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Love Pod Love Rockets is the official podcast for H2O Toledo, a collegiate church on the campus of the University of Toledo. Our mission on campus is “Love God Love Rockets”! This podcast will serve as an extension of that mission.


    • Mar 2, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    What's Your Story? | pt. 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 65:39


    Welcome to the ‘What's Your Story?' Finale! Caitlyn joins Ian and Rachel to chat about our takeaways from the series as a whole, and also to discuss how we meet tangible and spiritual needs. What if you're not good at it? What if you don't know where to start? How do you do it with boundaries? Thank you for listening through this series and as always: We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo.

    What's Your Story? | pt. 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 46:21


    The future is now! Sarah joins the conversation to unpack more about the power of legacy and faith and how we know if we're doing it or not. Small disclaimer that the audio is a little wonky at times. Nothing tragic, but weird. Sarah's legacy on the pod is strange audio occurrences, but we loved our time with her just the same. As always: We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo.

    What's Your Story | pt. 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 50:14


    We found an expert! After weeks of reminders that we're not experts, we are joined by a bonafide professional! Lauren Ramsey joins the conversation to help us understand how we co-author a story in the present. We had a great time talking with her, and hope you enjoy! As always: We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    What's Your Story? | pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 47:20


    This week on the Pod we have a special Panel of non-experts sharing their story's. Bridging their pasts into their presents. As always: We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    What's Your Story? | pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 60:30


    Happy Wednesday! Matt joins the conversation to talk about why this series and why now, the impact of past pain on our identity and the importance of mourning. As always: We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo.

    What's Your Story? | pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 51:51


    New year! Same pod! We're back and chatting with Lauren about the inspiration for the new teaching series and providing some context for how we start to look at and unpack our stories. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo.

    CULTIVATE | Self-Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 58:38


    We made it through all the fruits! Self-control with Lauren is our season finally! We explore the spiritual implications of control and get some final opinions on what is the best and what is the worst fruit. We hope you join us in our continued journey to cultivate self control . We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo.

    CULTIVATE | Gentleness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 51:46


    In this week's episode we're exploring gentleness with our soft spoken but always sassy Clayton. We had a thoughtful conversation on how the Bible depicts this topic verse what the culture around us does. We hope you join us in our continued journey to cultivate gentleness. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo.

    CULTIVATE | Faithfulness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 53:25


    In this week's episode we're exploring faithfulness with a very faithful friend, Tom Stewart. We wade into some deep waters to discuss how we become known as a faithful people even when we experience doubt or challenges. Also, another pro-pear opinion is shared. We hope you join us in our continued journey to cultivate faithfulness. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo.

    CULTIVATE | Goodness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 58:51


    In this week's episode we're exploring goodness with our fastest returning guest, Caitlyn Gustafson. We talk through some of the motivations behind goodness and how these motivations lead us to action. We hope you join us in our continued journey to cultivate goodness. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo.

    CULTIVATE | Kindness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 57:46


    In this week's episode of the series Cultivate, we're breaking down what it means to be kind with Matt O. What does it mean to be kind and what do we do if we're bad at it? We discuss how our cultivation of kindness could have big impacts inside and out of the church. As always: we want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo.

    CULTIVATE | Patience

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 56:59


    Welcome to CULTIVATE, this season we've been exploring the fruit of the spirit one virtue at a time. In this week's episode we chat with Sarah about Patience, and how it is the most connected to all the other virtues. Patience is defined by what we lack and we have an interesting conversation that we hope leads us to slow down and increase our capacity for patience. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo.

    CULTIVATE | Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 54:53


    In this week's episode we're exploring peace with Caitlyn. Peace sounds good to almost everyone, but how do we cultivate more of it? If peace is freedom from disturbance, what do we do when things are highly disturbing? We hope you join us in our continued journey to cultivate peace. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo.

