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All Shall Be Well?? On Mental Health with Karen Twinem.Whilst walking through our darkest moments, 'all shall be well' may feel trite, especially when our world is crashing down around us. Listen in as Julia chats with Karen Twinem, longtime member and co-leader of the support group Loving Someone With Mental Illness. Karen shares her journey of caring for several family members diagnosed with mental illness, and how through her most difficult circumstances, she encounters and learns to walk daily with Jesus. You'll hear the true joy in her voice that can only come from a life deeply intertwined and with daily reliance upon Christ.Karen Twinem retired after 30 years as a journalist, creative director and public relations counselor.  She was a co-founder and leader of a Vineyard support group for families dealing with severe and persistent mental illness. The teachings from that group can be found at www.lovingsomeonewithmentalillness.com. She serves at Vineyard Columbus today as a small group co-leader and prayer ministry team member. She blogs about practicing the presence of Christ at www.mindfulchristianyear.com. You are welcome to contact her at karentwinem@gmail.com.Loving Someone With Mental Illness : Faith, hope and love for difficult livesFaith, hope and love for difficult lives.

UPDATED:Now... 'all shall be well' sounds great, but it is sometimes truly hard to believe! In this series, we're looking at some anxiety-producing topics through Julian of Norwich's lens of faith, hope, and love.Today, Julia interviews Ron Schmidt, whose passion for creation care (especially about achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions) is filled with conviction, curiosity, and hope. Listen in as one of our sages talks about his passion for the earth, his concern about climate change, and why he believes that working towards an impossible and an important goal is both life-giving and the best use of who God made him to be.Ron grew up in a working-class family in Milwaukee and graduated with his MBA and BBA with an accounting major from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. While beginning his career in public accounting, during which time he obtained his CPA, Ron eventually moved into banking. In 1983, Ron relocated to Columbus to join Bank One, which, ultimately, became JPMorgan Chase. After retirement in 2009, Ron joined Vineyard Columbus, graduating from Vineyard Institute in 2014. Only recently (2024) did he become actively involved in creation care. Ron is married and has four adult children and four grandchildren. You can contact Ron at: ron.creationcare@gmail.com.Julian of Norwich lived in the Middle Ages through the Black Plague and is one of the church's most recognized mystics.  She wrote the earliest surviving book in the English language written by a woman, Revelations of Divine Love, in which we find her well known reflection: Here I was taught by the grace of God that I should steadfastly hold me in the Faith ... and that ... I should take my stand on and earnestly believe in ... that ‘all manner of thing shall be well'. Interested in getting involved in Creation Care at Vineyard Columbus?Contact: jenney.rice@vineyardcoluumbus.orgPraxis / Redemptive Quest: https://journal.praxis.co/redemptive-quests-652259149ed8Following Jesus in a Warming World: https://bookstore.vineyardcolumbus.org/reads/p/following-jesus-in-a-warming-world-a-christian-call-to-climate-action?rq=following%20jesus%20in%20a%20warming%20world

Now... 'all shall be well' sounds great, but it is sometimes truly hard to believe! In this series, we're looking at some anxiety-producing topics through Julian of Norwich's lens of faith, hope, and love.Today, Julia interviews Ron Schmidt, whose passion for creation care (especially about achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions) is filled with conviction, curiosity, and hope. Listen in as one of our sages talks about his passion for the earth, his concern about climate change, and why he believes that working towards an impossible and an important goal is both life-giving and the best use of who God made him to be.Ron grew up in a working-class family in Milwaukee and graduated with his MBA and BBA with an accounting major from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. While beginning his career in public accounting, during which time he obtained his CPA, Ron eventually moved into banking. In 1983, Ron relocated to Columbus to join Bank One, which, ultimately, became JPMorgan Chase. After retirement in 2009, Ron joined Vineyard Columbus, graduating from Vineyard Institute in 2014. Only recently (2024) did he become actively involved in creation care. Ron is married and has four adult children and four grandchildren. You can contact Ron at: ron.creationcare@gmail.com.Julian of Norwich lived in the Middle Ages through the Black Plague and is one of the church's most recognized mystics.  She wrote the earliest surviving book in the English language written by a woman, Revelations of Divine Love, in which we find her well known reflection: Here I was taught by the grace of God that I should steadfastly hold me in the Faith ... and that ... I should take my stand on and earnestly believe in ... that ‘all manner of thing shall be well'. Interested in getting involved in Creation Care at Vineyard Columbus?Contact: jenney.rice@vineyardcoluumbus.orgPraxis / Redemptive Quest: https://journal.praxis.co/redemptive-quests-652259149ed8Following Jesus in a Warming World: https://bookstore.vineyardcolumbus.org/reads/p/following-jesus-in-a-warming-world-a-christian-call-to-climate-action?rq=following%20jesus%20in%20a%20warming%20world

In this episode about being a part of the beloved community of God, Julia hosts a conversation about how current events are impacting our New American sisters and brothers. About a quarter of Vineyard Columbus is foreign born, so this is a very personal conversation for many! And Julia's mother was born in a DP camp after WW2 and entered the US as a refugee when she was a child, so it's personal for her too. It's also personal for our guests: Dr Seleshi Asfaw is President and CEO of ETSS, an immigration and refugee organization here in Columbus. Flo Gimei is on the board of ETSS, she herself came to the US decades ago, and she's a long time member of Vineyard Columbus.Listen in to not only hear some personal stories, but also to learn more about some of the challenges that New Americans are facing right now. Please check out our show notes for more resources and ways to serve, and if you do know someone needing practical helps like Know Your Rights materials, please feel free to point folks to vineyardcolumbus.org/immigration... where we've also posted a longer explanation of our Theology, Posture, and Pastoral Practices regarding immigration, immigrants, and refugees. And if you're someone who wants to help, volunteer, or who is able to volunteer to do some much needed translation work for us, please reach out to podcast@vineyardcolumbus.org and we'll point you in the right direction.Dr. Seleshi Ayalew Asfaw, currently the President & CEO of ETSS, has an extensive and distinguished background in the medical and public health fields. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, followed by a master's in public health Methodology, Education, and Behavioral Sciences from the Public Health School in Brussels, Belgium. He has been a driving force behind the design and implementation of ETSS Adult and Youth refugee programs, reflecting his deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing new immigrants. His passion for aiding their transition to life in the United States is evident in his work.Flo Gimei is a dedicated wife of over 25 years and a proud mother of 2 adult children. She is a Technology Executive Director in the financial industry and has served on the ETSS board for 3 years. She has been a member of Vineyard Columbus for 20+ years where she has actively served as a small group leader for over 15 years, a leader of the International Women's Breakfast, and she has also served as a member of the Church Council.https://www.crisohio.orgvineyardcolumbus.org/immigration

This Sunday, we have the privilege of hearing from Julia Pickerill, co-senior pastor with her husband, Eric, at Vineyard Columbus, a flagship Vineyard church and the largest Vineyard church in the world. Julia and Eric have been part of Vineyard for many decades, led Joshua House, a rich and rooted young adult community at Vineyard Columbus for many years, and spent seven years in the Netherlands planting Vineyard Amsterdam, a vibrant urban Vineyard church in one of the most secular cities in Europe. Julia is an accomplished poet and preacher and is committed to humbly building faithful and relevant Vineyard churches that bear winsome witness in the 21st century world. She and Eric have three grown children, a dog named Cosmo, and a hairless Siamese cat. Come hear what she has to share with us from the Lord!

