Ministry of the Church

The Spirit Never Stops Testifying to Christ: 1 John 5:5-12

10/28/22

13 mins

By Gretchen Ronnevik

Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.
Listener Q and A

08/25/22

2 mins

By Katie Koplin Gretchen Ronnevik

For our 101st episode, we are answering more listener questions, since we received so many.
Sharing the Gospel with Teens

06/23/22

3 mins

By Katie Koplin Sarah Crowder Gretchen Ronnevik

We have special guest Sarah Crowder to talk with us about interacting with the teens in our lives--whether our own, in our churches, or neighborhoods--in a way that helps them understand the gospel.
- Evangelism
- Ministry of the Church
Proclamation, Practicality, and Personalization

12/16/21

1 min

By Katie Koplin Gretchen Ronnevik

We are excited to have one of Gretchen's pastors, Rev. Dale Hexum, on this episode to talk more about sermons. We ask him about the preaching philosophy he works within, and what to look for in a sermon.
- Ministry of the Church
Pedestals, Personalities, and Nostalgia

12/10/21

2 mins

By Katie Koplin Gretchen Ronnevik

We kept Rev. Tim Koch on for one more episode, as we expand the conversation from "what makes a sermon" from last week, to some of the struggles with both pastors and parishioners.
- Ministry of the Church
The Sermon as Food

12/03/21

1 min

By Katie Koplin Gretchen Ronnevik

In a world where sermons can be downloaded from any church at the touch of a button, it's easy to follow "celebrity pastors" pastors who are outside your denomination, pastors who don't even know you.
- Preaching
- Ministry of the Church
Water and the Word: Baptism

07/08/21

1 min

By Katie Koplin Gretchen Ronnevik

In this episode, Gretchen and Katie tackle a question from a listener about baptism. What do we believe? What does it mean? What does it do?
- Baptism
- Ministry of the Church
Discontent with the Church

06/12/21

1 min

By Katie Koplin Gretchen Ronnevik

We are answering some more listener questions this week, and both questions we answer today revolve around discontent with the church.
- Ministry of the Church
Rural Ministry

05/07/21

1 min

By Katie Koplin Gretchen Ronnevik

Oftentimes when we are serving in ministry, we brainstorm outreach and growth. But what does growth look like when you live in a rural setting? What does growth look like when things remain small?
- Ministry of the Church
Blessing Others

05/06/21

2 mins

By Katie Koplin Gretchen Ronnevik

What is it mean to be blessed? What does it mean to bless others? In this episode, we talk about the power of words, and the power of the gospel given through words.
Freely Given

12/10/20

1 min

By Katie Koplin Gretchen Ronnevik

n this episode, Katie and Gretchen talk about how law and gospel distinctions affect relationships we have at church and in ministry.
- Ministry of the Church
From Guilt to Confession

10/29/20

1 min

By Gretchen Ronnevik

Sometimes the guilt in us manifests itself in different ways. Whether it's a weight or sadness, anger or venting, blame or defensiveness, we see it in ourselves and we see it in our relationships.

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