Podcasts about welcoming community

Join us in exploring the enduring legacy of the Apostle Paul as we delve into his transformative journey from Saul, a zealous persecutor, to Paul, a devoted missionary of Christ. In this episode, we discuss how Paul's life and ministry serve as a powerful example of living a life of grace and commitment to God's mission. Discover how we, as modern disciples, can embrace this grace and follow in Paul's footsteps to make a lasting impact in our communities. This sermon series invites you to reflect on what it means to be a 'people of grace' today, through the lens of scripture and Paul's profound teachings. Whether you are new to the faith or a seasoned believer, this series aims to deepen your understanding of God's plan for you and inspire you to live boldly in your calling. With Pastor Mike Curry. PEOPLE OF GRACE: BIGGER THAN LIFE Romans 16:1-16 Main Idea: Following the example of Christ and Paul, every believer is called to actively participate in making disciples by investing in others and fostering a welcoming church community where all contribute to God's kingdom. Introduction:  Paul the Apostle – Bigger than Life! Paul followed Christ's example. (1 Cor. 11:1) Paul encouraged believers to “follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.” Christ's Example: Personal Investment in his disciples. Paul was not a Lone Ranger. Paul invested in fellow believers at every level of ministry. (Romans 16:1-15) (Extra)ordinary disciples assisted Paul, supported his ministry, and got involved in building God's kingdom through discipleship in local churches. Paul's ministry flourished in local communities of faith. Why? Paul trained and left lay leaders in charge. III. Paul welcomed everyone who showed an interest in God's kingdom. Every community of faith must provide a welcoming and nurturing environment to everyone who visits. The Holy Spirit draws those who need Christ through prevenient grace. Christ's disciples must accept responsibility. Conclusion (Matthew 28:19-20) The Great Commission wasn't ONLY for those called to fulltime Christian service. The Great Commission is to EVERY Jesus helps us today. Action Points: Identify and Utilize Your Gifts. Invest in Others. Cultivate a Welcoming Community. Embrace the Great Commission Together. Find other Podcasts, Sermon Notes and the Bulletin here. https://www.mvcnaz.org/live Stay in touch with our Church Center App at https://www.mvcnaz.org/churchcenter Contact us through our CONNECT form at https://www.mvcnaz.org/connect

Reading: Romans 15:1-13Speaker: Paul McCabe The post Who are we? – A Welcoming Community first appeared on Minehead Baptist Church.

22nd September 2024 10.30 am Act 5: The Church:  The Church: A welcoming community/hospitality  Speaker: Cei Rees Reading: Romans 15:1-13

Pastor Matt Brown preaches out of Hebrews 13:2.

Pastor Matt Brown preaches out of James 2:1-26.

"Pizza, just because it is simple, easy. Everyone loves just a good thing." "My grandmother used to make pot pie. It is just delicious and comforting. It makes me think of home." "Decorating is our tradition. We think through the theme and what the decorations will look like." "My Twitter feed is literally like Hawk 2 memes and baseball right now." "No one knows that North Korea and Russia are like besties right now." "They agreed to defend each other. That's not good." Summary In this episode of the Young Dad podcast, host Jay interviews Manny and Shawn from the Manny and Shawn Experience podcast. They discuss their favorite comfort foods, Halloween and Christmas traditions, and the inspiration behind their podcast. Manny and Shawn share their love for pizza and homemade pot pie as their ultimate comfort foods. They also talk about their elaborate Halloween and Christmas decorations and the joy they find in creating a welcoming and inclusive community through their podcast. The conversation touches on the importance of mental health advocacy and the need to focus on meaningful topics in the media. In this conversation, Manny and Shawn discuss the importance of being informed about current events and politics. They highlight the need to go beyond social media and mainstream news to gather information and make informed decisions. They also emphasize the significance of local elections and the impact they have on daily life. The conversation touches on the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community and the importance of acceptance and listening to queer youth. The hosts encourage parents to provide a safe and supportive environment for their children and to prioritize love and understanding. Takeaways Manny and Shawn's favorite comfort foods are pizza and homemade pot pie. They have elaborate Halloween and Christmas decorations and enjoy creating a welcoming community through their podcast. The podcast focuses on meaningful topics and mental health advocacy. The conversation highlights the need to prioritize important issues in the media. Being informed about current events and politics is crucial Don't rely solely on social media and mainstream news for information Pay attention to local elections as they have a direct impact on daily life Create a safe and supportive environment for LGBTQ+ youth Listen to your children and prioritize love and understanding Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Housekeeping 02:58 Introducing the Manny and Shawn Experience Podcast 05:26 Favorite Comfort Foods: Pizza and Chicken Pot Pie 07:56 Favorite Mexican Restaurant and Dish 10:37 Favorite Halloween and Christmas Decorations and Events 19:52 Shopping Habits and Influences 24:18 TikTok and Tmoo 27:23 The Inspiration Behind the Manny and Shawn Experience 29:21 The Importance of Treating Big Issues as Big Deals 32:33 The Need for Informed and Educated Voting 37:23 The Significance of Local Elections 42:29 The Entertainment Value of Physical Fights Between Political Figures 44:42 The Impact of Local Elections on Day-to-Day Life 48:56 Supporting LGBTQ+ Children: Listen and Love 01:09:11 Promoting Love and Understanding in Society Support the Pod! Subscribe to the Newsletter and find all the deals, specials, promos and partners of Young Dad Podcast on our Link.Tree- ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ballboyblog⁠ Joon App: Discount code: YNGDAD Listener Link: ⁠joonapp.io/youngdad⁠ Make sure to like, follow, subscribe, leave a review and show your support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youngdadpod/support

We sit down with Bear to talk about her mount collecting, raid history and dreams of going full time.Connect with Bear:Twitter - https://twitter.com/Beartrice_WoWTwitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bears_adventuresInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/bears_adventures_wowYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@Bears_Adventures_WoWTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@bears_adventures_wowSponsor Links:Twitter: https://twitter.com/guildsofwowPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/guildsofwowDiscord: https://discord.gg/guildsofwowOur Links:Twitter: https://twitter.com/cartridgebrosTwitter: https://twitter.com/raf_podcastTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/raf_seanBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/seanwilson.appRiversideFM Affiliate Link: https://bit.ly/raf_riversideChapters00:00 Introduction02:14 Bear's Journey in World of Warcraft05:11 Bear's Adventures: Cozy Streamer and Community Builder10:57 Creating Pictures with Narcissus and Building a Following14:26 The Bimblers: Hardcore Collectors and Achievement Hunters32:04 Adventures at a WoW EventHostTwitter: RAF_PodcastTwitch: Recruit a FriendBGMWhen Rolling Tides End - StreamBeats Original

Josh Gilchrist // Romans 15:1-7 Sermon notes

Morgan Kline, Co-Founder and CEO of the Burn Boot Camp franchise, is on a mission to enable women to feel confident, empowered, motivated and stronger than ever. Growing up in Battle Creek, MI, Morgan started climbing the corporate ladder at the Kellogg Company right out of college before taking the entrepreneurial leap to grow one of the nation's fastest growing fitness programs, now with 400 locations across 41 states.  She balances growing Burn Boot Camp and its community as a busy mom to three kids with her podcast, The Burn Boot Camp.