A Message to Vineyard Columbus | Eric and Julia Pickerill | Westerville Campus | August 4, 2024

A Message to Vineyard Columbus | Eric and Julia Pickerill | Westerville Campus | August 4, 2024

We heard from Julia Pickerill from Vineyard Columbus. She spoke to us about building a firm foundation on Jesus amidst the challenges of life.

Joshua Miller works for Vineyard Columbus as a worship and arts pastor.

This message was preached on April 7th, 2024 by Julia Pickerill at Vineyard Columbus in Westerville, Ohio.

What does it look like to move toward beloved community?Julia and Eric sit down with Pastor Charles Montgomery and Pastor Adrienne Ash to talk about the upcoming Better Together conference at Vineyard Columbus.

As we engage the season of Advent, we invite you to join us for a special four-week series that will be featured on both the We Are Vineyard and the Ferment Podcasts. This special feature will showcase weekly devotionals from Vineyard USA Association Leaders and songs from Vineyard Worship. In this episode, Geno Olison, leader of the Vineyard USA Black Pastors and Leaders Association, shares a devotion he has prepared on the theme of Love from 1 John 4:7-14, Romans 5:8, John 3:16, followed by the song “Behold,” the title track of Vineyard Worship's newest album release, created in partnership with Heaven and Earth, Vineyard Columbus's worship and songwriting community.   Show Notes:  Behold: https://slinky.to/HeavenAndEarthBeholdVW Heaven and Earth Worship: https://www.instagram.com/heavenandearthworship_/ Vineyard Worship: https://www.vineyardworship.com/ Vineyard USA Associations: https://vineyardusa.org/associations/

As we enter the season of Advent, we invite you to join us for a special four-week series that will be featured on both the We Are Vineyard and the Ferment Podcasts. This special feature will showcase weekly devotionals from Vineyard USA Association Leaders and songs from Vineyard Worship. In this episode, Melanie Forsythe-Lee, leader of the Vineyard USA Women's Association, shares a devotion she has prepared on the theme of Hope from Isaiah 11:1-10, followed by the song, “O Come O Come Emmanuel” from Vineyard Worship's newest album release “Behold”, created in partnership with Heaven and Earth, Vineyard Columbus's worship and songwriting community.   Show Notes:  Behold: https://slinky.to/HeavenAndEarthBeholdVW Heaven and Earth Worship: https://www.instagram.com/heavenandearthworship_/ Vineyard Worship: https://www.vineyardworship.com/ Vineyard USA Associations: https://vineyardusa.org/associations/

Season 4, Episode 19Leadership covers the continuum of time. How can we honor the past, be attentive to the present, and envision the future as influencers? Listen in as Jay Pathak, VUSA national director, reminds us how we can help people navigate every season well.Jay Pathak is the National Director of Vineyard USA. He also serves as the Lead Pastor of the Mile High Vineyard, a family of neighborhood churches in Denver, Colorado. Jay co-wrote a book called The Art of Neighboring: Building Genuine Relationships Right Outside Your Door back in 2012. Jay regularly thinks of ministry in context of culture and developing relationships and partnerships in the city, government, and across denominational lines. Jay has led in various contexts throughout the Vineyard starting as an intern for Rich Nathan here at Vineyard Columbus in his early ministry days, and stretching into various positions of trans-local leadership including serving on the Vineyard USA Executive Team for many years. He is a sought-after speaker and coach and has a BA in Philosophy from The Ohio State University and is a graduate of the Vineyard Leadership Institute. Jay met his wife, Danielle, in high school and they were married in 1998; they have two beautiful daughters, Jasmine and Sofia. 1. Vinyard USA2. The Art of Neighboring

In the September 2023 episode of Discussions with DPIC, Anne Holsinger, Managing Director of DPIC, speaks with Pastor Rich Nathan, founding pastor of Vineyard Columbus, an evangelical Christian church based in Ohio. Mr. Nathan shares his pro-life perspective and explains how religious teachings inform his position on the death penalty.

In this episode of The Ferment, Adam chats with return guests Nicole and Daniel Hernández about some practical tips for those who are interested in incorporating another language into their worship set, and how to ensure that the translations you find are quality. Nicole and Daniel share about hosting bilingual church services directed at Spanish speakers while working towards being hospitable to English speakers, what they see as important in building a multiethnic community, and why our efforts speak louder than our errors when it comes to bridging cultural divides.    Daniel and Nicole Hernández have been involved in the Vineyard Movement, serving in a Viña church in Venezuela and in a Vineyard church in Southern California, and recently planted a Viña church campus for Vineyard Columbus. They are both songwriters and share a passion for bringing Latin rhythms to modern worship.  Best of all, they've been blessed to do this while enjoying family life with their two teens, Zoe and Jonah.    Show Notes:  Vineyard Worship Essentials https://www.vineyardworship.com/essentials Vineyard Worship resources en español https://www.vineyardworship.com/adoracion Vineyard Songs https://vineyardsongs.com/

Season 4, Episode 13In today's culture, everyone is an activist. People have zeal for numerous causes, but it's sometimes not easy to translate that zeal into real action of doing small things. Real life compassion in action is often not glamorous - it's behind the scenes, and it requires investment over the long haul. Today we are joined by two folks who know a lot about the real work of compassion. Janice has been a member of Vineyard Columbus for 25 years this Summer. She and her husband Paul will celebrate 24 years of marriage this September and live in Westerville. Janice is a licensed Doctor of Pharmacy, having graduated from the WVU School of Pharmacy 31 years ago. Since retiring from full-time work in cancer research in 2018, she maintains involvement with the WVU SOP serving as a board member on the Leadership Council. She enjoys volunteering with our VCC Health Clinic, Westerville Area Resource Ministries and also gives of her time to two local animal welfare organizations. Sammy started attending Vineyard Columbus shortly after she and her husband moved to the area in the Fall of 2021. Sammy is an EMT and has a Masters in Public Health with a concentration in international health, disaster health, and emergency preparedness. Before becoming the Health Clinics Coordinator at Vineyard Columbus, Sammy worked on a disaster assistance response team responding to needs in several countries including Mongolia, Haiti, and Ukraine. She also spent time working on a critical care ambulance in Los Angeles, California. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, biking, traveling, and cooking.Next week, Vineyard Columbus is launching into Compassion Week – a time we get to serve our communities and love our city. Last year we were able to help over 50,000 people, and this summer we're hoping to make that number even greater! Maybe you're in the Central Ohio area and you're looking for ways to demonstrate compassion in action. You can sign up for one of our upcoming opportunities to serve our city during Compassion Week, August 6 - 12. We've got everything from park clean-ups to sitting on your couch, ordering things off an Amazon wish list for a neighborhood elementary school. You can learn about these opportunities and more at www.vineyardcolumbus.org/compassion-week.Salt and Light article

We're hearing a lot of commencement speeches right now. Highschoolers and young adults are being told to follow their dreams, and some are thinking..."what do I want to do or be? How can I know myself, or choose a vocation? What's next in this phase of life?" We're joined today by our Vineyard Columbus counseling center director, Dr. David Hartman. David brings a breadth of academic and professional experiences to his work. He has masters degrees in sociology and clinical mental health counseling and a doctorate in counselor education as well as training in human-centered design and user experience design. Prior to becoming the director at Vineyard Counseling Center, he worked in social research, academia, and corporate training and development. His areas of curiosity and research interest have to do with identity, career, and life transitions."Dave has been a member of Vineyard Columbus for over 20 years!

