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Focusing on what's happening at Grace Church and how God's grace is making a difference in our lives.

Tonya Marks


    • May 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 154 EPISODES


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    S5E19: Welcome, Ministry Intern Sophie Hale!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 16:46


    We are excited to welcome Sophie Hale as our children's ministry intern this summer! Sophie has a big heart for Jesus and the church! We think you'll love getting to know her and we are blessed to get to be a part of her vocational ministry journey!

    Bonus: Pastoral Transition Update #2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 13:06


    Board Member Dave Webb shares where we are in the Pastoral Transition and shares about important events in the next week or so. Please submit any questions for the Pastoral Meet and Greet to tonya@columbiagrace.org or davewebb987@gmail.com.

    S5E18: Elephants in the Sanctuary/Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 24:26


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk about how addictions can come from many different places and control our lives. We need God's help to overcome! As the people of God, our role is to come alongside for prayer and encouragement! If you find yourself dependent on substances or other things in life, please reach out for help!

    S5E17: Elephants in the Sanctuary/Abuse/ Jenna Boren

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 33:10


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks welcome Jenna Boren, Nurse Practitioner and SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner), to the podcast to talk about abuse and sexual assault. Statistics show that these cases happen in "the church" as much as in the world. There are resources available for those who have been assaulted. If you or someone you know if living in a cycle of abuse, please reach out!

    Bonus: Church Survey Results

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 22:44


    Thanks to everyone who participated in our "Nazarene Missional Church Survey"! Pastor BJ Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks share the results on this bonus episode!

    S5E16: Elephants in the Sanctuary/Prejudice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 29:05


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks continue the tough topics discussion. This time on Prejudice. What is prejudice? How do we become aware of our own biases? We can ask God to search our hearts and to give us a heart for others that looks like His!

    S5E15 Elephants in the Sanctuary/Materialism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 28:01


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks continue the Elephants in the Sanctuary series with a discussion on materialism. Do we have stuff or does our stuff have us? It is important to commit all that we have to the Lord, including our motives and desires. He is faithful to lead us as we follow him!

    S5E14: Elephants in the Sanctuary/Hospitality

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 25:17


    Host Ber Bolton leads us through a discussion on opening up and talking about important topics. It all starts with hospitality and creating an environment where people feel welcome and safe sharing their lives and stories. From there, we can have important and life changing conversations!

    S5E13 Talking about District Assembly, Ordination, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 26:19


    Special guests Rev. Jeff Sexton and Rev. Derek Mitchell joined Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks for this episode to talk about District stuff like Assembly, Ordination, and more! The older episode we referenced was S2E17, if you want to check that one out, too!

    Bonus: Pastoral Transition Update #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 16:15


    Thanks to Pam Moore, our church board secretary, and Pastor BJ Bolton for joining Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks to share our first pastoral transition update! The board met with Dr. Dwight Gunter, our District Superintendent, on Monday, February 17, 2025. Church, our first call is to pray! Dr. Gunter will lead the church board through a process to find our next pastor and there is power in prayer as we all seek the Lord for his wisdom, discernment, and guidance.

    S5E12 Stewardship of Treasure

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 17:39


    What has the Lord placed in your hands to steward for his Kingdom? Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk about a tithe and ways to think creatively about sharing your "treasures" with those around you.God Pie video: God Pie

    S5E11 Stewardship of Talent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 26:26


    Everyone has talents! Do you know what yours are? Are you putting them to use for the Kingdom of God? There's great joy in that! Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk about exploring and using our talents and some ways you can put your gifts to work at Grace Church and in the Community! Not sure where to start? Try this SHAPE assessment to help you clarify your Spiritual Gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, and Experiences! s.h.a.p.e. Test – Helping You Discover God's Purpose in Life There is a place to send your results to a church leader! Pastor Tonya would love to receive those at tonya@columbiagrace.org.

    S5E10: Stewardship of Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 22:36


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks recap Pastor BJ Bolton's sermon on Stewardship of Time. When we live as stewards of the time God has given us, we can enjoy a life on mission for His glory!

    A New Journey for Pastor Jason

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 27:33


    Pastor Jason Caddy talks with Host Ber Bolton, Pastor BJ Bolton, and Pastor Tonya Marks about his new ministry as District Superintendent of North Carolina. Pastor Jason shares about following the Lord's leading and peace that passes understanding in the midst of change. The panel also discusses what the Grace Church family can anticipate in the coming days as the pastoral search begins. God's grace is sufficient!

    S5E9: Christmas Trivia Fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 36:29


    Host Ber Bolton, Pastor BJ Bolton, and Pastor Tonya Marks had a jolly time talking Christmas songs, movies, and more! Listen in and see how many points you can score! Merry Christmas! Jesus is the reason for every season!

