Real Life Ministries Podcast

This week, we hosted a panel expanding on the questions provided by students surrounding relationships in singleness, dating, boundaries and marriage. Chad hosts, joined by Hannalei Mather, Erwin and Christina Laureano. Questions/topics to include:(5:00) - DefinitionsSingleness (10:05)- How do you know if your relationship with God is 'good enough' to be in a romantic relationship?- If you don't yet know your calling for your life, should you not be in a relationship?- How do you know when you're ready to date?(18:55) - How to pray for a future spouse?(20:26) - How do I go about pursuing a relationship?(22:20) - What should a Christian know about someone before dating them?Dating (25:38)(25:51) - What are some practical examples of how you can keep Jesus at the center of your dating relationship in daily life?(27:57) - How do I manage insecurities in my relationship?(30:26) - What is the best way to handle hard conversations?Boundaries (35:15)(35:25) - What boundaries should be in place?(39:55) - As a Christian is it ok to sleep over at my boyfriend's house even if we are saving ourselves for marriage?(40:46) - Can Christian couples move in together when engaged?Marriage (51:23)(51:23) - How do I know if they're 'the one' and should marry them? What do you do if you don't know? (54:00) - How long till you should [know]?(54:30) - What does submission look like in a marriage?(1:00:25) - What does sacrificial love look like?Thanks for listening!

We're pivoting slightly from our spiritual disciplines theme this term to a topic that's still firmly grounded in our foundation in Christ: relationships. This week, Chad introduces a biblical perspective on singleness, dating, and marriage. Coming up next week, we'll host a panel to respond to questions submitted by students. Thanks for listening!

Continuing through our winter series here looking at the Firm Foundations that make up the Chirstian Faith. Tonight, Ryan and Issa Tornberg walk us through the spiritual grace of the act of worship. Thanks for listening!

Real Life is the college ministry of Calvary Corvallis.From January 25–31, our church family will be participating in a corporate week of prayer and fasting. Alongside our Week 3 Winter Term teaching, Chad unpacks the why and how behind this intentional time of seeking the Lord together.For more information on prayer and fasting—both in general and specifically in the context of this upcoming week at Calvary Corvallis—be sure to check out the links below.Calvary: HumbleCalvary: Teaching on Prayer and Fasting

Continuing this week in our series Firm Foundations where we explore different spiritual disciplines we can partake in as Christians. This week our Outreach Coordinator Nicholas DuVernay shares on the discipline of Evangelism and sharing our faith to others. Thanks for listening!

Continuing this week in our series Firm Foundation, discussing spiritual disciplines. This week, Chad covers the role Christ centered community has in the walk of a Christian. Thanks for tuning in!

We're back in the swing of things here for winter term! Kicking off a new series on various spiritual disciplines we get to take part in as Christians. This week Chad opens up the series, taking a look at the spiritual discipline of The Word of God and spending time in it. Thanks for listening!

In this episode of the Real Life Podcast, we are joined with a panel discussing the topic of relationships. Contributing to the conversation we had Nehemiah Dunnevant, Chad Weaver, Kaitlyn DuVernay, and Nicholas DuVernay. Hosting this episode is Ryan Tornberg. Thanks for listening!

Tonight brings up our last teaching of fall term in the Sermon on The Mount found in Matthew chapter 7. We will pick things back up after the new year. Thanks for tuning in throughout this series!

Movin' into Matthew chapter 7 of the Sermon on The Mount tonight. In this portion, Chad covers the topic of judgement of others. Thanks for tuning in!

For the final session of Fall Retreat '25, we got the privilege of having a panel of Real Life staff members share what was on their hearts from the retreat. Joining the panel: Pastor Chad Weaver, Nicholas DuVernay, Issa Tornberg, and Nehemiah Dunnevant. Thanks for listening!

This is the last message in the Fall Retreat series, Jesus: King of Hearts. In this last message Pastor Matt looks at Jesus' title as King. Thanks for listening!

Night two of Fall Retreat brought us the third message in the series Jesus: King of Hearts. Tonight, Pastor Matt explored Jesus as being The High Priest. Thanks for listening!

This brings up the second message from Fall Retreat in the sermon series Jesus: King of Hearts. In this message, Pastor Matt talks over Jesus as a prophet. Thanks for listening!

Joining us for Fall Retreat this year is Pastoral Counselor Matthew Kimmell. Throughout the retreat we heard a sermon series titled Jesus: King of Hearts. This is the first message from that series where he explores Jesus revealed in the Word of God. Thanks for listening!

Divin' back into the Sermon on The Mount tonight, closing out chapter 6 of Matthew. Chad takes us through the dangers of the love of money along with how we are to approach worry and anxiety. Thanks for listening!

Joining us tonight is Senior Pastor of Calvary Corvallis, Rob Verdeyen. Pastor Rob opens up the Sermon on The Mount tonight exploring the Lord's Prayer and fasting. Thanks for listening!

Opening up the word for us tonight in Matthew 6 is guest speaker Ian Andrew Nelson. We're moving through the Sermon on The Mount, discussing today the heart posture behind some of our actions. Thanks for listening!