Season 4 Episode 7How to Shut Up, Listen, and Believe"Multicultural relationships are a vaccine to the terrible virus of racism" - Dr. David AndersonHere at Vineyard Columbus, part of our mission statement is to develop multi-ethnic communities of disciples. Multicultural ministry is interwoven into our Christian heritage and guaranteed as the fullness of God's promised Kingdom. It's a big deal to us here on the In-Between. But doing the work of multicultural ministry is much more than fellowship and Sunday morning niceties. Today we're joined by two experts who will be sharing about doing the hard work of building and sustaining multicultural ministry through the art of radical inclusion. Dr. Dave Anderson is the founder and President of Gracism Global- one of the world's leading authorities on bridging the deep divides of race, faith, culture, and wealth. Known as the bridge-building voice in the Nation's Capital, Anderson hosts the daily radio talk show "Real Talk with Dr. David Anderson" – the most listened to Christian talk station on the East Coast. As the founder and senior pastor of Bridgeway Community Church, Dr. Anderson reaches a multicultural congregation of over 10,000 weekly attendees from more than 60 nations, viewed online in over 100 countries, with locations in Columbia and Owings Mills, Maryland. He authored a book, Gracism, The Art of Inclusion, in 2007 which we will be discussing today. We're also joined by Pastor David Heiliger - the director of Gracism Global, a diversity consulting firm committed to equipping transformational leaders for the sake of racial healing. David is also the Pastor of Multicultural Bridge Building at Bridgeway Community Church in Columbia, Maryland, where over 60 different nations are represented in the church body. David graduated from the Center for Justice and Peace-building at Eastern Mennonite University with a Master's Degree in Conflict Transformation. He is training for his first Half Ironman and loves spending time outdoors with his wife, Julie, and their 8-year-old daughter.https://gracismglobal.com/ https://andersonspeaks.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-heiliger-01081939/ https://bookstore.vineyardcolumbus.org/reads/p/gracism-the-art-of-inclusion?rq=gracism

Santos is the High School Youth Pastor at Vineyard Columbus. In our conversation we talk about the challenges and benefits of leading a large youth group. We talk about recruiting adult leaders, and empowering teen leaders. We spend time talking about how to make sure you don't get stuck on stage, not knowing any of your teens. We also spend a lot of time discussing how to create a youth ministry that Gen Z wants to attend: how to create space for teens to feel free to share their thoughts and beliefs even if they aren't lining up perfectly with Scripture yet. 

Season 4 Episode 3Dr. Lathania Butler:"We make tools and we use tools. The moment we start looking to tools to fill ANY relational need, we are setting ourselves up to commit the most age old form of idolatry. So when we read the Old Testament and think it's ridiculous that people are worshiping golden calfs or wooden figures, we should think about ourselves and how we are engaging with materials that are meant to be tools- like phones and chatbots." -Dr Lathania ButlerLathania is a public policy expert turned data practitioner. She loves to nerd out on economic ideas and artificial intelligence strategies but is also deeply committed to promoting justice and truth in the world. She has followed Jesus for 18 years on winding paths and to miraculous places, and now regularly meets Him in playtime with her daughter and son who she shares with her husband, Davonte.Lathania has her B.A. in Neuroscience, a master's degree in Public Administration, and her PhD in Public Policy Analysis (The Ohio State University). Lathania has been a member of Vineyard Columbus for over 13 years@lathaniab on Twitter and Instagram

Dr. Charles Montgomery returns to the podcast to talk about Black History Month: how and why it started, why we celebrate it, and some resources available to pastors who are wondering how best to engage the conversation. They relate stories of times when pastors crossed the divide to connect when it's uncomfortable, and Jay shares some thoughts on how the work of the Civil Rights Movement applies to the church today. Charles A. Montgomery, Jr serves as the Associations Strategic Coordinator for Vineyard USA and Teaching Pastor at Vineyard Columbus. Charles also founded a successful multiethnic Campus (Vineyard Columbus East) and has pastored there since 2012. His passion is to develop Beloved Communities as espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, an alumnus of Charles' alma mater, Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. Charles has a B.A. in Mathematics from Morehouse, a Master of Divinity from Emory University (Ga) and a PhD in Ethical and Creative Leadership from Union Institute University (OH). He has earned several credentials in Diversity Training and is a Certified Spiritual Director through the Sustainable School of Faith. He considers his greatest accomplishment (ok, grace) being married to his childhood crush, Kimberly. Charles and Kimberly are avid Buckeye fans (Go Bucks!) and make their home in Columbus Ohio. Show notes: Charles' last episode https://vineyardusa.org/podcast Read stories of Black leaders in the Vineyard, and learn more about Black History Month! Vineyardusa.org/blackhistorymonth Vineyard USA Associations https://vineyardusa.org/associations/

In this episode of The Ferment, Adam talks with Paul Cullen about growing up in a small town, how he turned from an athlete into a musician, and when he started to know his marketing degree wasn't going to be utilized. Paul shares about discovering that he loved leading worship during a tumultuous time at his church, and how following the Lord's leading consisted of saying yes to the next thing offered to him. He talks about the people who believed in him from the beginning and the joy he now finds in pouring into students at his church, the ways he cares for himself as an introvert, and the refreshment he finds through leading a small group with his wife.   Paul and his wife Leah live in Columbus, OH and serve as a part of Vineyard Columbus, where Paul is one of the worship pastors.  Paul has been leading worship in Vineyard churches for nearly 15 years. Since joining the worship staff at Vineyard Columbus in 2015, Paul has primarily invested in training worship leaders, developing a culture of songwriting, and raising up the next generation of worshippers. In addition to leading worship at Vineyard Columbus, Paul has recently become involved with the growing community of songwriting and creativity in Vineyard Worship (USA), most recently as a songwriter and worship leader on the upcoming Vineyard Worship album "This Joy", releasing Summer 2023!    Show Notes: Catch the latest single from Vineyard Worship: "If You Say Go (We Wait For You)"-Live From Urbana https://youtu.be/jejv_GAY2CI Alpha https://alphausa.org/    

Season 4 Episode 1Eric interviews author, entrepreneur, and public relations expert Jennifer R. Farmer. She is host of the award-winning United Women in Faith, Faith Talks podcast. She is also president of the board of directors for Alabama Values. Farmer founded and runs Spotlight PR LLC, a boutique public relations firm supporting social and racial justice leaders and campaigns.Farmer is the author of “First and Only: A Black Woman's Guide to Thriving at Work and in Life,” which received an ‘Outstanding Book Award' from the National Association of Black Journalists and was also featured on United Women in Faith's Reading List. Of all her accomplishments, Farmer is most proud to be called “mom” and devotes herself to her two children. She's a member here at Vineyard Columbus and also participates in our Kingdom Builders group!Website: JenniferRFarmer.org and www.spotlightpr.orgInstagram: @pr_whisperer Podcast: https://uwfaith.org/resources/podcasts/Author:  First and Only: A Black Woman's Guide to Thriving at Work and in LifeComments? Questions? Suggestions? Reach out to us at podcast@vineyardcolumbus.org Thank you for listening!

