Send us a textToday Lisa and Cheree discuss Christian responses to the opening ceremony at the Olympic Games, and whether our reactions stem from culture or compromise. Cheree and Lisa discuss the responsibility of being the salt of the earth, modeling responses in order to have personal conversations with people who aren't yet followers of Jesus, and how to check your own heart. Join in as they process through these questions, and hear our own experiences with these tensions. Don...

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Send us a textToday more people are experiencing loneliness than ever before. In today's podcast Lisa and Cheree take a look at the importance of adult friendships, especially as women, and the need for community and connection. They discuss the different types of friendships, how they are important and what they have to offer. How do you navigate those close friendships you had with friends in your teen years into adulthood and create space for new friendship? Ho...

Send us a textCheree and Lisa continue to share their journey as they process all the God has been revealing in the past months. Asking the questions: Do I try to avoid my own problems or am I taking on other peoples problems. Learning how to take responsibility for things that we personally need to work on versus blaming others for our responses and feelings. The challenge is to not only do the hard work on ourselves but to learn how to walk in the fruit of the spirit during the ...

Send us a textJoin Lisa & Cheree as we catch you up on our personal journey these past few weeks and the thread of the Lord in this season in our lives. It's been an incredible journey as we wrap up the Freedom Study, and move into one of the most dynamic times of the year via the DOVE International Leadership Conference. (Newport Church is a partner church with over 1,000 churches and ministries around the world in the DOVE International movement.)Today we discuss our conference speaker,...

Send us a textToday we have a special friend and guest, Samantha Okkers, in the studio. Samantha and her husband Nigel, pastor House of Praise church in Cape Town, South Africa. Samantha shares her story of rebuilding after significant memory loss from a seizure and years of mis-diagnosed pain. Her story is one of hope for anyone who has walked through pain & trauma.Join us as she shares her journey with God through the challenging seasons of life. Samantha shares practical s...

Send us a textOn today's podcast we cover what is coming up next in our Leadership Perspectives and Life Skills group. Check out the dates, and we would love to see you participating in this next round of development!We also give an update on the Freedom curriculum, and vision cast for the Freedom event happening on April 7th where we will be going after personal deliverance and the baptism of Holy Spirit in our lives. We also share the visionary focus for our leadership small gro...

Send us a textToday Lisa and Cheree continue their conversation on Family Culture and Rhythms. They discuss the importance of routines that build safety. Learn about the importance and how to have ongoing conversations sex and sexuality. Join ins as the take some deep dives into online safety, social media and technology. Don't forget to rate this episode, hit the like or follow button and subscribe! This indicates to the algorithm that this is valuable content and enables us to reach m...

Send us a textToday we are welcoming Lisa Hurst to the team at Newport Church. Lisa recently joined staff at Newport as the children's ministry director and we are excited to have her part of the team. Today Lisa shares a bit of her own backstory and testimony, her heart for our families at Newport, and the journey that God has brought her to bring her skills and vision to this new role. Don't forget to rate this episode, hit the like or follow button and subscribe! This indicates to th...

Send us a textMany of us have routines we do that form culture within our family. Today we share priorities from our own lives that build healthy relationships, keep connection, and develop positive parent child relationships. We share personal experiences from our own family lives, what we have learned along the way, to inspire creativity and intentional thinking as you build your own healthy family culture. Don't forget to rate this episode, hit the like or fol...