Together 4 Good: Making Sense of Life and Faith

Pastor Nate talks with his long-time friend, Kristen Arends about her many years of ministry and the journey to her current path as a seminary student. In their conversation, Kristen shares a host of valuable insights about the ways that God works within our stories and guides us, even if we can't notice it at first.

Pastor Nate talks with Rev Drew Ludwig about his experience moving from congregational ministry to working as a hospice chaplain. In their discussion, the two reflect on different ways of discerning God's call and understanding the different seasons of our life.

Thanks to your great response to the first Poets, Preachers, Prophets, and Practitioners episodes here's another episode in the series. This time we look at arches. An architectural feature that holds a lot of symbolism and meaningful for not only the ways we think about God, but also the ways that we dialogue with one another. Listen in as Pastor Nate provides a collage of voices that help us to dig into the spiritual significance of arches.

Pastor Nate and Deacon Debra discuss the join-in January initiative at Bethany. Debra shares some great insights about how serving helps us learn and grow in our faith. She also talks about the importance of aligning our mission and ministry.

If you have not had the chance to complete the Join in January survey yet, here is a link:

http://tinyurl.com/JoinInJanuary

This episode is part of an ongoing series of podcasts called "Bethany Storytellers". In this month's edition, Colleen Maki sits down with Anja Oss, a young adult who grew up at Bethany, to talk about her experiences here and her current passions and commitments at Bethany.