Chris brings the second part of this foundations for change series and explains how God has given us a kingdom community as the church where a cloak of acceptance is given. 

 Chappie Hunter of Alpine Ranch CrossFit, Westin and his parents Joe and Shelly join Jeff and Mikki to discuss Westin's journey into fitness and the myriad benefits that experience has created for both Westin, Chappie and the CF Alpine Ranch community.Episode Highlights: 1. 1:34 Alpine Ranch CrossFit, Brand X® and the Young Warriors, Teen Gladiators programs2. 2:38 Fitness, Sport, CrossFit perception and the reality at Alpine Ranch CrossFit3. 3:52 Coach and student learning, how focus and attention contributed to Westin's excellent and varied gains in processing, grip strength, biking, posture, muscle tone, academics, and interpersonal relationships4. 8:25 "Transcending the gym and transcending the sport"5. 10:18 The number one rule "Be a good human being"6. 12:17 Westin's success in BenchPress, Thrusters, Sit-ups, Cross Country and Track7. 18:54 Future goals for pacing, pushups and running longer without breaks8. 20:00 Keeping instructions simple, straight forward language and focusing on gym landmarks9. 25:41 Joe and Shelly explain their experience with and definitions of autism spectrum10. 30:20 "Working with Westin and other autism spectrum kids has made me a better coach"11. 31:05 What do we need to know to best serve your child as an individual?12. 33:28 Winning and incremental celebrations of success13. 36:17 Using challenges to make us all better as coaches, athletes and humans.Hashtags and links:#AlpineRanchCrossFit#autismspectrumyouth#autismresourcesforkids#youthhealth#youthperformance#theyouthfitnesspodcast#youthfitness#youthsport#functionalfitnessyouth#thebrandxmethod#theathletecoachnetwork#jeffandmikkimartinhttps://www.instagram.com/alpineranchcrossfit/https://alpineranchcrossfit.com/https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collectionshttps://www.instagram.com/theacn.app/

Salsa music is a blend of instruments and musical styles from many cultures. So, it's no surprise that it attracts a diverse group of dance students each week at the Delaware House in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood.

Host: Candace O'Donnell Guest: Lynn Andrews & Tom Latus Description: In this episode, we shine a spotlight on the LGBTQ+ group at Willow Valley, a community dedicated to fostering diversity and creating an environment that embraces everyone. This group, initiated with the assistance of Willow Valley Communities, plays a crucial role in advocating for inclusiveness while also offering understanding and support to family members of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Margie Mendelsohn shares on being A Welcoming Community in our series looking at what the Household of God means for us at Hub.

Great Oaks Community Church Weekly Sermon Podcast.

Paul Austin is paving the non-clinical psychedelic path that weaves in personal and professional transformation. Paul's wealth of knowledge shines as he discusses the skill of psychedelics, community as medicine, advice for & from ayahuasca, integrating masculinity, the gifts of non-duality, and what it means to express ourselves fully. He also shares what he intends to learn in his return to Ayahuasca after a multi-year hiatus, how to master microdosing, and what makes 1heart different from other ayahuasca retreat organizations.In our eighth episode, our Chief Om Officer, Tim Sae Koo, interviews Paul Austin from Journey 2. Paul has been one of the most prominent voices in the world of psychedelics for the last 8 years. As the founder of Third Wave, he has educated millions on the importance of safe and effective psychedelic experiences for personal transformation. A pioneer at the intersection of microdosing, personal transformation, and professional success, he has been featured in Forbes, Rolling Stone, and the BBC's Worklife. Paul helps others use microdosing as a tool for professional development and increased self-awareness by treating the use of psychedelics as a skill refined through mentorship and courageous exploration. And he believes learning how to master this skill will be crucial in the story of humanity's present-future evolution.In this conversation, Paul & Tim talk about: * The Gifts of Non-duality* The Importance of 1heart's Community in Paul's Development* Advice, Visions, & Teachings from Their Ayahuasca Experiences* What Makes 1heart Journeys Different From Other Ayahuasca Retreats* Integrating Masculinity & Boundary Setting in Work & Life* The Skill of Psychedelics & Need for Psychedelic Literacy* What We Need to Integrate from the First Two Waves of Psychedelics into the Third WaveAbout 1heart:1heart is an all-inclusive human accelerator designed to fully elevate your mind, body, and spirit. Our 1 week fully immersive retreat and 7 weeks of virtual preparation & integration experience brings together high-performing entrepreneurs, CEOs, leaders, and change-makers with (sacred) ancient and modern modalities for intense personal growth to deeply align your individual and our collective purposes for maximum life fulfillment.Connect with Paul:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/paulaustin3w/ WEBSITE: https://thethirdwave.co/ Connect with 1heart:Learn more about our next JOURNEY: https://1heart.comFollow 1heart on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/1heartjourneys/Visit the 1heart PODCAST: https://www.1heart.com/podcastVisit the 1heart BLOG: https://www.1heart.com/blog/Watch our 4-minute VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/395353806Read 1heart's 5 Lessons From Guiding 500 Leaders On Ayahuasca Retreats: https://www.1heart.com/five-lessons-from-guiding-five-hundred-leaders-on-ayahuasca-retreats/Check out Brandon's (Co-Founder & CEO) website: https://www.brandonevans.be/Check out Tim's (Co-Founder & COO) website: https://www.timsaekoo.com/Production by Christian Alfaro: https://christianscorner.orgMusic by Ryan Holladay: https://musicbyryanholladay.com/DISCLAIMER: In sharing stories from leaders who have used plant medicine, including ayahuasca, to elevate their lives, we are not recommending it to you or suggesting that it will have the same results. Each individual will react differently to the medicine, which can be largely shaped by the set and setting of your experience as well as your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual state prior to joining. If you're interested in this or a similar experience, we recommend you do your own research and speak to others who have done it so you can best determine if it is a good fit for you at this time. Should you decide to do so, we strongly suggest doing so with great reverence and respect for the medicine and the powerful effects it can create in your life. We also recommend anyone working with this medicine spend time preparing themselves before their ceremony(s) and have resources lined up to support them in their integration post-ceremony(s).Also, it is important to note that the plants and compounds mentioned in this post are still illegal in many countries, and even possession can carry severe criminal penalties. None of this post constitutes medical advice or should be construed as a recommendation to use psychedelics. There are serious legal, psychological, and physical risks. Psychedelics are not for everyone—they can exacerbate certain emotional problems, and there have been, in very rare cases, fatalities.

