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River Valley Church
Episode 63: Today on Talking Church we welcome River Valley staff, Kirk Graham and Aaron Johnson, to talk about the tension of creativity in ministry. How do you create towards the vision of your lead pastor? How do you encourage your creative teams in their process while also implementing boundaries? These questions and more are answered in this conversation. Don't miss it!
Episode 65: Ryan Williams disects his process within writing worship music, the roadblocks he experiences as an established songwriter, and the direction he sees worship music heading from seeing where it has been. Pastor Ryan has an amazing testimony within River Valley, having written so many songs, and albums, and we're so glad he joined us to share his wisdom!
Pastor Kirk finishes our two-part series on the Prayer of Jabez. He reminded us that we need to be dependent on God because he cares for us.
On today's episode we are talking Next Gen! We are joined by Peter Reeves, an evangelist passionate about reaching the Next Generation. Terry Parkman and Gabi O'Rourke also join in this conversation about our recent youth conference, social media, Gen Z, and the future of Youth Ministry.
Pastor Rob interviews his mom, Isabel Ketterling, about how having greater faith in God has impacted her family.
Episode 55: We gladly and joyfully submit and live under the authority of Christ, but we often run into confrontation when we are challenged to submit to leadership. Pastor Rob jumps into the topic of living under authority, and he shares many stories of moments where he had to choose to submit to the authority God placed in his life. One time he tried to split the AG?! Listen now to hear the full story!
Today on Talking Church we have team members, Lindsay Swiggum & Pat Utecht, sharing about their call into ministry from Corporate America. Hear about the wins, challenges, and blessings of both worlds, and how the blend of both could empower ministries to the next level.
Episode 53: The talented Stephen Brewster, with the Harmony Group, sits down with Logan for a conversation around creating worship albums. Stephen is a renowned music partner who has worked with River Valley and so many others, and is very well versed in the music industry. As he discusses what makes a great worship song, and the process that comes with writing and producing, ask God what He wants you to do with your own worship ministry!
Pastor Kirk Graham kicks off our Christmas Series and shares about Jesus as the Prince of Peace.
Pastor Rob reminds us that the Bible makes it clear, that the smart thing to do is to become a fool for Christ!
Pastor Rob Ketterling continues in our Christmas Series and encourages us to stop in all the busyness to worship our Savior!