Julia and Eric chat with Mike Pilavachi, founder of the Soul Survivor ministry in the U.K., about his ministry, how he found Christ, and his experiences with the Holy Spirit.

Mike Pilavachi spent 26 years heading up Soul Survivor ministries (a charity that is aimed at equipping young people to live their lives for Jesus) and continues to pastor the associated church – Soul Survivor Watford. Mike speaks at conferences around the world, trying to make people laugh and point them towards Jesus at the same time. He has written a number of books the latest of which is called ‘Lifelines’. In his spare time, he loves to cook, watch the West Wing, and tending to his grape vines!

You can check out some of Mike's books at our Vineyard Bookstore or click here: https://bookstore.vineyardcolumbus.org/reads

You can also check out the sessions from the Holy Spirit conference here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA3fwic80Wooq242mUG4sCisXW6J7a8Q8

Julia Interviews counselor and spiritual director Erin Zappin, LMFT. Erin is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She and her husband of 17 years have been a part of Vineyard Columbus since 1998. She is a certified facilitator of the Prepare-Enrich curriculum for married and pre-marital couples and is a Spiritual Director through Sustainable Faith.

Julia and Adrienne interview pastor Andy Smith (from the Belfast Vineyard) about freedom from oppression - specifically as it relates to spiritual warfare and deliverance. Andy along with his wife Harmony have led Belfast City Vineyard since 2002. They also serve as Regional Leaders for the Vineyard Churches in Ireland, and have two teenagers.

Eric interview Kerry Davis, pastor of empowered ministries, on the transformational work of the Holy Spirit in a person's life. Starting with Kerry's own testimony, and how his transformation led to ministering to others and seeing the Holy Spirit work in changing lives.

Eric interviews Dr. Jordan Seng on his book, Miracle Work.

Dr. Seng and his wife Sonya are lead pastors of Bluewater Mission, a creative, justice-oriented church in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jordan is author of Miracle Work: A Down-to-Earth-Guide to Supernatural Ministries, and the upcoming Life of Try. He has ministered broadly through church-planting, teaching, healing and prophecy, and has led training conferences for every major Christian denomination and numerous para-church and missions organizations in America, Europe, Latin America, East Asia, South Asia and the Caribbean. Jordan holds a degree in political theory from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and was a National Security Fellow at the School of Government at Harvard. He’s an avid sailor and owns two U.S patents for marine technologies. He has two teenage children.

www.ivpress.com/miracle-work
www.bluewatermission.org

Eric and Julia interview founding pastor Rich Nathan about John Wimber and the history and heritage of the Holy Spirit within the Vineyard movement.

Julia wraps up 2021 on the podcast with a practical conversation with Pastor Brooke Christensen about how to have conversations with people you disagree with (without fighting!). Listen for some helpful tips, practice them at your holiday gatherings, and send your stories to us at [email protected]. We'll see you back in the New Year!

Read Brooke's article "Could conversations at holiday gatherings be different this year?" https://vineyardcolumbus.org/articles

Julia interviews Dr Julia Sadusky (Psy D, Regent University) about belonging and loneliness. Dr Sadusky serves as an educator, offering trainings and consultations to churches, counseling centers, and faith-based institutions on sexuality, gender identity, mental health, trauma-informed care, and the intersection of sexuality, gender, and theology. Dr. Sadusky’s specialty is in sexual and gender identity research and clinical practice. Her dissertation focused on the experience of loneliness in Christian sexual minorities who have committed to singleness.

Julia chats with Pastor Anthony Cannon about how learning an ancient Christian way of prayer, the Ignatian exercises, impacted his soul and helped him find a new depth of connection with God…. all while sitting in his covid-lockdown-garage-office.

Recommended Reading:
Kevin O'Brien SJ
The Ignatian Adventure: Experiencing the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius in Daily Life

You can find this book at https://bookstore.vineyardcolumbus.org/reads

Eric interviews pastor, spiritual director and author, Jared Patrick Boyd. Jared is founder of the Order of the Common Life, a missional monastic order for the 21st Century. He pastors The Abbey, a contemplative church in the city of Columbus. He is author of Imaginative Prayer: A Yearlong Guide to Your Child’s Spiritual Formation, and The Freedom of Constraint (forthcoming 2023). He and his wife have 4 girls and live in the west-side neighborhood of Franklinton in Columbus, OH.
jaredpatrickboyd.com
imaginativeprayer.com
Twitter: @boydjared
Instagram: @jaredpatrickboyd