Seven Ideas to Become a More Unified and Welcoming Community of Saints

Julee Gard is Vice President for Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois. In this episode, Julee joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about following your dreams, transferrable skills, and retention.   “I'm just as responsible for making sure that our current students remain and feel welcomed as anybody else in a leadership role,” she says. She talks about how that's a big shift in the higher education field now than when she started. “We are all responsible for retention. It's all of our jobs. ” She talks about the silos of responsibility in higher ed, but that it's important to break down those silos to help retain the students.   Join us for a conversation with Julee as she talks about the value these days of 24/7 response to the needs of the students in this post-pandemic world, keeping a good sense of humor, and being realistic in managing your expectations.

Romans 15:1-13 - Rev. Andy Wood

Extraordinary - A Welcoming Community Jesus' Church is challenged to meet people where they are without judging them. This has proven to be one of the most challenging things to Jesus Church to do. David Andersen shows how we can follow Jesus' example from Matthew 9:9-13 to see how we can be a welcoming community.

Muche Ukegbu | October 3, 2021

For over 100 years the https://www.iistl.org/ (International Institute of St. Louis) has been helping immigrants and refugees. President and CEO Arrey Obenson sat down again with Saint Louis In Tune to give us an update on the status of Afghan Immigrants and what changes have taken place. How can you help? Find out more at the links provided below. [01:00] Background [07:09] https://www.iistl.org/siv/ (Collaborative Effort for New Arrivals) Housing Food Language Health [12:35] Setting up the Afghan Immigrants for Success Establishment of a Community Center Newspaper Chamber of Commerce Indoor youth soccer [18:12] What vocations do the Afghans bring to the USA? [22:36] Not just a local community effort-https://usahello.org/afghan-resource-center/?utm_source=@usahello.org&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=arc&utm_content=lgl (Afghan Resource Center) https://usahello.org/ (USA Hello) https://www.iistl.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/09/Landlord-Flyer-2021.pdf (Landlord guide) https://www.iistl.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/09/Resettlement-Funding-Gap-2021.pdf (Funding) [30:43] What can the local community do to help support the work going on? https://www.iistl.org/donate/ (Financial assistance) https://www.iistl.org/volunteer/ (Volunteer) Help with https://www.iistl.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/12/2022-2024-Strategic-Plan-Final.pdf (long-term planning) This is Season 5! For more episodes, go to https://stlintune.com/ (stlintune.com) #Afghan #Afghanistan #IISTL #StLouis #immigrant #refugee #chamberofcommerce #newspaper #housing #landlord #soccer

Jesus welcomes a woman who lived a sinful life by forgiving her and receiving her well-and sending her away whole. May we, like the woman, be compelled by Jesus' extravagant and undeserved gift to us, and show love and welcome in our time and place.

We're continuing a month looking at the wisdom literature in James, and how it might guide us towards a life of wholeness in Christ. Cover Image: Parsoa Khorsand on Unsplash

In the episode Katie Lyon shares her experiences as a teacher and leader in California and now in Arizona as the new principal at St. Mary Basha Catholic School in Chandler.  In her first year she plans to listen and learn about her new community but already sees the traditions, community, and family environment of this long-standing school.  With her roots in the Kyrene school district, Katie is happy to be back in the east valley with her family.  She hopes to help many families learn the value of Catholic education and understand that any family can qualify for tax credit scholarships in Arizona.  Spreading the news about Catholic Education Arizona and educating families on accessible, affordable Catholic education is a priority. To learn more about St. Mary Basha Catholic School and its new principal, Katie Lyon, check out this episode!

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Season 2, Episode 39 - Your Favorite Deluxe Resort and Why Your Favorite Deluxe Resort and Why Hey everyone, I'm Mike, she's Sophie, and that's Brenda, and we're On the Road with Mickey! This is Season 2, Episode 39 for September 27, 2021, and our feature topic today is Your Favorite Deluxe Resort and Why. For today's podcast we are concluding our three part look at our favorite resorts. Today we are looking at our favorite deluxe resort. As always, we want to hear from you. What are your favorites? Let us know in the comments! Now, here's the rundown of what we talked about: Updates from last week:We touched base on the Scat Cat's Club, which features both a lounge and a cafe. We learned this regarding beignets: “You can also pick up French Quarter's favourite signature tasty treat, fresh hot Beignets, and specialty coffees, in Scat Cat's Club Café, open from 6am until midnight. If you order beignets with a meal from the food court (which is only a few steps away) this will be the new pickup location. Again, no changes to the offerings apart from three new toppings/drizzle glaze options (Cinnamon-Sugar, Raspberry, or Chocolate).”Cheddar from the Big CheeseSophie: Duffy has made a new friend! She's a pink fox named Lina Bell and will make her debut in Shanghai Disneyland on September 29th! She has a preview that can be found at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzp7Dklnwm4Brenda: Upcoming refurbishments: Mickey's Philharmagic refurb 10/11/21 - 11/12/21; Kali River Rapids refurb 11/1/21 - December 2021; Expedition Everest refurb 1/4/22 - April 2022Mike: George Kalogridis is not a household name by any stretch of the imagination, but it is one that many of us will perhaps get to know more about. George is the President of Segment Development & Enrichment for Disney Parks Experiences and Products. He was honored with a Window on Main Street, U.S.A. George has had a hand in many things during his career, like the creation of Disney Pin Trading, and the memorable “Frozen Summer Fun” at Disney's Hollywood Studios. He led the resort during a period of remarkable growth and opened Pandora—The World of Avatar, Toy Story Land and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge; experiences which have become staples of a Walt Disney World vacation. Here is what the window says: “Be Our Guest. The Main Street Chamber of Commerce Invites you to Live - Work - Play In our Welcoming Community, Main Street, USA. People, Partnerships, and Progress are the Keys to our World. George A. Kalogridis, Ambassador, Main Street” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz6iD8M1p3cConnect with us! Here's how: Facebook: https://facebook.ontheroadwithmickey.comFacebook Group: https://facebookgroup.ontheroadwithmickey.comYouTube: On the Road with Mickey (Don't forget to subscribe, like the videos, and comment!)Instagram: On the Road with MickeyEmail: info@ontheroadwithmickey.comPhone Voicemail: 919-799-8390Feature Topic: Your Favorite Deluxe Resort and Why.We are wrapping up our look at our favorite resorts this week by looking at our favorite Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resort and Why. The Deluxe resorts are Animal Kingdom Lodge, Polynesian Village Resort, Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Wilderness Lodge, Beach Club Resort, Yacht Club Resort, Contemporary Resort, and BoardWalk Inn. Which is your favorite, and why?Sophie's Favorite:The Grand FloridianBrenda's Favorite:The Yacht ClubMike's Favorite:Animal Kingdom LodgeListener Favorites:Donna writes: We love Wilderness Lodge!! The restaurants are great, love taking the boats to MK and watching the Electrical Water Pageant. The ambiance really resonates with us.Didi writes: Poly. Sentimental!!Heidi writes: Poly is my dream resort. I really, really want to stay there at least once before I die. But, the only one I have personal experience with is Animal Kingdom Lodge and we loved every minute of our time there! And we were even parking lot view!Laurie writes: I absolutely love Old Key West.