In the final episode of We Are Vineyard for 2022, we'll hear a sermon Dr. Charles Montgomery preached at the Vineyard Leadership Team Meeting in March 2022. Dr. Montgomery shares his vision for the Vineyard to become a Beloved Community, and how this value must become part of our discipleship process.  Taken from the example of the disciples, we need to do the work to talk about the hard things that might divide us. Charles A. Montgomery, Jr serves as the Associations Strategic Coordinator for Vineyard USA and Teaching Pastor at Vineyard Columbus. Charles also founded a successful multiethnic Campus (Vineyard Columbus East) and has pastored there since 2012. His passion is to develop Beloved Communities as espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, an alumnus of Charles' alma mater, Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. Charles has a B.A. in Mathematics from Morehouse, a Master of Divinity from Emory University (Ga) and a PhD in Ethical and Creative Leadership from Union Institute University (OH). He has earned several credentials in Diversity Training and is a Certified Spiritual Director through the Sustainable School of Faith. He considers his greatest accomplishment (ok, grace) being married to his childhood crush, Kimberly. Charles and Kimberly are avid Buckeye fans (Go Bucks!) and make their home in Columbus Ohio. Show Notes: https://vineyardusa.org/associations/ Listen to more of Charles' story from his conversation with Jay on August 20, 2022! https://vineyardusa.org/podcast/ Socials: Vineyardusa.org @vineyardusa

In this episode of We Are Vineyard, we hear a sermon that Rich Nathan preached at Columbus Vineyard the same week that we recorded his podcast episode back in September. It is an introduction to a series called “Good Question”, which explores some common questions people have about faith and Christianity. In this sermon, Rich offers some clues found in scripture, science, nature, and our moral senses that show us it is more likely than not that God exists. Rich Nathan is the founding pastor of Vineyard Columbus. Rich was the first Senior Pastor serving from 1987-2020. Prior to becoming senior pastor, Rich taught business law at The Ohio State University for five years. He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and received his Juris Doctorate with honors from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1980. Rich served on the National Board for Vineyard USA for more than two decades. Rich now serves on the Board of Christian relief agency, Convoy of Hope. He is a popular national and international conference speaker. Rich co-authored Both And (IVP Books, 2013) with Insoo Kim as well as Empowered Evangelicals (Ampelon Revised 2009) with Ken Wilson. Rich is also the author of Who is My Enemy? Welcoming People the Church Rejects (Zondervan, 2002). He has written numerous articles on leadership in publications such as Leadership Magazine. Rich was born and raised in New York City. He and his wife, Marlene, have been married for over 40 years. They have two children and six grandchildren. Show Notes: Listen to more of Rich's story from his chat with Jay on October 5, 2022! https://vineyardusa.org/podcast/ The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Kukianoff and Jonathan Haidt https://amzn.to/3iQglt8 The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt https://amzn.to/3Hvs3Uj The Atheist's Guide to Reality by Alex Rosenberg https://amzn.to/3iPPUUs Socials: @vineyardusa Vineyardusa.org

On this episode our guest Amanda Maglish, Communications Director at Vineyard Columbus, shares with us what she has learned to Prioritize Your Church's Communications Needs

Vineyard Columbus senior pastor Eric Pickerill joins Chris Pugh to discuss abortion, politics, World Cup and the church's plans for Christmas this year. How you can connect with us Subscribe to the podcast Ways you can support the show Check out our latest podcasts Connect with Chris Pugh on social media Ways you can save money Check out our latest contests --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theohioan/message

On this episode of the In-Between, Eric is joined by a married couple here at Vineyard Columbus, alongside Marriage and Family Pastor, Jason Loehr. As we continue to unpack the good question, "Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With?", listen in as we discuss the Biblical framework for sex as well as hear one couple's grace-filled story of tremendous cost that often comes when we choose the alternative to God's design for sex and human flourishing. https://vineyardcolumbus.org/support-for-lifehttps://vineyardcolumbus.org/marriage-family

In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay chats with Nicole Dill about being born into a party, reading in the corners of bars and clubs where her dad played music, and how her life as a spiritually-seeking preteen eventually led her to a defining encounter with the Holy Spirit. Nicole shares about learning to trust the Lord to guide the expression her calling takes in different seasons of life, and the way all of her different experiences and roles are being utilized in her current position as the Communications Director for Vineyard USA. They discuss the discipline and gift of anchoring into community, the value in bringing exactly who you are to your local church, and the joy of being a conduit and a resource for the kingdom of God. Nicole Dill is the Communications Director for Vineyard USA. She grew up in Columbus, Ohio, where she came to faith as a teenager, and quickly found a church family at Vineyard Columbus. In 2002, she moved to Colorado to help plant the Arvada Vineyard, and helped lead this growing church plant while finishing her degree in Photography at the Art Institute of Colorado. In 2008, Nicole planted and pastored the first multisite church for the Mile High Vineyard in downtown Denver with a team from the Arvada Vineyard. After several years of pastoring there she handed the site off to another pastor and helped several other Vineyard church plants and established churches in the Denver area. Nicole has also worked extensively outside the church leading creative teams at Anthropologie as a store designer, as Chief Operations Officer for TEDxMileHigh, the largest TEDx in North America, and for the White House as an Advance Associate for the President. She consults many growing organizations around their creative, operations, and HR needs in the nonprofit and entrepreneurial sectors. Nicole lives in Denver with her husband Jason, and two daughters, Vera (7) and Rosalie (6) and attends the East Denver Vineyard. Show Notes: The Gospel Precisely by Matthew Bates Vineyard USA's suggested reading for November https://amzn.to/3WJsL5J Socials: Vineyardusa.org @vineyardusa

In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Rich Nathan about growing up in a completely secular environment, and how chasing his wife in college led him to an encounter with the Holy Spirit that radically changed the course of his life. They also talk through some practical advice for offering a salvation call during a church service, the benefits of making it a specific opportunity separate from the ministry call, and the danger of making assumptions about the spiritual status of people in your congregation. Rich Nathan is the founding pastor of Vineyard Columbus. Rich was the first Senior Pastor serving from 1987-2020. Prior to becoming senior pastor, Rich taught business law at The Ohio State University for five years. He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and received his Juris Doctorate with honors from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1980. Rich served on the National Board for Vineyard USA for more than two decades. Rich now serves on the Board of Christian relief agency, Convoy of Hope. He is a popular national and international conference speaker. Rich co-authored Both And (IVP Books, 2013) with Insoo Kim as well as Empowered Evangelicals (Ampelon Revised 2009) with Ken Wilson. Rich is also the author of Who is My Enemy? Welcoming People the Church Rejects (Zondervan, 2002). He has written numerous articles on leadership in publications such as Leadership Magazine. Rich was born and raised in New York City. He and his wife, Marlene, have been married for over 40 years. They have two children and six grandchildren. Show Notes: Vineyard USA suggested reading for September Alpha Booklet “Why Jesus” by Nicky Gumbel https://bit.ly/3MlFmHD Vineyard USA National Conference // The Way On Gospel of the Kingdom with speakers Rich Nathan & Julia Pickerill https://youtu.be/ztfcglrpYcY Rich's Website https://www.richnathan.org Vineyard Columbus https://vineyardcolumbus.org Socials: @vineyardusa vineyards.org

Ever been curious about the power of a simple invitation? This week, Julia interviews high school students and Vineyard Columbus student leaders, Ashlynn and Dessy, alongside pastor Ellie Smith. Hear the story of how taking a risk can change the course of someone's life...forever.