Covering the beatitudes tonight with respect to oaths, retaliation and loving your enemies. Thanks for tuning in!

We are excited to be kicking off Theology In Real Life! In this podcast it is our hope to dialogue important theological topics in discussion within Real Life and the greater Church.In this episode, we discuss the importance of Scripture and the concept of Sola Scriptura. Joining for this episode is Nicholas DuVernay, Ryan Tornberg and Nehemiah Dunnavant. Issa Tornberg hosts. Thanks for listening!

Moving through the Sermon on the Mount tonight with a guest speaker! Pastor of South Beach Church in Newport Oregon, Luke Frechette, brings the word tonight in Matthew 5:21-32! Thanks for listening!

Back in the Sermon on the Mount tonight. Chad walks through a portion of scripture in chapter 5 of Matthew. Thanks for tuning in!

Starting off our series in the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 5 is where we start off covering the Beatitudes. Thanks for listening!

We are back for the '25-'26 school year! Kicked things off with week 0 (welcome week) by discussing The Gospel and how that drives our ministry. We will pick up our teaching series next week in Matthew. Welcome back!

We closed out teaching through 1 John 5 with a panel! Chad, Hannalei and Nemo team up to walk through the final chapter of 1 John. This wraps up our teaching series for the 2024-2025 school year. We'll see you back in the fall!

Ryan takes us through 1 John chapter 4. Thanks for listening!

Chad takes us through and finishes out chapter 3 of 1 John with verses 11-24. Thanks for listening!

Jumpin' into chapter 3 of 1 John this week. Chad covers the first 10 verses of 1 John 3. Thanks for listening!

Wrapping up chapter 2 of 1 John tonight. Chad covers verses 18-29 in chapter 2 of 1 John. Thanks for listening!

Workin' our way through 1 John! Chad takes us through a portion of chapter 2 with verses 15-17. Thanks for listening!

Nicholas takes us through 1 John 2:1-14, thanks for listening!

We're back in 1 John 1 tonight! Picking up where we left off in verse 5 from week 1. Thanks for tuning in!

Picking it back up this spring term! Chad opens up 1 John in chapter 1. Thanks for listening!

Liv, Mason, Sarah-Morgan and JB from the Traveling Team join us tonight sharing on their ministry. Thanks for listening!

Chad delivers a Daniel 9 breakdown for us tonight and dives deeper into its message. This is the conclusion of our winter term teachings, but stay tuned for more and a reveal of which book we're studying next term. Thanks for listening!

One of our staff members, Ryan, teaches out of Daniel 7 tonight. There is a ton of information given in this chapter, so get a pen and notebook ready. Stay tuned for more Daniel content. Thanks for listening!

Last week was All Campus Worship and it was amazing! Tonight, Chad is discussing the infamous Daniel 6: Daniel and the Lion's Den. Stay tuned for more Daniel content. Thanks for listening!

Chad delivers a great teaching in the Word tonight featuring Daniel 5. Thanks for listening!

Our very own men's director, Nemo, opens the Word and teaches us tonight on Daniel 3. Stay tuned for more of our staff giving sermons this term. Thanks for listening!

Tonight's message is a little different, very condensed and short, due to The Week of Prayer and Fasting. Calvary Corvallis church joined us and prayed with us this evening, it is an annual event. That being said, Chad briefly touched on Daniel 4 and some of its highlights. Thanks for listening!

Chad's doing an awesome job of bringing us through the beginning portion of Daniel, specifically Daniel 2 tonight. Thanks for listening!

Chad gives us the inside scoop of what to expect this term throughout the book of Daniel, but tonight's teaching is all on Daniel 1. Stay tuned this term for each chapter as we study our way through the book. Thanks for listening!

Chad brings us close to the end of Hebrews 11 and dives deep into its message for us. This concludes our weekly study on this in-depth chapter study. Stay tuned for next term's study on the book of Daniel! Thanks for listening!

Pastor Rob of Calvary Corvallis brings us the message towards the end of Hebrews 11. Thanks for listening!

John, also our speaker from Fall Retreat, gives us a deeper understanding of select verses from Hebrews 11. Thanks for listening!

Our very own college Pastor Chad brings us insightful teaching on Hebrews 11. Stay tuned for further studies of this chapter throughout this term. Thanks for listening!

Chad bring us along through our continuous study of Hebrews 11, by focusing on and teaching a handful of verses. Thanks for listening!

Join us in our continued study of Hebrews 11. This chapter is packed with excellent examples of God-fearing believers that have come before us and are notably mentioned in the Bible. Pastor Luke F. is bringing the Word and enthusiastic teaching! Thanks for listening!

Scott continues our study of Hebrews 11 by covering a few more verses from the chapter. Thanks for listening!

Chad teaches on the first few verses from Hebrews 11. This term we're breaking down this entire chapter, a little bit every week. Stay tuned for more! Thanks for listening!

Cliffe & Stuart Knechtle come to OSU Real Life and answer student's questions on faith. Thanks for listening!