Our guests in this episode are Anna Hill and Andrew Lusztyk, co-directors and founders at Together Project, a charitable initiative on the Makeway Shared Platform.     Together Project connects refugee newcomers and Canadians to build stronger, more integrated communities. Together Project is founded on the simple idea that social networks are an important factor for integration.    We first spoke with Together Project back in 2019, about their strategy and goals for impact in community. Anna and Andrew introduce us again to the project and talk about how they adapted and innovated their welcome group program during COVID.     Moving to largely online connections has meant a significant increase in connections made and has taught the team about the potential and challenges of online matches. As things open up again, Together Project will be able to offer both online and in person matches aligned with people's interests, available time and comfort with technology.     Resources: Together Project: https://togetherproject.ca/about-us/  Twitter @together_hello  Instagram @together_hello  Facebook @together.hello  Linked In @together-project  https://stories.td.com/ca/en/article/how-one-syrian-refugee-family-s-journey-ended-with-newfound-hope-and-community-in-canada  https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-safe-flight-what-a-former-syrian-refugee-has-learned-to-love-about-his/  . Thank you for listening to Impact Conversations with Lynn Fergusson & Sally Fazal . Find out more about our work at Social Impact Advisors: https://socialimpactadvisors.ca .

This week on the podcast, Matt and Adam are joined by Blanca Soto, a member of the Neighboring Movement's Board of Directors. Blanca is also the newest City Commissioner of Dodge City, KS and works in ESOL & Diversity with Dodge City Public Schools. We are very excited to have Blanca on our board and on our podcast!In this episode, Blanca talks about the diverse culture of Dodge City and references videos that were created to showcase the stories of the people of Dodge, where they come from and what their dreams are. Those links are here so you can see what makes the local business owners and people of Dodge City so special!https://fb.watch/5K3ChFW6hR/https://fb.watch/5K4WIIihM_/https://fb.watch/5K4XM0kQDZ/https://fb.watch/5K4Z3WvK0P/

Immigration Partnership Winnipeg collaborates to improve settlement and integration supports and resources for newcomers in Winnipeg. BeCause Radio spoke with Hani Ataan Al-Ubeady, Director of Immigration Partnership Winnipeg, to learn more about IPW, its recent anti-racism campaign, and how Winnipeggers can learn more about, and the importance of celebrating, Winnipeg's cultural diversity.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Massachusetts Representative Tram Nguyen, the first Vietnamese-American elected to her state house, about her journey from an immigrant childhood to taking elected office after unseating an incumbent, and her legislative work to address violence against the AAPI community and make her district a more welcoming and inclusive place for all Americans.

Episode summary introduction: Founded in 1791, the University of Vermont (UVM) is a land grant research university in the state of Vermont. Located in Burlington, Vermont, it has the distinction of being the 5th oldest university in the US. Jay Jacobs, Vice Provost Enrollment at UVM talks about the school and its premier programs and shares his experiences and insights for students and parents. In particular, we discuss the following with Jay: About University of Vermont Flagship Programs What UVM looks for in their Students International Student Plans Advice to Applicants Topics discussed in this episode: Introducing Jay Jacobs, Vice Provost Enrollment UVM [0:51] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:47] University of Vermont - Welcoming Community [4:42] Jay's Professional Background [6:02] Flagship Academic Programs [8:31] Types of Students UVM is looking for [13:31] Student Evolution over the Decade [15:12] Students on different campuses [17:30] Int'l Students a Priority [19:07] How UVM handled COVID-19 [21:29] Advice to 2022 Applicants [24:42] About Financial Aid [28:06] Contact Info [31:11] Our Guest: Jay Jacobs is the Vice Provost Enrollment Management at the University of Vermont. Jay has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Lawrence University, a Master's degree in Higher Education from Drexel University and Doctor of Education from Northeastern University. Memorable Quote: “My personal favorite part of the CREAM program is the dairy that is is harvested from the farm, is used to make ice cream that's served right here on our campus!” Jay Jacobs on the flagship program, Cooperative for Real Education in Agriculture Management (CREAM). Episode Transcript: Please visit this episode's transcript. Calls-to-action: To Learn more about University of Vermont email Request for More Information. To Make a List of Colleges to Explore Visit almamatters.io and signup. Subscribe or Follow our podcasts at any of these locations:, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Breaker, Anchor. Email your comments or questions on this episode to podcast@almamatters.io. For Transcripts of all our podcasts, visit almamatters.io/podcasts.

(00:00) Local News Chat: Vaccine Outreach & Blood Donors (18:00) Your Take on Creating a Welcoming Community (38:30) Josh Schoemann, Washington County Executive (55:00) Jessie Opoien, Opinion Page Editor, CapTimes (84:00) The Takeaway: Standards Are Tools Of Control

n this episode, we talk with with Marcus La Grande of COCC about a February 18th City Club forum called "Is Central Oregon as Welcoming as We Think We Are?” plus an amazing story about his grandmother, who was a powerful political activist in Georgia.

Today we are so excited to welcome Erica of Erica Estrada Design and a founding partner of Ethos West Collective. Erica is an established planner who was named a top wedding planner in the world by Martha Stewart and Brides. We're talking all about the wedding industry and how we can better move forward with inclusivity and diversity. We hope you take both of Erica's well-timed dares to audit who you follow on social, as well as stepping out of your comfort zone. Let's get to it! Erica's website: www.ericaestradadesign.com Ethos West Collective: www.ethoswestcollective.com Erica's Instagram: www.instagram.com/ericaestradadesign DARE TO DEVELOP INSTAGRAM           DARE TO DEVELOP SHOW NOTES           DARE TO DEVELOP FB COMMUNITY           ASHLEY'S INSTAGRAM       ASHLEY'S WEBSITE KRISTINE'S INSTAGRAM       KRISTINE'S WEBSITE Thanks for tuning into Dare to Develop. We hope you enjoyed the episode! Please subscribe and leave us a review.

This week, Pastor Derek took us through Luke 14 where we are shown how important it is to invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. We learned that we can be blessed by inviting people to come alongside us who we wouldn't normally invite. Pastor Derek taught us that we need to welcome and love the outsider so that they can become an insider. We need to welcome, love, and serve the outsiders.

