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The Gathering Church Podcast
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The Gathering Church Podcast provides sermons, special audio messages, and all-new conversations with members of the congregation aimed to help you live the Abundant Life Jesus promised.
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Thailand Missionary Interviews: The Moua Family
4w ago00:39:32Tap to summarizeWe’re continuing our series highlighting missionaries serving in Thailand, and this episode brings powerful firsthand stories from the field.Russ Kirkpatrick sits down with Kevin and Jill Moua to share their incredible journey - from meeting in Thailand on a blind date to starting a family, serving in childrens and youth ministry, and recently launching an international church. Together, they reflect on how God brought them together, led them into ministry, and is now using them to build a church with a heart for youth and the broader international and Thai community.If you feel called to join our next Thailand mission trip in June, learn more and sign up at: www.abundant.life/thailandListen in and be encouraged by what God is doing around the world!
Transcribe →Thailand Missionary Interviews: The Danneker Family & Pastor Sukprasan
Feb 1200:46:33Tap to summarizeWe’re continuing our series highlighting missionaries serving in Thailand, and this episode brings powerful firsthand stories from the field.Russ Kirkpatrick sits down with Ed and Sue Danneker, longtime church planters who have faithfully served in Thailand for more than 30 years. From living among the people to investing deeply in relationships, they share how they’ve seen God move in remarkable ways throughout their ministry journey.Pastor Sukprasan also joins the conversation, sharing his incredible testimony of coming to faith, how God has answered specific prayers in his life, and the meaningful role missionaries have played in the growth of the Church in Thailand.If you feel called to join our next Thailand mission trip in June, learn more and sign up at: www.abundant.life/thailandListen in and be encouraged by what God is doing around the world!
Transcribe →Thailand Missionary Interviews: The Reinoso Family
Feb 400:34:36Tap to summarizeJoin us as we launch a new series interviewing missionaries in Thailand! In this episode, Russ Kirkpatrick takes us back to the Gathering’s first-ever mission trip to Bangkok, where the team had the privilege of serving and hosting missionary families from the Christian & Missionary Alliance.The series begins with a conversation with the Reinoso family, who share an honest look into life on the mission field - what it means to be called, the realities of family life overseas, and the slow, faithful work of making disciples in Thailand.It’s a thoughtful glimpse into everyday obedience, cross-cultural ministry, and how God is at work far from home.If this conversation stirs something in you and you feel called to join us on our next Thailand trip in June, learn more and sign up at www.abundant.life/thailand.
Transcribe →Interview: Liva Priedkalne "From Pain to Purpose"
Jun 1200:38:21Tap to summarizeJoin host Brian Hempel as he interviews Gathering member and CMA Missionary, Liva Priedkalne as she shares her powerful journey from a troubled childhood in foster care to encountering the transformative love of Jesus. Now serving on the mission field in Bosnia, Liva’s story is one of redemption, purpose, and the call to bring hope to others. Tune in to hear how God turned her pain into passion for the nations.
Transcribe →Interview: Beto Olmos
Apr 10, 202400:45:55Tap to summarizeJoin host Peter Varberg as he engages in an insightful conversation with Beto Olmos, a cherished member of the Gathering community recognized for his welcoming spirit as the leader of the hospitality team. In this captivating episode, Beto opens up about his transformative journey — from ascending the corporate ladder in the hospitality industry to embarking on a soul-stirring quest across the globe. Listen closely as he shares his deeply personal encounter with faith, embracing a new season of life guided by the teachings of Jesus and lessons learned from the IMPACT School of Discipleship.
Transcribe →Interview: Jen Beitel "Biblical Worldview"
Mar 19, 202400:53:03Tap to summarizeJoin host Peter Varberg as he interviews Jen Beitel, a Gathering member whose journey to ministry leadership is nothing short of inspiring. Jen shares her story of transformation and how she now leads a ministry focused on helping parents and their teenage children establish a biblical worldview. Tune in for insights on faith, growth, and purpose in this engaging episode.
Transcribe →Interview: Scott Wessell "Navigating Faith" Insights into The Gathering's Youth Ministry
Mar 5, 202400:48:38Tap to summarizeEmbark on an insightful journey as Scott Wessell, our IMPACT and Youth Pastor, opens up in an exclusive interview about the exciting developments within our new youth ministry at The Gathering. Immerse yourself in Scott's personal narrative as he unfolds the profound impact of youth ministry on his faith, offering a unique perspective influenced by his role as a father to a son in the same age group. Delve into the ministry's mission of guiding and empowering our youth "adults in training" to navigate life's challenging questions with confidence. Discover the ways in which you can actively impact this future generation.
Transcribe →Interview: Paul Varberg
Feb 22, 202401:22:24Tap to summarizeHost Peter Varberg interview his father, Paul Varberg, a lifelong missionary in the Philippines who also grew up as a missionary kid there. Join us as Paul shares insight on what it's like to live a life overseas as a missionary and how to serve God within our own sphere of influence no matter where we are.
Transcribe →Interview: Daniel Rojas "Christ Collective Church"
Feb 21, 202400:59:14Tap to summarizeDaniel candidly shares his journey from battling alcoholism to discovering a renewed faith in Jesus. His missionary experiences in Israel and India, meeting his wife Yvette, and establishing a house church all lead to the transformational story behind the new church he's planting, Christ Collective Church.
Transcribe →Testimony: Fritz Doran
Dec 12, 202300:48:38Tap to summarizeFritz shares his journey from growing up in Alabama, to joining the marines, how he met his wife, to his faith story of shifting his perspective from seeing Christianity as a list of things that he had to do, to a personal relationship with Jesus based on grace.
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