The Well | Manhattan, KS

theWELL is four years old! Pastor Josh takes some time to celebrate the anniversary of our church plant as well as explain the whys of our vision behind the whats of our ministry.

As we celebrate Father's Day, Josh Siders takes time to ask the questions, What does it mean to be a man? And how do you know when you are one? Are there rituals or learning experiences that help produce men? And we find out how the gospel informs on each of these answers

In this final message of the series, Josh Siders explains the importance of storytelling as we point people towards Jesus. And we consider how the narrative of Nicodemus from John 3 illustrates how Jesus Himself used creative elements to bring His listeners towards grace and truth.

Can serving others be missional or will it be manipulative and have strings attached if we want our helps to point towards Jesus? How did Jesus model serving others for us?

Jesus not only describes what he has come to accomplish, but also how he intended to do it by inviting outcasts to sit around His table. By this, we see that the kingdom of God advances one meal at a time.

How does our hurried and distracted lifestyle impact our participation on God's mission of helping people find their way back to God? What can be done to focus more and invite people into a space where we hear about their hopes and fears? This week, Josh Siders shares the second practice of a missional life and how the habit of listening is missional in nature.

This week we begin a new message series called #BLESS: Five Practices for a Missional Life. Josh Siders shares about orienting our lives towards reaching people with the love of Jesus and how we must begin with prayer for those around us.

What if you're missing out on half of God? Most of us know about the God who is protective and passionate and does not tolerate sin. But when we are broken and worn out, we need to experience the God who is comforting and nurturing. Sarah Siders shares about the kind heart of God and how to experience this if we never have before.

What does it look like to feel disconnected in worship? What are we called to do after our intimate times in communion with God? Jake Reeves answers these questions and finishes sharing his testimony and how worship played in.

How do we communicate with God? Why is it important to understand what "worship" is and how to do it in order for us to build a relationship with Him? Jake Reeves answers these questions and more as we continue our "WITH" series.

What if the worst thing that could happen to you was NOT pain, trauma, and death? Sarah Siders shares on what our deepest human need and fear are and God's promise in response.

A neglected aspect of doing life with God is the Holy Spirit's connection to us. How are we to relate to the Spirit? What can we expect as we walk with Him? And what steps can we take to strengthen our connection?

In this new series we explore what it means to do life with God and not just for Him. Josh Siders begins with this message sharing how God enjoys and delights in us.

Why is the resurrection of Jesus so emphasized in Christianity? Why do we celebrate it every year, and sometimes more often? Pastor Josh Siders looks at 1 Corinthians to answer these questions as we celebrate Easter.

Josh and Sarah Siders devote a night to answering more questions related to our Great Sexpectation series.

In our final message of our Great Sexpectations Series, Pastor Josh is joined by his wife, Sarah, to talk about how the Scripture describes the positive interactions husbands and wives should have when talking to and about each other.

To know something's proper function, you must first know the purpose and intent of its design. And the same can be said for sex. find out this week how and why God designed it during our latest message in the Great Sexpectations series.

What did God intend when He created marriage? Is there more to it than two people living together, having sex, and raising kids? Find out during this week's installment of Great Sexpectations.

Why are relationships so difficult? Why would God allow problems to exist if marriage was His idea? And what issues should we be aware of? Find out as we journey through the Song of Solomon, Genesis, and Ephesians during this week's message.

In the Song of Solomon God teaches us what a healthy and holy script for intimacy looks like. But what happens if we're overtaken with lust? What is the expected result? And what can we do to be restored?

God has created us with sexual desires but that's not enough to sustain a healthy and long-lasting relationship. What can Song of Solomon teach us about finding a spouse? What should we be looking for? And how do gender roles play into our search?

All of us have been broken spiritually, so all of us are broken sexually. so what does our culture have to say about the design and purpose for sex? And what has the church typically said about those things?

What is our responsibility towards people who are unlike us, and who we might not even feel comfortable around? How does the Parable of the Good Samaritan inform our actions?

What does biblical hospitality look like? And what is our responsibility when it comes to providing care for others? Pastor Josh challenges us to take the next step in thinking of ourselves a hosts and no longer guests in the places God has put us.

What can widows teach us about justice and equality? Why should we care about those who are discriminated against? What part do we play in all this? Pastor Josh looks at an event in Acts 6 that should shape our understanding and actions of even contemporary injustice.

Pastor Josh Siders wraps up our series about understanding habits and setting goals for the new year by helping us understand what a SMART goal is, as well as the different areas we need to set goals.

As the new year begins, Pastor Josh helps us to understand that the habits we've developed can hinder our spiritual growth, as well as how to begin putting a plan in place to experience more of God in 2016.

