In this week’s episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jenn explores the call to be Change Makers by lifting our voices for justice through two powerful scriptures: Proverbs 31:8–9 and Micah 6:8. Together, these passages challenge us to move beyond private faith into public action—speaking up for the voiceless, practicing mercy, and walking humbly with God. With insights from wisdom literature, prophetic voices, and Methodist tradition, this episode invites us to see justice not as an abstract idea but as love made visible in the world. Tune in for inspiration and a challenge: where is your voice of justice, mercy, and love needed today?

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In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jenn continues the Change Makers series by exploring the parable of the Good Samaritan through a fresh lens. She challenges us to shift from passive belief to active discipleship—starting right where we are. Drawing on scripture, historical context, and insights from theologians, Pastor Jenn reminds us that mercy is more than a feeling—it’s a costly, boundary-breaking action rooted in love. Just as the Samaritan came near, risking comfort and safety to care for a stranger, we too are called to see those in need right in front of us and act with compassion, regardless of differences. True change, she says, begins when we let mercy—not fear or prejudice—define our faith and choose to be a neighbor to those God places in our path.

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In this first episode of our Change Makers series, Pastor Jenn invites us to move from belief to bold action by exploring the powerful connection between faith and works in James 2. Building on Jesus’ call to be salt and light, she challenges us to live out our discipleship by fighting modern-day “dragons”—acts of injustice, favoritism, and spiritual bypassing—through everyday faith in action. With insights from the early church, John Wesley, and even the musical Big Fish, this episode sets the foundation for what it means to live the rhythm of faithful change-making.

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In the final episode of our Big Fish series, Pastor Jenn and the creative team reflect on what it means to “be the hero of your own story” through the lens of faith, theater, and transformation. They discuss how telling stories—both our own and others’—can be an act of courage, healing, and grace. This conversation celebrates the power of community, the gift of perspective, and the ways God meets us in the midst of our wild, wonderful, unfinished stories.

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In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, we continue our special Big Fish Series and pick up where we left off. Together with Kelly Morris Rowan, Dustin Russell, and Steve MacKinnon, Pastor Jenn leads a thoughtful exploration into how imagination, grace, and vulnerability come alive on stage and in life. The group discusses how storytelling helps us recognize truth even in fiction—and how sacred imagination can stretch our understanding of what it means to live faithfully and love extravagantly.

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In this special episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jenn sits down with members of the cast and creative team behind St. Luke’s upcoming theater production of Big Fish to explore the spiritual power of storytelling. Through honest conversation, Kelly Morris Rowan, Dustin Russell, and Steve MacKinnon reflect on the role of theater as a modern-day parable—sharing stories that heal, challenge, and invite us to experience God’s love in new ways. This episode kicks off a three-part series inspired by the themes of Big Fish on stage at St. Luke’s. Get your tickets at st.lukes.org/bigfish.

In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Liz, Pastor Jenn, Chris Stubblefield, and Diana Mendez wrap up the “Be Fruitful” series with a thoughtful conversation on gentleness and self-control. They explore how these final fruit of the Spirit aren't just personal virtues but visible signs of a Spirit-led life—shaped by grace, humility, and trust in God. With real-life stories and honest reflection, the group discusses how self-control and gentleness grow from love and are nurtured through the Spirit’s work in us, not by striving but through surrender.

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In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, host Liz Vasquez, Lead Pastor Jenn Stiles Williams, and guests Barbara Barber and Will Hodges explore the fruit of faithfulness as part of the Be Fruitful series on the fruit of the Spirit. Through Scripture, personal stories, and heartfelt reflections, they discuss how faithfulness is more than belief—it’s a consistent, trustworthy presence rooted in God’s reliability. From family influences to small group support, the conversation reveals how the Spirit cultivates faithfulness in everyday acts of kindness, perseverance, and community. 

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In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke's, we continue our Be Fruitful series by exploring the fruit of the Spirit through the lens of kindness and goodness—not as superficial niceness, but as authentic, Spirit-led qualities that flow from love and transform how we live and relate to others. Liz, Pastor Jenn, Brittany, and Sanyie reflect on how true kindness and goodness are rooted in God’s love and grace, and shape not only how we act outwardly but also how we cultivate inner goodness and integrity. They share personal insights, scriptural connections, and invite us to notice and celebrate real fruit-bearing in our lives and community.

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In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, we’re talking about patience—the kind that comes from the Holy Spirit, not just biting your tongue!  Liz and Pastor Jenn are joined by special guests Brenda Cheves and John Stiles Williams as they share real stories from classrooms, parenting, and life about what it means to practice “cheerful, hopeful endurance.” It’s honest, funny, and full of wisdom you won’t want to miss. 

This episode is part 3 of the Be Fruitful series. Catch previous episodes and find questions for discussion & reflection at st.lukes.org/podcast.