This is an update of a 6-year old post, because the Google machine tells me that people want to know: can or should I break my Lenten Fast on Sundays? (Lenten Fast = fancy Christian word for choosing to sacrifice something from Ash Wednesday to Easter. It may be an abstention, like from a favorite … Continue reading
The Launch Pod – Episode 11 , Finale – Timeline and Parntnership
Our final episode of season 1 of The Launch Pod is available now on Apple Podcasts and Google Play. We talk through a tentative timeline for how Pomona Valley Church will form, and where you all come in to help make it a reality. We created this podcast with the hope that it would invite … Continue reading
The Launch Pod, Episode 10 – Values – Diversity
We wanted to devote a whole episode to our final value, diversity, both because it is, in some ways, the most controversial of our values and also because it’s the one that most benefits from a more thorough, nuanced discussion. We talk about our commitment to diversity in race, culture, gender, sexual orientation in particular–though … Continue reading
The Launch Pod – Episode 9 – Values, pt 1
There are certain values that we hope will be the very first things people think of when they think of Pomona Valley Church. These are Sacrifice, Openness, Relationship, Authenticity, and Diversity. In this episode we tackle the first four of these values, saving Diversity for its own episode. You can find it now on Apple Podcasts … Continue reading
The Launch Pod – Episode 8 – Neighboring & Justice
We’re back after working out a couple technical kinks that came along with switching up the way we record the podcast. This time, we are extending the conversation from episode 5 about how we want to follow Jesus into the world, together. We look outside the walls of our community to talk about neighboring well … Continue reading
Creating a Rhythm of Life – A Toolkit- Plus The Launch Pod Episode 6 & 7
One of the more transformative seasons of my life started when my “Quiet Time” broke. I’d always believed the Quiet Time was the pillar of my faith. 30 minutes. Daily. Bible. Journal. Check, check, check. I enjoyed spending time with God. I enjoyed reading Scripture and prayer. But I did my Quiet Time before bed … Continue reading
The Launch Pod – Episode 5- One Anothering
In episodes 4-6, we’re unpacking what we hope to do as we follow Jesus into the world together. So in episode 5 we dive into what it means to live the one-anothers from the Bible in a community. We also share some stories of how the one-anothers have shaped our own lives–we are different because … Continue reading
The Launch Pod – Episode 4 – Joyfully and Sustainably
In episode 4 we start to unpack how we want to follow Jesus in our everyday lives at Pomona Valley Church. Find it on Apple Podcasts and Google Play We introduce the idea of a ‘rhythm of life’ and some of the markers that can make that rhythm joyful and sustainable. We want our rhythms … Continue reading
The Launch Pod – Episode 3 – Good News
On the third episode of The Launch Podcast for Pomona Valley Church, we dive into a theological disconnect that impacts the effectiveness of the church: what exactly is the good news? If the answer is too narrow, it can become irrelevant. We explore the alternative: how a re-expanded understanding of the gospel, and a church that … Continue reading
The Launch Pod – Episode 2 – Bridging the Gaps
We still have a podcast! And now it has two episodes! Oooohh, aaaaah…. Anyhow… People are increasingly disconnected from the Church, but does it have to be that way? On Episode 2 of The Launch Podcast, Curtis and I explore a few of the major obstacles we are seeing–some practical, some theological, and some cultural–and … Continue reading