    Blue Christmas 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 17:38


    Pastor Michelle Noel chats with Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks about the purpose and structure of the Blue Christmas service coming on December 22, 2024. The holidays can feel heavy for so many reasons. This service is an opportunity to remember, reflect, and go out in hope.

    S5E8: Launch/Welcoming LGTB+ with Truth and Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 21:06


    Host Ber Bolton, Pastor BJ Bolton, and Pastor Tonya Marks share some thoughts from our Launch keynote on the Grace Church response to LGTB+ folks who enter our doors looking to grow toward wholeness in Jesus.

    S5E7: Launch/Accountability/Pastor Tonya Marks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 29:41


    Pastor Tonya Marks and host Ber Bolton discuss accountability and how it's a gift God has given to help us grow!

    S5E6: Launch/Leading Different Personalities/Pastor BJ Bolton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 37:23


    With this episode, we begin to recap our 2024 Launch Retreat topics! Pastor BJ came by to discuss the fascinating idea of personalities and how that plays into the ways we serve, work with, and lead people. It's a great conversation and so helpful in every area of life!

    S5E5: Worship Ministries Testimonies/Jim and Wendy Briggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 52:20


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Michelle Noel had a fun time chatting with Jim and Wendy to learn about their culture shock coming south from Maine, the fun things they enjoy, and how God has worked and is working in their lives!

    S5E4: Worship Ministries Testimonies/Allison Winnie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 37:26


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Michelle Noel chat with Allison Winnie, a part of our Worship Ministries Team, about life, family, and growing in Jesus.

    S5E3: Remember How to Vote

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 31:01


    Pastor Jason Caddy and staff wrap up the "Remembering" series as we head toward election season. Pastor Michelle Noel shares about being a "politician's kid" and the importance of how we conduct ourselves in these days.

    S5E2: Remember Your Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 23:09


    Pastor Jason Caddy continues to lead a discussion with host Ber Bolton and some staff members on preparing for the upcoming election season. Remembering our purpose of reconciliation will guide us to the best choices.

    S5E1: Remember Who You Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 18:05


    It's presidential election year! Pastor Jason Caddy wanted to sit down with Spotlight on Grace to help us remember who we are in Christ, first and foremost, as we talk about politics and head to the polls.

    S4E23: Deb Patterson and Susan Sharp/Nothing like Sisters

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 36:01


    Pastor Tonya has been waiting to get sisters Deb and Susan in for a podcast to hear how God brought them to Grace Church and how he has worked in their lives to help them grow into the wonderful women of God they are today!

    REPLAY: What's the Grace Church One Page

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 22:36


    It's good to be reminded that our mission and core values are still the same! We continue to find ways to learn and grow in these areas so that we can be who God called us to be!

    REPLAY: Stacie Finley/Grace@Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 29:28


    While we reboot for a new season, we are playing some of our favorite past "testimony" episodes! Enjoy again, or for the first time!

    REPLAY: Summer of Testimony - David Beard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 37:50


    We're replaying some of our favorite past episodes while we gear up for a new season! Enjoy again, or for the very first time!

    S4E22: Meet the Taflingers/Missionaries to Saipan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 47:16


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks enjoyed interviewing Chad and Angela Taflinger who are Nazarene missionaries to Saipan. We've known the Taflingers from church camps and other district events and it's been amazing to watch their journey and hear more about it! You can be a part of their missionary service by donating at store.nazarene.org/pledge/cataflinger

    S4E21: The Time Between the Testaments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 49:18


    Pastor Tonya Marks and Ken O'Brien talk to sum up the 400 years between the Old and New Testaments to see some of the highlights of how God was moving everything into place for the birth, life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus! "Even when I can't see it he's working!"

    S4E20: How the Biblical Feasts Point to Jesus/Ken O'Brien

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 49:36


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks loved chatting with Ken O'Brien about some Bible history and how the feasts and festivals of the Old Testament point to the life and ministry of Jesus. It's fascinating to continue to grow in our understanding of God's Word!

    S4E19: Parenting Adults and (the best part!) Grandparenting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 46:11


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks had a great time talking with David Beard and Carnice Caskey about learning to hold your tongue when parenting your adult children and, what they say is the best part of parenting, .... Grandparenting!

    S4E18: Parenting Teens

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 50:13


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks chat with Pastor Jason & Tina Caddy and Daniel & Tara Kelley about the world of parenting teens! What an adventure!

    S4E17: Single Moms Trusting Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 42:00


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks chat with Lisa Baker and Jennifer Young about the joys and challenges of being a single parent. They're thriving by trusting in Jesus and leaning on their family, church, and friends!