    CULTIVATE | Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 54:48


    Welcome to a new series we're calling CULTIVATE. This season we'll be exploring the fruit of the spirit one virtue at a time. In this week's episode we chat with Kalynn about Joy. Joy is a mindset that allows us to go beyond our circumstances and what we feel. It helps us to live a life marked by Jesus. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo TikTok: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo. Morgan Harper Nichols: https://instagram.com/morganharpernichols?utm_medium=copy_link The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1433673088/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_RKEJ2ZE0GFX4HTJ67EHD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

    CULTIVATE | Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 51:52


    Welcome to a new series we're calling CULTIVATE. This season we'll be exploring the fruit of the spirit one virtue at a time. In this week's episode we chat with Alex about Love, hear about his engagement and try to develop an more Christlike definition of love than what Rachel feels for Taco Bell or what we can watch in the Notebook. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo.

    Faith We Sing: Be Thou My Vision

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 50:54


    Today we're ending our series with a familiar hymn in the realm of H2O. No boats, no water, no orphans- that we know of! This episode wraps our series and we discuss what can be discovered in these old Irish lines. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    Faith We Sing: Rock of Ages

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 60:57


    This week Tom Stewart is back on the Pod to talk about a hymn that was basically created as a diss track to John and Charles Wesley. We talk about the story behind Rock of Ages. If you want to view the chart we talked about in this episode on the breakdown of Calvinism vs Arminianism. Click this link: https://livingfaithfellowship.com/media/2017/12/03/the-reformation-calvinism-vs-arminianism/ We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    Faith We Sing: What a Friend We Have in Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 55:27


    Sarah Burchfield, friend to all, is back on the podcast to chat with Rachel and Ian about what it means to consider Jesus a friend, whether or not a finance major can recommend a vow of poverty, and how in the world we're supposed to never be discouraged. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    Faith We Sing: Great is Thy Faithfulness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 51:16


    Joining Rachel and Ian this week is Clayton and Kalynn Allred! We talk about the story behind this hymn and our favorite popsicle flavors. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    Faith We Sing: Come Thou Fount

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 46:53


    This week we hear a story a little different than the ones we've heard so far. Lauren rejoins the pod to discuss the story of a barber's apprentice and hoodlum turned theologian, and to investigate the possibility of fire breathing angels. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    Faith We Sing: It is Well with My Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 53:09


    As we continue in our journey of looking into some of the most well known hymns of all time, Alex Wellman is back on the pod and joins our discussion on the tragic story of loss that inspired “It is Well with My Soul”. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    Faith We Sing: Amazing Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 46:23


    We dive deep into one of the most well known hymns of all time. Listen in to hear the story of this popular hymn and be ‘amazed' at what we discover about the “old converted sea captain”. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    New Series Intro: Faith We Sing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 46:20


    Annnnnnd we're back! We're launching a new series for the new year entitled Faith We Sing. This episode touches on the vision for the new series, we discuss the history of singing in church and why it can be so divisive. We're excited to start this new adventure with you! We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    Unto Us: Peace is Given, ep. 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 47:12


    Merry Christmas Eve Eve! In this final episode in our advent mini series we are joined by Matt O. to discuss dried fruits in desserts, how we can treat peace like a gift and what it would look like to practice peace.

    Unto Us: Joy is Given, ep. 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 36:45


    Lauren joins Ian and Rachel in a discussion about the gift of joy. They discuss the tension of experiencing joy in the midst of suffering and how to get better at letting the joy in.

    Unto Us: Faith is Given, ep. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 40:24


    Today Clayton restarts his countdown until he is on the Podcast again. He joins us to talk about faith and what it means for us in this Advent season.

    Unto Us: Hope is Given, ep. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 38:30


    Prison, Christmas cookies and upsetting audio events: nonetheless we have hope because Unto Us Hope is Given.

    Advent 2020: Unto Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 25:04


    What's advent and why talk about it? What does the celebration of advent have to do with us and 2020? How are we going to celebrate during these ‘unprecedented times'? Join us for a new mini-series targeting these questions and focusing our hearts during advent.