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Gabrielle Roberts first yoga class was not a pleasant one. She was the only woman of color and she planned not to return following that experience. Eventually, she found her way to yoga instructor Sanáa Jaman (@ladydork) and everything changed. She felt welcome and more connected to this amazing tool of yoga and decided to share it with others; especially with others that looked like her.Today, she's the founder of 612 Jungle, a hip-hop yoga studio in Northeast Minneapolis. She built this community with passion, bravery, and laughter and now it's stronger than ever. On this episode Gabrielle shares her story of opening her studio, her hopes for the yoga community moving forward, and what she does to stay grounded while running a yoga studio and working full-time. Learn more:Follow Gabrielle Roberts on Instagram: @yogabrielle.elleFollow 612 Jungle on Instagram: @612jungleLearn more at www.612jungle.comFollow Yoga Magic on Instagram: @yogamagicpodcastFollow Host Ashley Sondergaard on Instagram: @ashleysondergaard.yogaLearn more about Ashley and Yoga Magic at www.ashleysondergaard.comSign up for the Yoga Magic newsletter and get your  FREE downloadable 2020 Zodiac Self-Care guide! A curated guide of personalized practices and yoga poses. Get your free guide here. 

Series: As It Is In HeavenSermon Date: June 21, 2020Speaker: Matt MyersScripture: Luke 19, Genesis 18:1-15; Luke 24:35

A Welcoming Community (June 14, 2020) We look at the importance of community and the power of radical welcoming - a celebration of the congregation and a thanks for priceless gifts. This will be Sharon's last sermon with us as our 2019-2020 Ministerial Intern. Sharon Weld, Ministerial Intern Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister Reiko Oda Lane, organist Jennifer Peringer, pianist Ben Rudiak-Gould, song leader Eric Shackelford, camera Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support Alex Darr, Zoom Remote Host Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound, Podcasting, Video Edits

A Welcoming Community (June 14, 2020) We look at the importance of community and the power of radical welcoming - a celebration of the congregation and a thanks for priceless gifts. This will be Sharon's last sermon with us as our 2019-2020 Ministerial Intern. Sharon Weld, Ministerial Intern Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister Reiko Oda Lane, organist Jennifer Peringer, pianist Ben Rudiak-Gould, song leader Eric Shackelford, camera Joe Chapot, Social Media Chat Support Alex Darr, Zoom Remote Host Jonathan Silk, OOS, Sound, Podcasting, Video Edits

On this episode, Bishop offers specific suggestions on how we can make our parishes and communities more welcoming. Then, he answers questions submitted by listeners on topics including tarot cards, reaching the “religiously unaffiliated” and more. Listener-submitted questions: • Bishop, thanks for all you do. You are a tremendous blessing to our Diocese and our Church. I was talking with a friend about evil spirits and exorcisms. I explained how evil spirits are real and how people can become possessed, and although it is rare, it can happen. She shared with me that her daughter in law has dabbled with Tarot cards, and this concerns my friend, but she can’t quite put her finger on the problem and how to articulate that it’s a bad idea. What information and advice can she give to her daughter in law about this? • Last week I attended the lovely Advent and Carols Service at the University of St Francis followed by a beautiful Mass. In the Prayers of the Faithful blessings were asked upon the donors and benefactors of St Francis. I realized that this prayer request was very unique to my experience in six decades of Holy Mass: namely recognition of the great good the 'rich' have done. Is there any verse in the Gospels of Jesus speaking in gratitude about the rich? I can only remember chastisements. After all the rich (and others as well )pay taxes which provide civil services for the benefit of all, fund scholarships, art, parks, libraries, etc. Where are Jesus' words of thankfulness for the good they have done? • I watched Bishop Barron's presentation at the recent USCCB meeting. During the Q & A many bishops gave their comments and questions. I would like to hear Bishop Rhodes thoughts…I’m assuming Bishop Rhoades was there. I currently teach RE to confirmation students, sub for junior high students at a Catholic school and desperately trying to get a high school youth group going in our parish. My husband and I have been parenting for 33 years. Our last child is currently in a Catholic High School. What Bishop Barron said in the video is exactly what I'm experiencing with these kids and our own. Curious to know Bishop Rhodes thoughts on Bishop Barron's recommendations and the direction our diocese is taking in "Reaching Out to the Religiously Unaffiliated". Thank you. ------ Truth in Charity is brought to you in part by Notre Dame Federal Credit Union. ------ Live: www.redeemerradio.com Follow us on social media: www.Facebook.com/RedeemerRadio www.Twitter.com/RedeemerRadio www.Instagram.com/Instagram Submit your question(s): Call / Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/AskBishop E-mail - AskBishop@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

