Real Faith for Real Life
In Real Faith for Real Life, hostsPastor Bill Whitt and Pastor Eric VanderWall take a look at the way faith intersects with everyday life. Real Faith for Real Life addresses issues head-on to help faith make sense by engaging with passages from the Bible and discussing how popular culture intersects the gospel. Bill and Eric discuss what it looks like to have an authentic faith story amid everyday life—by loving God, loving people, and making disciples.
Podcasting since 2021 • 65 episodes
Real Faith for Real Life
Latest Episodes
Vision 6 - How Can We Reach Our Neighbors?
In the final part of our series on mission and vision, Pastor Bill sits down with Connections Director Julie Beezhold to talk about community outreach. In the previous episode, we talked about who our neighbors are. In this episode, we talk abo...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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42:24
Vision 5 - Who Are Our Neighbors?
As we refreshed our church's mission and vision, it was critical that we learned about the intersection of our church's gifts and our community's needs. But who are our neighbors? To learn more about the people who live near us, we used a great...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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31:51
Vision 4 - Strength and Growth Areas
This season, we are talking about the health of our church. In this episode, Pastor Bill and Pastor Eric take a deep dive into data about the strength and growth areas of our congregation. Our vision consultant surveyed the congregation, called...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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43:04
Vision 3 - The Voice of the Congregation
As part of our Vision Refresh process, our consultant surveyed the congregation, called together various focus groups, and conducted a congregational meeting. We were very encouraged but the results, which depicted our church as thriving in alm...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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26:34
Vision 2 - Priorities for the Future
In part two of our series about the mission and vision of our church, we examine our priorities for the future and the next steps we are planning. Pastor Bill sits down to talk with Larry Doornbos, the consultant we used throughout the process,...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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37:36