During theWELL's Christmas Eve service, Pastor Josh looks at the song of Simeon and brings a message of hope and light.

Just after his son is born, Zechariah lets forth a song praising God's mercy and deliverance. But his circumstances are very different than many of our own, so how do we understand his words and apply them to our own lives?

This week, we look at the Song of Mary from Luke 1 and try to understand her context and point of view as she celebrates the coming of the Messiah.

How do you want to be remembered? Why is it important to our calling to look to the future? Josh Siders wraps up our Called To Come Alive series by looking at the end of Joseph's life to discover what it means to be legacy-minded.

How does our past affect our future? Can we trust God to heal us and use our past to bring us into our calling? We look at the next part of Joseph's story to find out.

This week, we find out why being emotionally healthy is so integral to our spiritual growth and overall stability.

In his rise to influence, Joseph demonstrates the ability to be a clutch player. How did he get to this place, and what can we learn from his example.

Joseph lived a life of excellence no matter the circumstances. It brought him for slavery to the second in command of Egypt. God calls us to live in excellency... but why? Find out why out our excellence (or lack thereof) is a matter of life and death as Jake Reeves brings us the next message in Called to Come Alive.

As Joseph is geared to receive his promotion out of the prison, we see that certain things have prepared him for this moment. But what if it turned out he wasn't ready? What if Pharaoh found his answers unsatisfactory? And what can we do to make sure we're prepared when our opportunity comes? Is there help we can receive leading up to that moment in our lives? Find out how to make that promotion stick in this next installment of Called to Come Alive.

In this next message of our series, we see Joseph’s time in the dungeon coming to a close as God orchestrates several events which propel him into Pharaoh’s presence. And as we prepare for our own dungeon experiences to come to a close, we must be sure to prepare in specific ways for how God is going to use us in our calling.

When no one sees us, what does God see? Joseph had more to teach us about our dungeon experienced and what we can do to serve God and others during those seasons of our life.

Have you ever had to work through the pain of being falsely accused? Of being slandered and gossiped about? Joseph can relate. In this message, we look at the effect it had on his life and how God still worked in him to bring growth and maturity.

We continue our latest message series by looking at Joseph's life in Potiphar's house and the temptations he endures on the way to fulfilling his calling. We also consider the importance of personal values in keeping us focused to fulfill our own calling.

Pastor Josh Siders shared about the importance of dreams and knowing your calling in the first of this new message series. And he challenges us to embrace the role of a coach to serve and encourage others as well as fight the temptation to be a critic and tear others down.

If we understand communitas as a community on mission, what is our mission? What is it that God has called us to accomplish? Join us as Josh Siders explains this, and as we celebrate several baptisms at theWELL.

What if God had created a way for us to get back on our feet after we had fallen down? What if there was a way to avoid falling altogether? Josh Siders continues our Communitas series by talking about God's design for small groups.

God means for us to find a place to grow and become mature. But so many of us either go it alone or choose to stop growing. Josh Siders explains what the dangers are in this, and how we can push through the plateaus we experience.

Why is finding community so difficult? What do we do when we're hurt in the midst of it? And why does God want us to be connected to others? Josh Siders explains the tension of being created for connection, but so often finding ourselves alone and isolated.

In the darkest storms of marriage and life, God calls us to trust in Him and praise Him throughout. It may be in our nature to doubt and fear, but God will remain faithful. Jake Reeves shares how he has felt lost and hopeless (even the previous night), but God always shows Himself to be faithful in His plan.

The gap between our expectations and the reality of marriage often leave us feeling robbed of what we thought was going to be a beautiful relationship. Where do these expectations come from? How can we prepare for or heal from this all too common marriage killer? Jake Reeves examines these questions and what God ultimately desires for our marriages.

Among the things competing for our attention, how should we prioritize life? What place should our family have in our schedule? Josh Siders answers these questions as we look at the movie Vacation and wrap up our God on Film message series.

In our quest for happiness and fulfillment, we often find ourselves disappointed and disillusioned. So how do we find satisfaction for the deep longing of happiness without losing ourselves in the process? Josh Siders tackles this question during our God On Film message series by looking at the movie Self/less

Where do we find help when we mess up? Does God look at us differently? How can we make things better? Josh Siders continues or God On Film series by looking at Jurassic World and explaining how to invite God into these messy moments.

People who are emotionally healthy make more money, have better relationships, and lead more satisfied lives. So how can we grow in our emotional intelligence? During this weeks message, we look at the movie Inside Out and talk about how to become emotionally healthy.