Quick show notes Our Guest: Andrew Sprouse What he'd like for you to see: TakeShape's new Mesh service His JAMstack Jams: Netlify | Gatsby | And of course TakeShape His musical Jam: The timeless Metal of Iron Maiden and the Thai-inspired acousitc stylings of Khruangbin Other Tech mentioned Webhook CMS FaunaDB Amazon AWS Imgix Cloudinary Transcript Bryan Robinson 0:00 Hello everyone! Welcome to another episode of the That’s my JAM stack podcast where we profile amazing people working in this new methodology. In this podcast, we dare to ask the age-old question “What’s your jam in the JAMstack?!” I’m your host Bryan Robinson and today I’m joined by Andrew Sprouse. Andrew is a cofounder and CTO of the amazing JAMstack company TakeShape. Bryan Robinson 0:59 So, Andrew, thanks for coming on the show today. Can you give our listeners a little background, who you are what you do for work and for fun? Andrew Sprouse 1:05 Yeah, great. Thanks for having me, by the way. Um, so I'm Andrew. I'm the CTO and co founder of a company called TakeShape. And take shape builds tools for JAMstack developers. And outside of TakeShape. I like to cook I like to ride my bike. And I like to code. So Bryan Robinson 1:27 very nice. So that not not just coding, but also cooking and bike riding. What kind of stuff do you cook? Andrew Sprouse 1:32 Oh, I'm, I'm very passionate about barbecuing. So any type of you know, charcoal fires, smoking. I have like a wood pizza attachment for my grill. So it's that's like a fun project on the weekends. Bryan Robinson 1:49 Very nice. I'm from Memphis. So I take barbecue very seriously, we might not want to get into strong opinions on that too much. Andrew Sprouse 1:55 yeah, I think you would win on that one. Bryan Robinson 1:59 So obviously, now you're a CTO of a JAMstack company. But what was kind of your entry point into the JAMstack world? Andrew Sprouse 2:06 Yeah. So my introduction to sort of static sites and JAMstack goes back to 2010, when we first started using AWS at work, and at the time, I was working with my co founder, Mark, but at Newsweek magazine on the web team there. And so we found out that you could just put HTML files on s3, and then you could host them, basically with zero effort. And it was super fast. And so that was like, wow, if we could really do you know, the whole website this way, that would be amazing. Andrew Sprouse 2:48 So fast forward, like a few months, Mark left to pursue his own creative agency. And one of the first sites that he did was just some HTML, JavaScript and CSS on on s3. And it was the first proof where it was like it was this site for a charity called the Dobbs stories. And it was this first proof that, you know, you could build a full featured website, just with static files. And so that sort of influenced the way that we started to build from that, then on. Bryan Robinson 3:24 Okay, so So when you were at Newsweek were y'all using anything other than just hosting the static files on s3, were you going bigger? Or was it still like you had your content management system for the news? And Andrew Sprouse 3:33 yeah, so unfortunately, back then, we were using enterprise CMS called, it was called Day CQ5. Now, it's called Adobe, AN so since everything couldn't be static, we would spend a lot of time caching, like doing really robust caching. And so that was kind of like, the website, in effect was static. But it was just being served from a cache as opposed to proactively pushing it out to, you know, s3 or Netlify or something. So we we didn't have the tools back then to be able to make the whole site static. So we had to use this traditional CMS. Bryan Robinson 4:17 I actually worked in a news organization for about six years. And even like the side projects we did, we're still like database driven WordPress driven kind of stuff. And then we had our big content management system stack. Did y'all do any side projects like that on on static? Or were you like hosting in some other way? Andrew Sprouse 4:34 Yeah, so the discovery was for was for, you know, a side project was like, you could do a micro site with static hosting, but you can do the full blown media experience. Bryan Robinson 4:48 Gotcha. And so so there's that breakaway agency proof of concept. And then what was the big explosion point for you at that point? What what kind of tipped the scale into the giant, like static sites that you were doing? And then what was the JAMstack tipping point? Andrew Sprouse 5:04 So the tipping point really came along, when we found out that, you know, this is really clicking for the agency. So actually, fast forward a couple years, I joined Mark at the creative agency to help him with technology. And so we're working together. And we're realizing that every project that we do with static goes so smoothly. And you know, it's an amazing end result for the client. And so we start to push all of our clients to go static. And that just got easier and easier when there was more tools. And we had a really favorite tool called Webhook CMS. And it was sort of like a CMS and static site generator sort of built into one. And it was like that, for us was like, Whoa, if you combine this concept of Headless CMS plus static site generator, you get this amazing end result, it's easy to set up. And, you know, the the performance is great, and you don't get any calls, you know, late at night that the site's down or have any maintenance issues. Bryan Robinson 6:25 Nice. So so the JAMstack philosophy is professional, you've just been doing them for what sounds like like four or five years now as like your main go to what about personally or doing anything personally with the JAMstack and your side, like coding projects? Andrew Sprouse 6:38 Well, I'd love to have more side projects right now. But my, my main project is kind of my everything right now. So working on TakeShape. And actually building tools for the JAMstack on the JAMstack. Is is what I spend all my time doing nowadays. Bryan Robinson 7:02 So talk a little bit about that like building the JAMstack with the JAMstack. How does that work? How does that work? Andrew Sprouse 7:08 So TakeShape started out as a headless CMS. And from the very beginning, we wrote the API first. And so being in a jam, Sac State of Mind, we're like, well, how can we do this with no servers. So we built the back end all on AWS lambda using API gateway. So that was that was sort of the first step. And then we realized that our client app could simply be a static, single page react app that we host on s3. So it's actually using JAMstack techniques to build a CMS that's supremely useful for people who are building on the JAMstack. Andrew Sprouse 7:55 And we also incorporated just like our Webhook inspiration, we built a static site generator directly into the CMS so you could have the entire experience in one product. Bryan Robinson 8:09 I see that more and more in like JAMstack companies right now. I mean, Netlify is packing in like four or five different services. Obviously, AWS has a whole bunch of stuff built into it. And then I see you've also got the Mesh product, which is building an API's together, how's that been going? Andrew Sprouse 8:25 So the mesh has been an adventure. It's a problem that we've solved on our own many times, you know, for specific point to point things. But it's been an amazing adventure to try to figure out a way to generalize it and make it easier for everybody. So everybody can benefit from our experience, and frankly, our pain with integrating API's. Andrew Sprouse 8:51 So being able to use that mesh product in conjunction with our CMS product is just a, you know, it's the natural extension. So you have this idea of headless CMS with a custom data model. But then what our customers came to us for said, This CMS is great, but I have all these other things that I need to incorporate into my project. How do I do that? And what the best technique? And well, you know, as soon as we, our answer was, well, you have to launch a Netlify function and write all this custom code, and here's a sample project and then get repo that shows, you know, the sample people, you know, the eyes would roll back and, you know, glaze over. And they would sort of stop listening at that point, because they wanted it to be a plugin, or some sort of out of the box solution. So we realized there was a need for something like take shape mesh. Bryan Robinson 9:53 Definitely, yeah, when I was a, I actually have a little website, that's a repository of various products. And it's like, my client wants x, and there's so many things that clients want, and some of them make sense. some of them are a little bit weird, but, uh, but in the end that that is one of the impediments to getting JAMstack in agencies, at least when I worked in an agency that was one of the one of the problems? Andrew Sprouse 10:14 Yeah, absolutely. It's, it's like, the tools can be amazing, the end product can be amazing. But if you can't package it in a way that the client understands, you have a really hard time selling, you know, them on it. And that's something that traditionally WordPress, and traditional products have done really well, where it's like, oh, well, you need this feature. Well, there's just some random plugin, some guy wrote that, that kind of does that. And maybe it will, will work. But at a marketing level, that's amazing. Because like, oh, WordPress has infinite features. Andrew Sprouse 10:54 And then as the developer, you're saddled with some guys, you know, plugin that he wrote for one project, and you're kind of like, well, now I have a lot of work to do. And so the amazing part of the JAMstack is that each company that creates a JAMstack service sort of focuses on the thing that they're best at so Netlify, you know, is the gold standard for static site hosting, and you have, you know, image services like Imgix and Cloudinary and analytics and, and, you know, e commerce services, and so everybody gets to specialize. But then it also is like, well, now how do I bring it all together? And, and that is then thrust onto the developer. And what we found is that, you know, the developer has plenty of work to do, of actually making your product. So let's, let's give them a shortcut. And they're still using these best in class service is, but we're making them easier to combine. Bryan Robinson 12:03 I really like that concept of Mesh. Is it out of beta. Like, I remember a couple like a month ago, I tried to get in, but there was in beta, so I skipped it. Andrew Sprouse 12:11 Yeah, we we currently have a beta waitlist going on. So I would encourage you to sign up, and we can sort of like move you up to the top of the list. And, yeah, so so we're currently, we're currently building out all the features, and it's super early. So, you know, we're getting great feedback from our initial users so far. And, you know, we're really excited we can't wait to, to, you know, release this to a wider audience. And actually, in October, we're going to be at the JAMstack_conf inSan Francisco, and going to be presenting, you know, like 10 minutes, overview of the Mesh and, and sort of, hopefully, we can open it up wider at that point. Bryan Robinson 13:05 Very cool. Are you gonna go out and be like, Matt Billman and like, deploy on stage? Or maybe, maybe keep it in beta until week after? Andrew Sprouse 13:13 I don't know. I mean, that's a pretty brave guy. He's an and much smarter than I am. So, you know, he can get away with that. Mine might be a little bit more canned. Bryan Robinson 13:27 Alright, so obviously TakeShape is one of your jams in the JAMstack, but what are some others? What are some of your other favorite tools and products and things that you really enjoy using? Andrew Sprouse 13:37 You know, it's sort of like the JAMstack, it's hard to have favorites, because there's so many different functionalities. So I've already mentioned Netlify, you know, they're sort of the leader in this space, and they do, every product that they come out with is, is really, really great. You know, we use their static hosting extensively. And, you know, if you like react, I think Gatsby JS is great. You know, it provides a great way for you to build out a site and then sort of like, add in those single page features that you would want. Bryan Robinson 14:16 And talk about plugin ecosystem, they've got quite the plugin ecosystem already. Andrew Sprouse 14:20 Yeah, it's pretty amazing the amount of work that community has done, you know, and the couldn't have nicer founders, you know, those guys have have been really nice to us. And, you know, I always talk about Gatsby. And one other service that has sort of come onto my radar that I've only started to play around with is one called FaunaDB. And they've created this sort of globally distributed database that is ACID compliant, which is amazing for something that's that distributed. And so I just started, I just signed up the other day, and I've been playing around with it. So I have to plug them to Bryan Robinson 15:05 I think you might have signed up at roughly the same time I signed up. I'm working on my first like, demo in FaunaDB. I just started that like earlier this week. Andrew Sprouse 15:14 yeah, it looks really cool. Bryan Robinson 15:16 And real fast you through the term ACID compliant out there. I personally don't know what that is. So I'm going to assume that least a few listeners won't know what that means. But what is acid compliance? Andrew Sprouse 15:26 So it's sort of a, you know, a standard in database land of how can it's it's about consistency. So if if I write to the database, and then I asked the database back for an answer, am I going to get a consistent answer? Because in some databases, if you had, say, multiple servers, which you do not now that's abstracted from us, but if you have multiple servers and multiple locations, I might send my the update of the title of my blog post to that it would go to like three or four different servers. And then if I asked the cluster for what's the title, I might not if I if I asked for it at the exact same time, I might not get the the the old one versus the new one. And ACID is basically the guarantee that you would get back that consistent answer nice. I across all the machines, Bryan Robinson 16:22 I cannot even begin to fathom the solution there. But yeah, that is an important thing. Definitely. Andrew Sprouse 16:28 Yeah, I mean, that that's the amazing part, you know, of the ecosystem is you can have the guys at FaunaDB, who are worrying about that deeply technical problem, and they can sort of bottle their expertise, and just offer it to everybody. Which is really cool. Bryan Robinson 16:47 And so what's going to keep you in the JAMstack world, other than literally building a product on the JAMstack for the JAMstack, like what, what makes you love it deep down? Obviously, you're pretty passionate about? Andrew Sprouse 17:01 Yeah, I think, well, there's there's multiple ways I can answer this. But I think that the thing that I think of is if I've met a lot of great people working with the these technologies, and you know, it's the first development community that I've been in, that's been really like kind and, you know, friendly to beginners, and everybody's all about, you know, how can I? How can I boost, you know, your productivity or make your business better. And I feel like that sort of that spirit of giving everybody else a shortcut. And you know, you know, earlier in my career, I'd work with engineers who it was like, we gotta roll our own, we got to do everything custom, you know, we can't trust other people to to make good stuff, it has to be inside. And that sort of like limits your ability to be really productive. And so I think that JAMstack is on the right track, regardless of technology that that's the attitude towards building nowadays, Bryan Robinson 18:07 Bringing the best expertise from all over the internet. Bryan Robinson 18:11 Alright, so in terms of like, actual jamming, what's what's your musical jam right now? Andrew Sprouse 18:17 Oh, man. So last month, I went to an Iron Maiden concert. So I've been jamming out to some, you know, to some metal while doing coding, but I enjoy all types of music. There's a really eclectic band called Khruangbin. They're sort of Thai inspired. It's acoustic music, but it's really cool. I can't even not confident that I would be able to spell it on the air right now. Bryan Robinson 18:50 We'll put it in the show notes. though right. Andrew Sprouse 18:53 Yeah, for sure. That's all Also, if you want something a little bit more low key to code to I would say just that. Bryan Robinson 19:01 And I think I can guess what your answer to this is going to be. But is there anything that you would like to promote on on the podcast today? Andrew Sprouse 19:07 Yeah, sure. I mean, first of all, I want to thank you for, for letting me on. And this is a really great opportunity to talk to you and to your audience. But yeah, TakeShape, we're, we're, we're working really hard to get good products out for everybody, and especially the mesh. And, you know, we want everybody's feedback on it once the beta goes out. Andrew Sprouse 19:34 But please, you know, keep in touch sign up for the Mesh go to TakeShape.io and there's a place to sign up. And you can watch you know, the video that's there and, and sort of do that we'd love to hear from people there. You know, what they want out of the JAMstack? And, you know, how can we do better and and and build tools that people want to use? Bryan Robinson 19:59 Very cool. Definitely a noble aspiration: build tools that people actually want to not just have to use? Yeah, we hope so. All right, well, I really appreciate you coming on the show. And and I hope that you keep making some amazing stuff to TakeShape. Andrew Sprouse 20:12 Great. Great. Thank you so much.Transcribed by https://otter.aiIntro/outtro music by bensound.com