In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Diane Bauman about her work with people who find themselves in crisis pregnancy situations. Diane shares about navigating the different outcomes of her own unplanned pregnancies as a teenager, how she met Jesus, and her experiences as a ministry leader in the church while carrying a lot of pain and trauma from the losses she endured growing up. Diane recounts the transformational experience of finding forgiveness in a post-abortion support group and shares about the way God is repurposing her story to work with women locally and abroad through Value Life ministry at Vineyard Columbus. Diane Bauman is the Value Life, Transitions and Orphan Care Ministries Pastor at Vineyard Columbus. After a 20-year corporate career, she came on staff in 1999 as Volunteer Coordinator and leader of the pro-life ministry which later became Value Life. The ministry started in 1993 and has grown under Diane's leadership into a ministry serving hundreds of women each year. She is passionate about caring for women in unexpected or crisis pregnancies as well as those who have experienced the pain of abortion, miscarriage or early infant death. Diane experienced an unexpected pregnancy at the age of 15 and found the courage to stay in school and graduate with honors, so she understands firsthand the hardships faced by many of the women the Value Life ministry serves. In addition to her service to women and babies, she loves helping people discover what they are created by God to be, flower gardening, cooking, and reading. Diane and her husband Roy have been married for 46 years, they have 4 adult children, 14 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Show Notes: Vineyard USA suggested reading for September Prophetic Lament by Soong-Chan Rah https://vineyardusa.org/podcast/ Transitions and Value Life at Columbus Vineyard https://vineyardcolumbus.org/value-life Socials: Vineyardusa.org @vineyardusa

This week, Julia & Eric sit down with John Wentz, Executive Director of Alpha USA. Since joining the Alpha USA team in 2015, John has led the expansion of regional networks, has invested in the growth of context ministries (youth, prisons, Catholic), and has improved training nationally and internationally. John developed the hub church strategy and designed the core of Alpha USA's church engagement framework, both of which are now being implemented globally. Hear more of John's story which has helped him impact many churches, ministry leaders, and college students across the world.For more information on Alpha USA, visit: AlphaUSA.orgFor more information on Alpha at Vineyard Columbus, visit: AskAtAlpha.com

In this episode of The Ferment, Adam chats with Daniel and Nicole Hernández about the role music played in each of their introductions to the Vineyard, some of the challenges they have faced in cross-cultural ministry, and the small changes they have noticed make all the difference for first and second generation Latin Americans. Daniel and Nicole also share why they're hopeful about the addition of Vineyard Associations, some recommendations for how we can connect with Latin people in our communities, and some ways we can all act as cultural bridges.    Daniel and Nicole Hernández have been involved in the Vineyard Movement, serving in a Viña church in Venezuela and in a Vineyard church in Southern California, and are currently involved in planting a Viña church campus for Vineyard Columbus. They are both songwriters with a passion for bringing Latin rhythms to modern worship.  Best of all, they've been blessed to do this while enjoying family life with their two teens, Zoe and Jonah.      Show Notes:  Learn more about Vineyard Associations! https://vineyardusa.org/associations/

In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Dr. Charles Montgomery Jr. shares about how God disrupted his path to a lucrative career in engineering with a call to ministry, the cultural shift he experienced in working at a Vineyard Church, and what his upbringing uniquely adds to his church. Charles and Jay then talk about the work being done within Vineyard Associations and what they are excited about for the future of the Vineyard. Charles leaves us with a word about the winding road to reconciliation and an encouragement for pastors who are hesitant in engaging this crucial work. Charles A. Montgomery, Jr serves as the Associations Strategic Coordinator for Vineyard USA and Teaching Pastor at Vineyard Columbus. Charles also founded a successful multiethnic Campus (Vineyard Columbus East) and has pastored there since 2012. His passion is to develop Beloved Communities as espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, an alumnus of Charles' alma mater, Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. Charles has a B.A. in Mathematics from Morehouse, a Master of Divinity from Emory University (Ga) and a PhD in Ethical and Creative Leadership from Union Institute University (OH). He has earned several credentials in Diversity Training and is a Certified Spiritual Director through the Sustainable School of Faith. He considers his greatest accomplishment (ok, grace) being married to his childhood crush, Kimberly. Charles and Kimberly are avid Buckeye fans (Go Bucks!) and make their home in Columbus Ohio. Show Notes: https://vineyardusa.org/associations/ Vineyard USA suggested reading for August https://vineyardusa.org/gospel-with-the-poor/ Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson https://amzn.to/3vLJCJ1 Roadmap to Reconciliation by Brenda Salter McNeil https://amzn.to/3p3r2bA Socials: Vineyardusa.org @vineyardusa

In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay and Julia Pickerill reminisce about their younger years together in youth and young adult ministry. They talk about the importance of embodied connection over simply teaching information and how Julia was changed by being exposed to a theology of the local church. Julia also passes on a crucial word about longevity in pastoring. In January of 2021, Julia Pickerill became one of the Senior Pastors of the Columbus Vineyard alongside her husband Eric, succeeding Rich Nathan, who founded the church in 1987. Julia and Eric have been a part of the Vineyard movement for twenty-five years, during which time they've held multiple roles in the Columbus Vineyard and served as church planters and Lead Pastors of Vineyard Amsterdam (Netherlands). They returned to the US in 2015 and transitioned into senior leadership of Vineyard Columbus in January 2021. Julia is a nine on the enneagram, is a really bad cook, dislikes writing speaker bios, has three fabulous kids, and relaxes by reading novels about existential threats. Show Notes: Miracle Work by Jordan Seng Vineyard USA's recommended reading for May https://bit.ly/382EPdN The Singer Trilogy by Calvin Miller https://amzn.to/3FRxXwk The Tower of Geburah by John White https://amzn.to/3sFhztk

Eric & Adrienne interview founding pastor Rich Nathan on the heart of Vineyard Columbus on a variety of topics in these times of great transitions all around the world.

Ever wondered why we take communion every week at Vineyard Columbus? Why do we have Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday services? Adrienne and Eric interview Andy Saperstein on the value of those liturgical traditions in a Christian's spiritual walk today.

Eric interviews Executive Pastor Daniel Nathan regarding Vineyard Columbus' work in Central Ohio, and with Bryan McLees from our partners at Convoy of Hope, about their boots on the ground response to humanitarian and natural crises, like wars and natural disasters.To learn more on our partnership with Convoy Of Hope, check out the episode below where Julia, Eric, and Rich interviewed COH's founder Hal Donaldson in March of 2020https://www.spreaker.com/episode/24685468To learn more about Convoy of Hope, visit: Convoyofhope.org

Julia and Adrienne reflect on Women's History Month, their own stories, and the diversity and impact of women in leadership in Vineyard Columbus. They also reflect a bit on how different people perceive and empathize with the Ukraine crisis.

(Just kidding. We thought our guest list this week sounded a bit like the start of a joke... but it was pretty awesome.) Julia & Eric interview Bishop Todd Hunter - former President of Alpha USA, former National Director of Vineyard USA, and current Bishop in the Anglican Church. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Todd Hunter is the founding bishop of The Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others, founder of The Telos Collective, and founder of the Center for Formation, Justice and Peace. He is also the author of lots of books, his most recent being and Deep Peace... which is available at the Vineyard Columbus bookstore at bookstore.vineyardcolumbus.org. Learn more about Bishop Todd Hunter: toddhunter.orgFollow Bishop Todd on social media: Facebook & Instagram: bishoptoddhunterTwitter: bptoddhunter

Julia Interviews counselor and spiritual director Erin Zappin, LMFT. Erin is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She and her husband of 17 years have been a part of Vineyard Columbus since 1998. She is a certified facilitator of the Prepare-Enrich curriculum for married and pre-marital couples and is a Spiritual Director through Sustainable Faith.

A conversation between Julia and Pastor Charles Montgomery about some exciting things that are in the future as Charles broadens his role to include both teaching pastor at Vineyard Columbus *and* new, national involvement with Vineyard USA. These things mean that there's change coming this winter for East Campus. Listen in for the inside scoop on what's ahead. To find out more about Vineyard USA, go to vineyardusa.org.

