The Local Church Podcast

DateAugust 23, 2020SynopsisKatie Barnett brings the good news this week, sharing her story of identity, faith, struggle, and peace.ReferencesScripture: Lamentations 3:22–24; Isaiah 43:1–2; Isaiah 54:10; Zephaniah 3:17Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.

DateAugust 16, 2020SynopsisThis week, we continue our new series, “The Gospel According To,” about how the good news comes alive in our lives. Zach Horner shares about how not having all of the answers is good news.ReferencesScripture: Proverbs 3:1–8Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.

DateAugust 9, 2020SynopsisIt’s the first week of our new sermon series, “The Gospel According To,” and this week, we’re joined by Dr. Sonny Kelly who performs an excerpt of the play he wrote: The Talk.ReferencesScripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1–8; John 8:31–32Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.

DateAugust 2, 2020SynopsisWe’re wrapping up our “Are We There Yet” sermon series this week, wondering what you’ll carry with you now to remind you where we've been and where we're headed...ReferencesScripture: Exodus 33:7–11; Matthew 13:31–33, 44–52Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2020 initiative, click here.

DateJuly 26, 2020SynopsisIt’s week seven of our road trip-inspired summer sermon series, “Are We There Yet,” and this week, we talk about the paradox of faith, learning to walk, and the most honest, real, and raw confession in the whole bible.ReferencesScripture: Mark 9:14–29Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2020 initiative, click here.

DateJuly 19, 2020SynopsisOur road trip rolls on, but this week, Jesus takes the wheel — through you! The theme is generosity, and this episode offers you the chance to hear how generous God is through the gifts, words, melodies, and love of this community.ReferencesScripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6–15 Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2020 initiative, click here.

DateJuly 12, 2020SynopsisWe’re talking about God’s dream and how we get there. This week: Grace and discovering God’s power at work in our lives.ReferencesScripture: Luke 17:11–19Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2020 initiative, click here.

DateJuly 5, 2020SynopsisIt’s Part 4 of our “Are We There Yet?” choose-your-own-adventure summer sermon series, and this week, William Kendust shares about holy boldness, divine resistance, and doing the things that give you chills...ReferencesScripture: Exodus 1:6–21Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2020 initiative, click here.

DateJune 28, 2020SynopsisWe continue our choose your own adventure summer sermon series, Are We There Yet, by exploring the superpower of listening well — and thinking about why we do it.ReferencesScripture: Genesis 16:1–16; James 1:19–21Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2020 initiative, click here.

Episode NotesIn this episode, Brent talks with Karinda Roebuck and Stephanie Terry from Chatham Organizing for Racial Equity (CORE) about the organization's work of education and action to dismantle racism and how anti-racist work best happens locally and in the context of relationship.This conversation was recorded on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.You can learn more about CORE and get involved on their Facebook Page here.Intro/Outro Music: "Wingspan" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.