (9 minute!) and interesting overview of Galatians, ending with an explanation of the fruit of the spirit. Something the whole family can watch together and use as a springboard to talking about minding our gaps.... and how to cultivate the fruit of the spirit.

Adrienne and Julia recap the summer, talk about getting ready to get ready for back to school, and give some sneak peaks into what's happening at Vineyard Columbus this fall. Julia also grabs an opportunity to remind us all to watch our social media diets (no surprise there)...

Looking to help some families with their back to school needs? Click the link below and how you can get involved
vineyardcolumbus.org/back-to-school-supply-drive

We're celebrating a sage as we mark Bill's retirement from pastoral staff and are blessed by his reflections on past, present, and future.

Bill Christensen is retiring after serving on staff at Vineyard Columbus for 24 years, and as the International Ministries Pastor for the last 10 years. Before coming to Columbus in August 1997, he was General Manager of Vineyard Ministries International in Anaheim, California. He and his family (wife Dotty and children, Brooke, Nathan and Eva) spent 11 years in Morocco, North Africa where he was Director of a Moroccan-American Cultural Center and involved in sharing Jesus with Muslims. Previous to his overseas work, Bill was a campus staff worker with Inter-Varsity. Bill is a graduate of Michigan State University and University of Cincinnati.

For more information about International Ministries, email [email protected]

Eric and Pastor Jason Loehr talk with Pastor Adrienne Ash and Dave Kuta about rebuilding after divorce.

Dave Kuta started on staff with Vineyard Columbus in October of 2017 as a ministry assistant with our Support for Life groups, though he’s been active in the church for over 20 years, volunteering with several different ministries. He did his undergraduate work at The Ohio State University and has a Master’s in Education from the University of Dayton. Dave is a licensed counselor and has a passion for seeing people experience God's healing through groups and through compassionate leaders. In 2003 he married the love of his life, Meg, and together they have a kind, vibrant, and beautiful daughter.

For anyone with questions or needing information about a Support or Recovery group, please contact Dave at [email protected] or call at 614-259-5472
vineyardcolumbus.org/support-for-life

Divorce Care for Women: For more info, contact [email protected]

DivorceCare.org

Pastor Adrienne Ash has been at Vineyard Columbus for 9 years. In 2016, she began as an intern for Pastor Lorie Rees in Support for Life, and then transitioned to become an Assistant Pastor on the Outreach and Connection team under Eric Pickerill in 2017. In 2018, she worked in the Small Groups Ministry, and most recently became the Singles Ministry Pastor in 2020. Adrienne earned her BA in Child and Family Development and is currently working on her MA in Divinity. She also has a 9 year old son, soon to be 10.

Email [email protected] to get connected or go to https://vineyardcolumbus.org/singles

Pastor Jason Loehr and friends from Marriage & Family ministries talk vulnerably about marriage struggles, infidelity, repair, and hope for a pathway to reconciliation.

Jason has been a member of Vineyard Columbus for over seven years, and six of those have been on staff as a pastor in our Marriage & Family Life ministry. In those six years, Jason has recruited, trained and deployed volunteer coaches to lead, teach and facilitate ministry to couples across our church while also providing pastoral care to couples in crises. Prior to joining our staff, Jason was the Director of Student Ministry for Central College Presbyterian Church for 11 years and earned his Bachelor’s in Educational Ministries and Master of Ministry from Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Jason has been married to his wife, Diane, for over 16 years and together have three sons, Esteban, Julian and Alex, and have been foster parents to nine boys over the past seven years.


Contact Mindy Layman at [email protected] for more info

Marriage + Family Resources: https://vineyardcolumbus.org/marriage-family-resources

https://www.facebook.com/Marriage-and-Family-Life-Ministry-of-Vineyard-Columbus-395416003889481/

If couples are experiencing conflict or crisis in their marriage, the Journey of Hope classes will help you find healing and direction. Find out more here: https://vineyardcolumbus.org/all-events/2021/journey-of-hope

Diane Bauman is pastor of the Value Life, Transitions and Orphan Care Ministries at Vineyard Columbus.

She is passionate about helping women in unexpected pregnancies find hope and courage. She had an unexpected pregnancy when she was 15 and found the courage to stay in school and graduate with honors. After working in corporate America for more than 20 years, in 1999 she came on staff at Vineyard Columbus where she grew a small pro-life ministry to a ministry serving hundreds of women in unexpected pregnancies each year and serving women who have experienced the pain of abortion, miscarriage or early infant death.

https://vineyardcolumbus.org/value-life
Facebook: Value Life Vineyard Columbus

Eric and Daniel Interview Rev. Mitchell C. Hescox, President of The Evangelical Environmental Network.

The Rev. Mitchell C. Hescox, guides a team representing over 5 million pro-life Christians who understand climate change has the greatest moral challenge of our time and the greatest opportunity for hope in building sustainable prosperity for all. Founded in 1993, EEN is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c) (3) organization that equips, inspires, and mobilizes people of faith to worship God and love their neighbor by caring for creation.

Rev. Hescox co-authored, Caring for Creation: The Evangelical Guide to Climate Change and a Healthy Environment with nationally known meteorologist Paul Douglas, and contributed to Sacred Acts: How Churches are working together to Protect Earth’s Climate. He has testified before Congress, spoke at the White House, presented at the Vatican and The Council for Foreign Relations. Rev. Hescox has appeared on CNN, NPR, PRI, MSNBC, and numerous radio programs both Christian and secular.

Rev. Hescox serves as a member of the National Association of Evangelicals’ Board of Directors, EPA Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, the Board of Reference for the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions and leads a small group at his local church. Prior to joining EEN, Mitch pastored a local church for 18 years, and before the call to ordained ministry served the coal and utility industry as Director, Fuel Systems for Allis Mineral Systems. He is married to Clare with four grown children and seven grandchildren.

http://creationcare.org
https://yecaction.org/
http://christiansandclimate.org
https://twitter.com/mitch_at_EEN

Mercy and justice work often have to do with building and rebuilding: lives, families, life situations, structures, marriages. That's why we do a lot of what we do - value life, food pantries, transitions, prison ministry, immigration counseling services, etc. - because we want to be a part of building a kingdom way in the world around us. Join us today for a rebuilding conversation from two points of view as we interview staff member Jeanine Winfrey, an immigration lawyer who leads the Immigration Counseling Services at our Community Center, and dedicated volunteer, VC member, attorney and Eric's motorcycle-trail-riding-friend, Eric Rosenberg.

Eric Rosenberg has attended Vineyard Columbus since 2001. He is an attorney who enjoys volunteering inside and outside the church and spending time with his twin daughters who are sophomores at OSU.

Jeanine Winfrey holds a BA in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She began her legal career in 1999 at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in Washington DC, and then spent 14 years with the US Air force, first as an assistant staff judge advocate, and later as a military spouse and stay-at-home parent. Jeanine is currently the Director of Immigration Counseling Services at Vineyard Community Center, a faith-based non-profit that provides low cost and pro-bono legal services to immigrant community in central Ohio. Jeanine immigrated to the US at the age of 7 as a political refugee from Vietnam and is a part of the Vietnamese Bible Study Fellowship at Vineyard Columbus.

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