Adrienne and Eric give you a preview of the Legacy Conference coming up THIS WEEK (October 13&14) at Vineyard Columbus. You don't want to miss it.Check out all the details HERE: legacy.vineyardcolumbus.org

Julia interviews Michael Doom and Santos Chaparro on how they came to work in youth ministry, how the church can work to bridge generational divides, and upcoming changes to youth ministry at Vineyard Columbus.Subscribe to student emails here: https://www.myvc.info/subscribeStudent Page: https://vineyardcolumbus.org/vcstudentsBook: Faith For Exiles by David Kinnaman and Matt MatlockMichael.doom@vineyardcolumbus.org and Santos.chaparro@vineyardcolumbus.org

Eric and Andy talk about Afghanistan in light of what is currently taking place at this time. Andy Saperstein is the pastor of International Ministries at Vineyard Columbus and has worked for many years in that region of the world.

Adrienne and Julia recap the summer, talk about getting ready to get ready for back to school, and give some sneak peaks into what's happening at Vineyard Columbus this fall. Julia also grabs an opportunity to remind us all to watch our social media diets (no surprise there)...Looking to help some families with their back to school needs? Click the link below and how you can get involvedvineyardcolumbus.org/back-to-school-supply-drive

In this last episode before our summer break, Adrienne Ash (singles pastor from Vineyard Columbus church) stops by to talk with Brooke and David about establishing a sense of family and creating healthy dating norms as a single person.

We're celebrating a sage as we mark Bill's retirement from pastoral staff and are blessed by his reflections on past, present, and future. Bill Christensen is retiring after serving on staff at Vineyard Columbus for 24 years, and as the International Ministries Pastor for the last 10 years. Before coming to Columbus in August 1997, he was General Manager of Vineyard Ministries International in Anaheim, California. He and his family (wife Dotty and children, Brooke, Nathan and Eva) spent 11 years in Morocco, North Africa where he was Director of a Moroccan-American Cultural Center and involved in sharing Jesus with Muslims. Previous to his overseas work, Bill was a campus staff worker with Inter-Varsity. Bill is a graduate of Michigan State University and University of Cincinnati.For more information about International Ministries, email international.ministries@vineyardcolumbus.org

Eric and Pastor Jason Loehr talk with Pastor Adrienne Ash and Dave Kuta about rebuilding after divorce.Dave Kuta started on staff with Vineyard Columbus in October of 2017 as a ministry assistant with our Support for Life groups, though he's been active in the church for over 20 years, volunteering with several different ministries. He did his undergraduate work at The Ohio State University and has a Master's in Education from the University of Dayton. Dave is a licensed counselor and has a passion for seeing people experience God's healing through groups and through compassionate leaders. In 2003 he married the love of his life, Meg, and together they have a kind, vibrant, and beautiful daughter.For anyone with questions or needing information about a Support or Recovery group, please contact Dave at Dave.Kuta@vineyardcolumbus.org or call at 614-259-5472vineyardcolumbus.org/support-for-lifeDivorce Care for Women: For more info, contact divorcecareVC@gmail.com DivorceCare.orgPastor Adrienne Ash has been at Vineyard Columbus for 9 years. In 2016, she began as an intern for Pastor Lorie Rees in Support for Life, and then transitioned to become an Assistant Pastor on the Outreach and Connection team under Eric Pickerill in 2017. In 2018, she worked in the Small Groups Ministry, and most recently became the Singles Ministry Pastor in 2020. Adrienne earned her BA in Child and Family Development and is currently working on her MA in Divinity. She also has a 9 year old son, soon to be 10.Email singles@vineyardcolumbus.org to get connected or go to https://vineyardcolumbus.org/singles

Pastor Jason Loehr and friends from Marriage & Family ministries talk vulnerably about marriage struggles, infidelity, repair, and hope for a pathway to reconciliation. Jason has been a member of Vineyard Columbus for over seven years, and six of those have been on staff as a pastor in our Marriage & Family Life ministry. In those six years, Jason has recruited, trained and deployed volunteer coaches to lead, teach and facilitate ministry to couples across our church while also providing pastoral care to couples in crises. Prior to joining our staff, Jason was the Director of Student Ministry for Central College Presbyterian Church for 11 years and earned his Bachelor's in Educational Ministries and Master of Ministry from Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Jason has been married to his wife, Diane, for over 16 years and together have three sons, Esteban, Julian and Alex, and have been foster parents to nine boys over the past seven years. Contact Mindy Layman at mindy.layman@vineyardcolumbus.org for more info Marriage + Family Resources: https://vineyardcolumbus.org/marriage-family-resourceshttps://www.facebook.com/Marriage-and-Family-Life-Ministry-of-Vineyard-Columbus-395416003889481/ If couples are experiencing conflict or crisis in their marriage, the Journey of Hope classes will help you find healing and direction. Find out more here: https://vineyardcolumbus.org/all-events/2021/journey-of-hope

Diane Bauman is pastor of the Value Life, Transitions and Orphan Care Ministries at Vineyard Columbus.She is passionate about helping women in unexpected pregnancies find hope and courage. She had an unexpected pregnancy when she was 15 and found the courage to stay in school and graduate with honors. After working in corporate America for more than 20 years, in 1999 she came on staff at Vineyard Columbus where she grew a small pro-life ministry to a ministry serving hundreds of women in unexpected pregnancies each year and serving women who have experienced the pain of abortion, miscarriage or early infant death.https://vineyardcolumbus.org/value-lifeFacebook: Value Life Vineyard Columbus

Mercy and justice work often have to do with building and rebuilding: lives, families, life situations, structures, marriages. That's why we do a lot of what we do - value life, food pantries, transitions, prison ministry, immigration counseling services, etc. - because we want to be a part of building a kingdom way in the world around us. Join us today for a rebuilding conversation from two points of view as we interview staff member Jeanine Winfrey, an immigration lawyer who leads the Immigration Counseling Services at our Community Center, and dedicated volunteer, VC member, attorney and Eric's motorcycle-trail-riding-friend, Eric Rosenberg.Eric Rosenberg has attended Vineyard Columbus since 2001. He is an attorney who enjoys volunteering inside and outside the church and spending time with his twin daughters who are sophomores at OSU.Jeanine Winfrey holds a BA in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She began her legal career in 1999 at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in Washington DC, and then spent 14 years with the US Air force, first as an assistant staff judge advocate, and later as a military spouse and stay-at-home parent. Jeanine is currently the Director of Immigration Counseling Services at Vineyard Community Center, a faith-based non-profit that provides low cost and pro-bono legal services to immigrant community in central Ohio. Jeanine immigrated to the US at the age of 7 as a political refugee from Vietnam and is a part of the Vietnamese Bible Study Fellowship at Vineyard Columbus.Vineyard ICS Facebook: @VineyardICS Twitter: @VineyardICS

Rebuilding church in the midst of a fast-cultural-slide toward post-Christian America is no easy feat. Add into that mix a pandemic, social unrest... and then toss in changing behaviors among Christians regarding church attendance and it's clear there's no going back to normal. Julia talks with Pastor Amanda Pershing about rebuilding church, and why we want you to join a team!Amanda started out as an intern at Vineyard Columbus in 2002 and then worked for 3 years as Pastor Rich Nathan's Research Assistant. She then held several pastoral roles at VC working for our 20 Something Ministry, Women's Ministry and our Small Group Ministry. In 2008, she and her family moved to Amsterdam, Netherlands for three years to plant a church with a team from Vineyard Columbus. In 2011, they returned to Columbus and she became the Community Life Pastor. Amanda currently oversees the Weekend and Connect Team which includes our in-person and online services. Amanda has three children ages 7, 10, 13. She loves to spend time outdoors riding her bike, a good cup of coffee/shameless plug to Crimson Cup, reading, and walking her boxer named Nat.