Jesus is a friend to sinners and sinners were friends with Jesus. Why is it that we have a hard time welcoming the same marginalized and outcast people that Jesus frequently shared meals with? Join Zac and Lauren Whitfield as they discuss Luke 7 and how it reveals our hearts towards others. Jesus is calling us to welcome all into community and a great way to do that is over a shared meal.

Listen to hear why and how we, the church, are to be a welcoming community. 

Wednesday April 24th Floyd’s reminiscing about dance music in the early 2000s yesterday had me think of today’s first segment topic. All that lost money! Uh oh, maybe today’s Manic Music isn’t as hard as I thought I made it. Walleye win and not take on Cincinnati in a weird 1-3-3 series. It begins Thursday. We are now considered a Welcoming Community. Our friend Analese Alvarez is stepping down at the director of Equality Toledo. Step back up Komives. That sinkhole is gonna cost thousands to fix. Another stage of the Imagination Station’s new theater has arrived. Taylor talks at the Time 100 Gala. No rule changes for streaming movies being limited by the Oscars. Sorry Speilberg. Mark Ruffalo got a dummy script for Endgame, and his kids want Hulk to survive so he doesn’t lose his job. What determines the amount of time you’re engaged for. We Didn’t Start The Fire, the Avengers mix. One more song to nail the Manic Music Mix, and some 5 Second Rule practice for Floyd. I love this Avengers parody. I have some end of movie info to share with you about…it has NOTHING to do with the how it ends or the plot. Jennifer Garner hits People’s Beautiful issue. Britney hit IG to give us a mental health update. PFOL. Last purchase you SO made that you were not happy with and more. What’s your greatest childhood achievement. Will Smith gets deaged for an action movie made my Ang Lee. Olivia, our walk manager for this year’s NAMI event, is here to talk about 5/11! Final music mix song identifiedi, MLT and bye Luke!