    S4E16: Building Resilience and Grit in our Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 41:18


    Host Ber Bolton talks about how to grow our and our children's character (rather than our comfort, only) by showing them the way to resilience and grit! Great lessons for everyone, whether you're parents or not!

    S4E15: When Children Have 2 Places They Call Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 26:48


    Pastor Tonya sits down to talk with Nina Boshers and Kristina Hutchinson about how to make transitions and communication smoother when children live between 2 houses. Lots of practical ideas and tips are shared, with the reminder to start with the end in mind and to always act in the child's best interest. https://www.amazon.com/Co-Parenting-Works-Helping-Children-Divorce/dp/0310325528 https://www.coparentinginternational.com

    S4E14: Building Your Parenting Toolbox

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 37:34


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk about strategies for discipline and the difference between discipline and punishment, with the goal to do all things with love and for the sake of building relationship with our children.

    S4E13: Parenting Beyond Your Capacity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 29:10


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks highlight and discuss the book "Parenting Beyond Your Capacity" by Reggie Joiner and Carey Nieuwhof. Parenting is a great, exhausting, wonderful, scary adventure! Let's grow together in how to do it well! https://theparentcue.org/downloads

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    S4E12: A Parent's Most Important Calling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 27:05


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks begin our parenting series telling a little about their lives growing up and how they are trusting God to help them be the spiritual leaders of their children and how you can too! The good news is that Grace Church is here to join you on this amazing, scary, wonderful journey!

    S4E11: Happy New Year 2024/What's coming up!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 22:23


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks chat about all of the Sunday School and Grace U classes that are starting in January, plus some other good stuff!

    S4E10: The 12 Days of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 22:37


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks review the song "The 12 Days of Christmas" and what all those Leaping Lords and Milking Maids are really all about!

    S4E9: The Journey/Old Testament/ Year 1 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 20:21


    Pastor Jason Caddy and Pastor BJ Bolton stop by for a quick review of what we've discovered through the Old Testament in the first year of The Journey. Listen in to be reminded or to "get on board" to get ready for the New Year!

    S4E8: Nina Boshers/Intimacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 53:35


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya had a pretty chatty discussion exploring the topic of intimacy...it's not just physical and it's not just for marriage. Listen in to learn more about what it means, and why it matters, to feel close in friendships, family, and more.

    S4E7: Leadership Styles/LAUNCH/Kirk Shepard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 24:22


    Kirk Shepard stopped by to share a recap of his Leadership Styles workshop where he compared the Cowboy Leader and the Shepherd Leader. He offers great insight about the kind of leaders we've likely worked under and the kind of leaders we should strive to be.

    S4E6: Launch/Shaina Caddy/The Fear the Moves You

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 18:49


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor BJ Bolton chatted with Shaina Caddy about her Launch workshop on acknowledging our fears and letting God work in and through us in spite of those fears.

    S4E5: Forgiveness and Reconciliation/Launch/Rev. Lon Heighton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 34:20


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks talk with Rev. Lon Heighton to recap his class Forgiveness and Reconciliation...what it is and what it isn't.

    S4E4: Honoring All/Launch/Pastor Lauren Lain

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 43:08


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Lauren recap the "Honoring All" breakout session from Launch focusing on the importance of seeing the image of God in others. When we do that, it looks like taking the time to listen, giving attention and speaking well of others.

    S4E1: Things God is Teaching Me/Launch 2023/Pastor Tonya Marks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 21:49


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya Marks chat about some things the Lord has laid on Pastor Tonya's heart for herself and our Grace Church people: * Recognize who you are in Jesus * Acknowledge how you are growing in Jesus * Let Jesus be enough while you are waiting * Make peace, don't just keep it

    S4E1:Being Silent/Launch 2023/Pastor Ray Brawner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 31:28


    Host Ber Bolton and Pastor Tonya recap Pastor Ray's Launch session on "Being Silent". Jesus met often with the Father. We need only to be still and hear God's voice and he will lead us, guide us, and give us his peace. Check out this episode and then take a few minutes to be quiet and still in the Lord's presence. Resources: Static Jedi: The Art of Hearing God Through the Noise: Timm, Eric Samuel: 9781621362715: Amazon.com: Books One Minute Pause App

    S4E1: Covenantal Lives/Launch 2023/Pastor Jason Caddy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 23:53


    Launch 2023 for our discipleship leaders at Grace Church is in the books, but there was too much goodness not to share! Pastor Jason Caddy kicked things off with this wonderful session on living God's way! "Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiritual things, whatever increases the authority of your body over your mind, that thing for you is sin, however innocent it may be in itself." Susannah Wesley

    Summer of Testimony 2023: Teresa Vaughn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 35:33


    Teresa shared a small piece of her very powerful testimony with Pastor Tonya! We are thankful for Teresa's life and the way God is using her to share his love with others!

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