Guest speaker, Charles Montgomery, is a campus pastor at Vineyard Columbus in Ohio and shares an uplifting message with us during this "wilderness" of the Covid pandemic. He encourages us to put first things first, believe the Lord will provide for our needs, bless others with the excess that we have, and trust God one day at a time. [ Exodus 16 ]

Adrienne and Eric interview pastors Anthony Cannon and Andy Saperstein on the prayer in Nehemiah 1 and discuss how to come to God in prayer. It's a conversation filled with profound and practical applications.Pastor Anthony Cannon spent a little over 20 years in the US Army and retired as a Master Sergeant in 2003. He's been on pastoral staff at VC since 2009. He is married to his wife Nina, has 3 grown children and 4 grandchildren that are the loves of his life. Anthony loves people, fishing and cooking.Pastor Andy Saperstein is a linguist, philosopher, and a plumber, has been married to his wife, Kathryn, for almost 39 years, and has been part of Vineyard Columbus for almost that long too. He has four kids, three grandkids, 20-some fish, one old dog, and lives in a creaky old house in the city. His passions are books, words, wisdom, old things, the out of doors, and working with his hands. He serves as a utility player at the church, but especially loves contributing to international mission and spiritual formation, and helping with curriculum projects. He's lived all over the world, but feels most at home in the woods and cities of the Great Lakes industrial Midwest.

Dr . Charles A. Montgomery, Jr. is the East Campus Pastor at Vineyard Columbus. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Morehouse College, a Master of Divinity from Emory University, and a Ph.D. from Union Institute and University. He has been blissfully married to his lovely wife, Lady Kimberly, since 2003. https://vineyardcolumbus.org/east

It's time for the Money Talk, part 2. Back once again is guest Kent Irwin, Pastor of Financial Stewardship at Vineyard Columbus. This time, we look at money from the perspective of dad and mom. You already have a desire for your kids to succeed; giving them the tools to manage money well is a key component of making that happen. But how do you do that well? Listen in and find out.   Music Credit: "Funkorama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)   Expanded Notes: Big challenges parents face today with kids and money: Parents are seen as ATM for the kids Suggestions for goals with kids: Putting “fences” around money Model as parents desired behavior for kids Prepare kids to have a plan when 18 (giving them increased responsibility for their decisions) Establish giving, saving, and spending goals Give them a budget to manage on their own (their money, their choices) Debt is a form of slavery, though not all debt is the same Avoiding consumer debt leads to more wealth, more generosity and less stress Teaching kids about money is part of raising adults Model for your kids and let them see your process Some good next steps to grow as husband and father Start with some open and nonjudgemental communication with wife Establish plans to learn and grow together, such as financial coaches or Dave Ramsey content Suggested resources: Total Money Makeover, Dave Ramsey The Millionaire Next Door, Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko Debt Proof Living, and Seven Money Rules for Life, Mary Hunt Managing God's Money, Randy Alcorn Contact Kent at kent.irwin@vineyardcolumbus.org

It's time for the Money Talk. And for this topic, we bring in guest Kent Irwin, Pastor of Financial Stewardship at Vineyard Columbus. In part 1 of this conversation, we look at money from the perspective of husband and wife and how getting things right with your money goes a long way toward getting things right in your marriage.   Music Credit: "Funkorama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)   Expanded Notes: Grounding in the idea of stewardship, including but not limited to finances Kent's early career geared toward a shift toward ministry Finances are an indicator of what people believe Big challenges people face today with regard to money: Consumer culture and instant gratification Image culture Childhood upbringing Motivation for career choice How we view ourselves Instant gratification and easy credit Marriage conflict around money can take different forms, often it is competing against one another Suggestions to overcome conflict: Discuss individual and joint money goals Celebrate and support individual goals Decide and commit on joint goals Get to know your spouse thru this and give the process time to produce transformation How you work together with your finances is an indication of the quality of your relationship

A meaningful conversation with dear friend Julia Pickerell, incoming senior pastor of Vineyard Columbus, about grief, joy, lament, hope, remembering what's been and looking ahead to what's to come and how to incorporate contemplative exercises into our healing journey. 

Pastor Kristen walks us through the sin of "Sloth", and explains what it means to have true restorative rest. Kristen Selva serves as an Assistant Pastor for the Small Groups ministry at Vineyard Columbus.

Brooke grew up in both Morocco where she was raised as a missionary kid and California where she was introduced to the Vineyard in Anaheim, before moving to Columbus. In 2008 she moved to Amsterdam with Julia and Eric and a small team from Vineyard Columbus where she helped to plant Vineyard Amsterdam. After pastoring in Amsterdam for nearly 11 years, she returned to the US last year. She recently earned her Masters in Religion in Middle East and North African studies from the Institute of Middle East Studies in Beirut, Lebanon. Her thesis was focused on Muslim-Christian dialogue. You can hear more from Brooke on the podcast “More Than This” that she co-hosts with David Hartman."

Interview with Dr. Ron Hitchcock. After 17 years of faithful and fruitful ministry at Vineyard Columbus, Ron is retiring at the end of November, when he and his wife Barb will move to the west coast to continue their work with marriage ministry closer to their children and grandchildren. Ron is the author of Journey To Oneness: Enriching, Renewing and Reconciling Marriage Relationships, and Parenting Your Children Into Adulthood: Forming Lifelong Friendships With Your Children and founder of Life in Motion Resources. lifeinmotionresources.com

Gina Watts is the Executive Director of Vineyard Community Center and Co-Director of Missions Ministry at Vineyard Columbus. She also serves as the Director of the Youth and Family Division for the John Maxwell Team. Prior to relocating to Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Watts served for 10 years as a full-time faculty member and administrator at a campus of Penn State University in Pennsylvania. In her various professional and volunteer roles, Gina has primarily focused her time on equipping youth to lead, developing community empowerment programs, and actively fighting social injustice. Gina’s proudest roles are that of wife to Eric Sr. and mother to Christian and Eric Jr.Contact Gina at her website http://www.ginawatts.comFind out more about Youth max https://youthmax.com/

Eric and Julia talk with Vineyard Community Center director Gina Watts and Jenney Rice from our Mercy ministries pastoral staff. This episode looks at how Vineyard Columbus continues it's efforts in being a church beyond the building through ministering to our community through the community center and our food pantries.To volunteer or find out more about opportunities to partner with Christ at our current food pantries, please contact Rhodie Shreve at rhodie.shreve@vineyardcolumbus.org

In this episode we are thrilled to hear from Pastor Charles Montgomery, from Vineyard Columbus in Ohio. In it he talks about the crisis of racism that we are seeing, how the church should be responding, how we personally should be responding and what place reparations (or restitutions) can play. 

Good Friday message from Vineyard Columbus

Lorie Kaufman Rees, a professional clinical counselor and pastor at Vineyard Columbus, joins Nicole and Mary to continue the series with discussion on managing our mental health during the pandemic and keeping hope alive.

Vineyard Columbus is a church with 8,000 people in attendance on a normal Sunday. Like the rest of us, with the restrictions brought on by COVID-19, Vineyard Columbus quickly pivoted from a church that only met physically to launching their online ministry platform in a matter of days. This is a look behind the scenes at what they have learned in this short time and a look at where they are heading next.  Another very relevant and helpful episode in this challenging time!   Andrew's bio: Andrew is the Lane Avenue Campus and Online Pastor for Vineyard Columbus in Westerville, Ohio. Andrew took a roundabout way to God. Growing up with a renowned Biblical scholar for a father, he grew up skeptical of the church. He met his wife Ginny at Columbus College of Art and Design and they both graduated with degrees in Fine Arts. Five years into their marriage, they both had powerful encounters with the peace, joy and purpose available through a relationship with Jesus. While developing a professional career in sales and non-profit management, Andrew completed the Vineyard Leadership Institute and led Hear the Cry, a non-profit organization responding to the AIDS crisis in Africa. He currently serves on the board of Riverview International Center, which focuses on empowering our international neighbors by providing opportunities to access services, resources, and education. After many years of lay leadership at Vineyard, Andrew launched Vineyard Columbus – Lane Avenue in 2011 as its pastor. He is finishing a Master’s of Divinity at Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He and Ginny live in Clintonville with their three children. Andrew is passionate about good coffee, ice cream, vegetarian cooking, building things, and riding his scooter.