    12: Stories: Matt Pardi

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 45:46


    We're thrilled to round out this stories series with a chat with Matt Pardi, co-pastor at H2O Church BG. Matt talks us through his story and encourages us with through his story and life of faith. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    11. Stories: Relections

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 32:46


    Rachel and Ian reflect back on the stories series and chat about what we learned as we listened to our staff and leadership teams' stories. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    10. Stories: Clayton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 47:23


    We continue in our Stories series with Clayton Allred, new field staffer at H2O Toledo. Clayton walks us through his story, shares how finding a balance between legalism and grace is crucial, and tells us why he decided to go on staff at a collegiate church. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com

    The Well: Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 24:38


    We're continuing a mini series today with content normally found in the Well, a “new members” class that is vital to getting students connected with our church. This week Sarah Burchfield jumps in to chat about what it means to Go and live our lives out for Jesus. Join us on our final week journeying through the Well.

    9. Stories: Alex

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 50:07


    We continue in our Stories series with Alex Wellman, new field staffer at H2O Toledo. Alex walks us through his story, shares why it's crucial to fall in love with the gospel, and tells us why he decided to go on staff at a collegiate church. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    The Well: Lead

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 34:34


    We're continuing a mini series today with content normally found in the Well, a “new members” class that is vital to getting students connected with our church. This week Tom Stewart jumps in to chat about what it means to lead as a follower of Jesus. Join us on our 3rd week journeying through the Well.

    8. Stories: Sarah

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 49:36


    We continue in our Stories series with Sarah Burchfield, women's ministry director and huddle director at H2O Toledo. Sarah walks us through her story, shares what she's learned and is learning about being bold and loving people well, and tells us about leading a virtual bible study in high school during the early aughts. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    The Well: Grow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 36:51


    We're continuing a mini series today with content normally found in the Well, a “new members” class that is vital to getting students connected with our church. This week Lauren Stewart jumps in to chat about the uncomfortability of growth and the 5 Catalysts to spiritual growth. Join us on our 2nd week journeying through the Well.

    7. Stories: Ian

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 45:17


    We continue in our Stories series with Ian Gustafson, pastor in training and field staff at H2O Toledo. Ian walks us through his story, shares what he's learned and is learning in the face of unknowns and uncertainty, and tells us about how God has changed his plans over the years. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    The Well: Follow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 39:39


    We're launching a mini series today with content normally found in the Well, a “new members” class that is vital to getting students connected with our church. Plan A was to have the Well in person, but 2020 had other plans so we're making podcasts out of lemons. Join us on our 4 week journey through the Well.

    6. Stories: Rachel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 46:56


    We continue in our Stories series with Rachel Brooker, Events Director and Administrative Coordinator at H2O Toledo. Rachel walks us through her story, explains the importance of community and gives good advice for finding joy amidst a global pandemic. We want to hear from you! Email us at lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    5. Stories: Lauren

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 44:47


    We continue in our Stories series with Lauren Stewart, Teams Director and Media Director at H2O Toledo. Lauren walks us through her story, teaches us how to find simplicity and balance in life, and gives good advice for people who love to get things done. We want to hear from you! Email us at lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of

    4. Stories: Tom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 47:01


    We continue in our Stories series with Tom Stewart, co-pastor at H2O Toledo. Tom walks us through his story, shares what he's learned and is learning in his relationship the Gospel, and warns against the dangers of shark attacks. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of

    3. Stories: Gretchen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 48:06


    We continue in our Stories series with Gretchen Olszewski, wife to the lead pastor at H2O Toledo. Gretchen walks us through her story, shares her favorite things about being in college ministry and gives some great nuggets of wisdom. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    2. Stories: Matt O.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 48:18


    We kick off our Stories series with Matt Olszewski, lead pastor at H2O Toledo. Matt walks us through his story and shares how he went from a skittles thief to the lead pastor of a collegiate church. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

    1. Ready for Launch: An Introduction to H2O

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 34:46


    Welcome to the Love Pod Love Rockets podcast. In this episode we explain how we got many of the names heard around H2O Toledo, including the name of the church and podcast. We talk about our hopes for this podcast and Matt O. invents his own segment. We want to hear from you! Email us @lovepodloverockets@gmail.com Rate us on your listening platform! Follow us on social media! Instagram: @h2otoledo Twitter: @h2otoledo Facebook: H2O Church University of Toledo

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