In this episode, Mary, Paul, and special guest Pastor Jordan Scott discuss artificial intelligence. So many people in our society are interacting with AI all the time. We use it as a helpful tool, but we also recognize that significant safeguards need to be put in place in order to protect our society from frauds, unethical practices, and other challenges. How should Christians interact with and respond to the rise of artificial intelligence? We encounter people who are gripped by fear of AI and others who are embracing AI without any critical thinking, and we believe both extremes are problematic. Join us as we have a healthy discussion about this important topic, and we hope this episode will encourage you to have these conversations about AI in healthy, biblically informed, and mature ways.
With our special guest, Hannah Bakken, Mary and Paul chat about the wonderful gift of new life as Mary and Hannah share their thoughts, beliefs, and feelings about being expecting mothers. Culture sometimes makes it awkward when talking about important topics like pregnancy, fertility, miscarriages, menopause, and so forth, but we believe the church is called to be a family, and these are incredibly important topics about which we ought to have healthy and mature conversations as Christ followers. Let's dive into this discussion!
This episode is a "part two" to the theological conversation we had about money in the previous episode--Episode 4--where we discussed personal financial stewardship. In this episode, we'll discuss corporate financial stewardship, the importance of radical generosity when it comes to giving to God, and we'll even talk about our budgeting process as we tackle the annual church budget as a church family. We really enjoyed having this conversation; we hope you'll enjoy it, too.
In today's episode, we're going to talk about money. The way we earn, save, and spend money is incredibly relevant when it comes to talking about discipleship and faithfully following Jesus. With our Executive Pastor, Jordan Scott, as our guest, we delve into a passionate conversation about money and our faith. The conversation was too good to cut off, so we've split the episode into two parts. This episode will primarily focus on personal financial stewardship, but be sure to catch our next episode, which is a continuation of this conversation where we focus on corporate financial stewardship as a church family. We'll talk about our church budget and bring you into our budgeting process a bit, too. We also have a theological discussion on the importance of radical giving. We hope you enjoy both episodes!
In this episode, our guests, Juli and Jayson Oldham, share their experience of the Fellowship Pacific Ministry Workers' Family Camp at Sunnybrae Bible Camp. The Oldhams and the Parks enjoyed a fun, rejuvenating week at the family camp last week, and they discuss why it is so important for a church staff to practice "shared life; shared mission." We're so thankful for a healthy staff team at our church and we understand that we must intentionally invest in healthy relationships and rhythms in order to continue to enjoy a healthy team culture. Please continue to pray for our team!