In this episode we wrap up our first series regarding the leadership transition at Vineyard Columbus, and look ahead of what is to come. We welcome your feedback at podcast@vineyardcolumbus.orgPlease rate and review us on iTunes when you get a chance.Thanks for Listening!!

Adrienne, Julia & Eric talk together with Rich about their hopes for the future, and things they're excited about for the next chapter at Vineyard Columbus.

This is part two of the special three part series taken from the 2020 Multiply Vineyard Summit held in San Luis Obispo, CA. In this episode Dr. Charles Montgomery challenges us with a powerful word out of Numbers 13 to face our “giants" and renew our trust in God.    “A faith that can’t be tested is a faith that can’t be trusted.”    This is an inspiring and challenging episode speaking encouragement and vision for 2020 and beyond!  Dr. Charles A. Montgomery, Jr is the East Campus Pastor of the Vineyard Columbus. Prior to this position he served as Rich Nathan’s research assistant for 2 years.  Before that, he was licensed and ordained by the National Baptist Church, U.S.A. and has faithfully served on church staffs in California, Georgia, and Ohio.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Morehouse College, a Master of Divinity from Emory University, and a Ph.D. from Union Institute and University, with an emphasis in Ethical and Creative Leadership.  He is an Affiliated Professor at Ohio Christian University and has been married to his lovely wife, Kimberly, since 2003. 

"Introductions!" In this episode, we introduce our hosts Adrienne Ash and Eric and Julia Pickerill... and welcome special guest Rich Nathan to our first podcast! Adrienne asks about the backstory to Vineyard Columbus' upcoming senior leadership transition (Dec 2020), and Rich, Eric and Julia share some of their own stories about how God has been leading and orchestrating this process in their own lives.

Season 2 premiere. 32 years ago, Rich Nathan was a lawyer teaching business law to MBA students at Ohio State, while moonlighting as a teaching pastor at a small church in Columbus. Today, he is the senior pastor of that same Vineyard Columbus, now the largest church in our city. Listen to how he explains growth was never the strategy, but a byproduct of taking a holistic-biblical approach to church. https://www.vineyardcolumbus.org/ https://www.richnathan.org/

I love this dude. Alberto is one of those folks that walks into your life and you just know you’ll be friends for the long haul. Through songwriting, leading worship in many contexts together and goofing off a lot, I’ve experienced the softly-spoken, deep wells that Bert lives from. I hope you’ll enjoy this comfy chat, in which we’ll explore how living and growing in multiple cultures and contexts has shaped my adventurous friend.A cool thing to note, the little guitar jam late in the episode is an original riff from this guy… love it.Alberto is currently living in Ohio and works as the Worship Coordinator for La Viña at Vineyard Columbus. Follow the ol’ Bert and his journey on Instagram and such via @alberto_leongThis quote got me…“I had a guitar and I had feelings, so I wrote songs.” - Alberto Leong

For over 250 years, Watch Night has been celebrated as a rich and diverse tradition of Christians anticipating the new year. But what is watch night? It's believed the first watch night services were held by Moravian Christians in Eastern Europe on December 31st 1733. Two decades later English Pastor John Wesley incorporated watch night services into the Methodist Church. Over the next 100 years, watch night services grew in popularity throughout the United States in both white and African-American congregations. On the eve of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation, free and enslaved African-Americans held watch night services throughout the country on December 31st 1862. Today, Christians from around the world gather to watch for and welcome God's presence in the new year. As a diverse Community who follows Jesus, we at Vineyard Columbus also share in this rich tradition. This New Year's Eve, Pastor Charles Montgomery preached a message titled “It’s Working”... A message on identifying and recognizing your growth through God, whether you see it or not.

Carnegie Corporation of New York visiting media fellow Gail Ablow speaks with religious leaders from three different faiths to discuss core values and immigration in the United States. Her guests are Reverend Jennifer Butler, founder and executive director of Faith in Public Life and former chair of the White House Council on Faith and Neighborhood Partnerships; Pastor Rich Nathan, senior pastor of Vineyard Columbus, a multicultural megachurch in Columbus, Ohio; and Rabbi Renee Bauer, director of chaplaincy and outreach at the Jewish Social Services of Madison, Wisconsin.

There are many people in our churches doing justice with people on the margins. In this workshop, we will engage in a conversation about how the monastic tradition - and particularly the new monastic expression in the Vineyard Movement, The Order of Sustainable Faith - can help us as people and churches, at least a segment of us, to move into marginal spaces. There is so much to explore theologically (and practically) about what it would mean to serve the poor while taking a vow of poverty, for example, or to come under people in poverty and follow their lead. We will explore power dynamics, humility, engaging suffering from a place of weakness, rather than strength. Jared served as Associate Pastor at Central Vineyard Church in Columbus Ohio for 5 years before stepping down to focus on planting The Order of Sustainable Faith, a missional monastic expression in the Vineyard (beginning in 2014). In 2007, on the heels of the Justice Revival conference at Vineyard Columbus, Jared began a non-profit organization called Justice Gardens, which was committed to the production, sharing, and proper use of food. While the non-profit organization didn’t survive, it proved to be the beginning of a much deeper connection to issues of food justice. Jared’s interests are in the intersections between food, land use and the practical and theological issues of food, ecology, and agriculture. He is currently working on a book project that provides a practical theology for the church to take up the work of sustainable agriculture as part of a vocation of “new creation.”

In This Episode: Amanda Nash, CauseCon 2016 speaker, shares her journey toward calling to ministry as a woman, how discernment in her 20’s looked more like showing up than seeking positions, and how she hopes the Vineyard will continue to be a reflection of the kingdom of God. Amanda, has worked on staff at Vineyard Columbus […] The post Podcast Episode 5: How I Learned My Calling as a Woman in Ministry with guest Amanda Nash appeared first on Cause Conference.

Guest Speaker at Columbia Heights, Rich Nathan, Senior Pastor of Vineyard Columbus. Rich talks about how we can experience God in our lives and discerning the specific seasons of life we are most likely to hear God speak.

In this sermon, Pastor Rich examines the mission of the Kingdom of God and the mission statement of Vineyard Columbus.

This weekend, Pastor Rich Nathan spoke about the kind of church Vineyard Columbus seeks to be.  Along with the churches in Philippi and Antioch, the church mentioned in John 3 was an impactful church.  While no church is perfect (vv. 8-14), this...

In this week's sermon, pastor Rich emphasizes again that Vineyard Columbus is a "both-and" church. Vineyard reaches out on one hand with the Gospel and a call to conversion and transformation, and with the other hand in practical love and mercy toward...

I feel overwhelmingly grateful for the grace that the Lord has shown to this church these past 20 years. When I think about all of the wonderful people who have made a contribution in making the church be what it is, I just end up saying over and over...

Perhaps the most basic and fundamental question that anyone could ever ask is: What does the Lord require of you? On the weekend that Vineyard Columbus celebrates the grand opening of the Community Center, Rich outlines how we are to move forward into...