Lavonne Pappert, Superintendent of Our Savior Christian Academy (OSCA) in Platte City and Smithville, Missouri, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the unique makeup of military families at OSCA, the challenges and opportunities this unique makeup presents, and how OSCA makes military families and children welcome in order to build a welcoming community. Learn more about OSCA at oursavioracademy.org.

Romans 12:9-18 A 2018 survey found that nearly half of all Americans feel lonely. Over half the respondents felt no one really knew them well. As Christians we follow a God of extreme hospitality. What can we learn about extending His radical welcome to those right in our neighborhoods? The post A Welcoming Community appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Romans 12:9-18 A 2018 survey found that nearly half of all Americans feel lonely. Over half the respondents felt no one really knew them well. As Christians we follow a God of extreme hospitality. What can we learn about extending His radical welcome to those right in our neighborhoods? The post A Welcoming Community appeared first on Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Welcoming Community, Truthful Community, Joyful Community

Today's episode continues our "What's Brewing?" series where we talk about mission! Today we join Justin Delong, a Seventy in Portsmouth, Ohio. Brittany and Justin discuss the new Welcoming Community emerging congregation. Justing talks about bring a Pride Festival to his town for the first time, to the steps they took to becoming an emerging congregation, and the new community billboard they were recently able to fund.

A Welcoming Community - Sahan Thalayasingam by St. Mark's Church, Tollington Park

Mark 1:1-2:28 "A Welcoming Community"Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 9th September 2018Passage: Mark 1:1-2:28

45-F - Is Our Church a Welcoming Community - Bro Dushko

Faced with being burnt out and frustration, in this episode, Tia confesses how mind prepping kept her in line so she can be fully present for her business and navigate through the rocky road of being an entrepreneur.  This episode is brought to you by The Spiritual Lifestyle Collective, a membership community that is your central location for spiritual and entrepreneurial resources and tools to Live Life Unapologetically. What's Included: Guidance: Receive Daily, Weekly, & Monthly Guidance while part of SLC. Enjoy Daily Oracle Card readings, Weekly Office Hours, Monthly Guidance Sets. Resource Library: We’ve done the work for you. Find the answers you’re seeking here, in the SLC Resource Library. Workbooks, Worksheets, Videos & more! Community: Be Part of a Welcoming Community who Get It. Network & Connect with like-minded, Spiritually Centered individuals. Learn more at: www.spirituallifestylecollective.com  On the blog: How To Clear Energy Blocks & Manifest: blog.tiamariejohnson.com/how-to-clear-energy-blocks-and-manifest Visit Tia on Instagram @tia_johnson_ (or at www.instagram.com/tia_johnson_ ) Based in Philadelphia, Tia is an intuitive healer, international speaker, and best-selling author. Tia loves helping spiritually centered people crack the code of their intuitive gifts & overcome energetic blocks. For close to a decade, Tia has spoken to thousands of people nationally and internationally at several events, such as the Mind, Body, Spirit Expo, DivaGirl and Women's Empowerment Conferences, and empowerment cruises. Discover more at www.TiaMarieJohnson.com

Jackie Rodgers - April 29, 2018

Jackie Rodgers - April 29, 2018

St. John's Episcopal Church, Dubuque, IA, John 3:14-21

22.10.2017 - An authentic welcoming community - Helen Murphy, Trent Vineyard, Nottingham, UK by Kbh Vineyard

Part two of Together is all about welcoming in those who are not a part of our group, or are just not like us. Listen to hear more about what it means to be a welcoming community.

"We need to understand that when we strive for justice, we are all called to name injustice within our community. Not just when it's done for your own group, but you can name injustice on behalf of any group that you see is being oppressed." Sermon by Antonio Gallardo, at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on Sunday, August 20, 2017. Readings:  Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 and Matthew 15:21-28. You can watch this sermon on YouTube at https://youtu.be/1KSnPAmKQjo. For a text of the sermon, visit our website: https://allsaints-pas.org/the-welcoming-community-we-envisioned/ You can also follow us on Twitter @ASCpas. Donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at https://allsaints-pas.org/donate/donate-now/.

Mike Barton Luke 14:15-24

"A Community of Grace is Welcoming" - Malcolm Duncan considers what it means to be "A Welcoming Community of Grace". How do we hold in tension the knowledge that all are equally welcome in God's family, but that we may not find it equally easy to welcome one and all, especially if others' beliefs and behaviours may not be in line with Scripture?!

To be welcoming the church must reach out to new and distant members of the congregation, the church is a placed where social boundaries are crossed in a place of reconciliation creating disciples of Christ.

For a long time, First Unitarian has been an official “Welcoming Congregation” to people who identify as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer. Are we still as welcoming as we want to be? For our newer members, let’s explore what that designation means for both our individual members, for the church, and for the wider community.

Guest speaker, Ryan Bauers of Blue Ocean Faith, shares his passion and vision for churches such as Dwell to be radically welcoming towards all people- as expressed in the story of the Apostle Peter in the book of Acts.

The Virtue of Hospitality:  Becoming and Being a Welcoming Community By David Saetre

The Virtue of Hospitality:  Becoming and Being a Welcoming Community By David Saetre

Hello Everyone and Thank You for Checking out Episode Six of Game on Girl! I am very excited about this week's guest, Michele, because her interview marks a further step in expanding and embracing of the ideas in my research. Michele is a male to female transsexual and in this episode she discusses her experiences and how her gaming changed throughout her own transition. If you'd like to read more about Michele, check out her blog and follow her on Twitter. If you have question about what it means to be trans, check out a website recommended by Michele - Transsexual Road Map or take a look at True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism by Mildred Brown. We would love to hear your feedback about this episode or any of the episodes so far. Drop us a Tweet: Regina @doclizz and Rhonda @rhorhoom or leave a comment here. Like us on Facebook! Subscribe to iTunes or the RSS Feed. Until next time, Game On! Regina and Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

Hello Everyone and Thank You for Checking out Episode Six of Game on Girl! I am very excited about this week's guest, Michele, because her interview marks a further step in expanding and embracing of the ideas in my research. Michele is a male to female transsexual and in this episode she discusses her experiences and how her gaming changed throughout her own transition. If you'd like to read more about Michele, check out her blog and follow her on Twitter. If you have question about what it means to be trans, check out a website recommended by Michele - Transsexual Road Map or take a look at True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism by Mildred Brown. We would love to hear your feedback about this episode or any of the episodes so far. Drop us a Tweet: Regina @doclizz and Rhonda @rhorhoom or leave a comment here. Like us on Facebook! Subscribe to iTunes or the RSS Feed. Until next time, Game On! Regina and Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

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