Pastor Brian Podcast

Hey y’all, I told y'all I would be letting y'all know about some exciting personal news and why that caused this Season (Season 6 of the Pastor Brian Podcast) to be delayed. I’ve written the Board of Ordained Ministry of the Indiana Annual Conference and General Superintendent Trimble, and spoken with my District Superintendents in Indiana and here in Northern Illinois— and (in compliance with ¶353.1 and ¶353.2a of The Bo...

Welcome to Season 6! We are so glad to be back with you as we pray and speak with other Christians which helps us grow in the Holy Spirit! We are excited to have a conversation with The Rev. Dr. Amy Peeler.  Rev. Dr. Peeler is Associate Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College as well as Associate Rector at St. Mark’s Church in Geneva, IL.  We are also joined by her husband Dr. Lance Peeler (who will join us more fully in a bo...

Hey y’all! I know the new season has been late, but that has been because of some exciting circumstances in life that I can’t wait to tell you about! However, as a preview into this coming season of Pastor Brian Podcast, here is a small sound morsel of me singing a favorite hymn of rural Indiana Methodists for this, All Saints Day . . . “Are You Washed in the Blood?” (Revelation 7:9-17, Revelation 21 & 22). It is my best audio ...

Hey, y’all! This is Pastor Brian at the Pastor Brian Podcast, just letting you know a little about the end of Season 5 and the beginning of Season 6. I had always intended to end Season 5 of the Pastor Brian Podcast with the Easter episode. However, in a truly bone-head move, I didn’t mention that at the end of the episode (but in the crazy ramp up from the end of Lent to the beginning of Easter I somehow, in mind, thought I did). ...

We pray you are being blessed and challenged in these final two weeks of Lent! Our Podcast includes a: Gathering (00:00), Opening Prayer (00:32), Psalm (01:15), Scripture (03:44), Prayer (05:23), Gary Church Staff (08:10), Blessing (08:56),  End (09:29). You may find the full daily scripture readings  at Daily Revised Common Lectionary  and the scripture read in this podcast is Mark 16:1-8 . Blessings!

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We pray you are being blessed and challenged in these final two weeks of Lent! Our Podcast includes a: Gathering (00:00), Opening Prayer (00:32), Psalm (01:10), Scripture (05:05), Prayer (06:43), Gary Church Staff (09:31), Blessing (10:15),  End (10:50). You may find the full daily scripture readings  at Daily Revised Common Lectionary  and the scripture read in this podcast is John 19:16-24. Blessings!

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Welcome to Season 5! Today we speak with Marissa Sabio, one of the Program Directors for Outreach Community Ministries. Outreach is an amazing ministry that helps the most vulnerable in our community and I am sure many of our listeners have similar ministries within their own communities. Thus, I am so excited to have a talented and gifted person like Marissa on to speak about the exciting work Outreach is doing, but also how Chris...

Welcome to Season 5! Today we speak with Dr. Michael Graves, the Armerding Professor of Biblical Studies in the Bible and Theology Department at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. His primary area of teaching is the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) and is  highly respected scholar and amazing teacher. Dr. Graves also teaches and lectures at Gary Church– where he serves in many capacities as well as an usher.  Have you ever wanted to ask w...

Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 5! Today we speak with Joe Davisson and Shelley Kenyon about the large, diverse, and amazing ministry of "Christmas Sharing."  Both Joe and Shelley have served Christ and his Church in so many ways- through school, work, and ministry. But in this conversation we will concentrate on an fantastic ministry and their part in the ministry . . . Christmas Sharing. Christmas Sharing is not only in ...

This past weekend "Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl" was released with much acclaim and fanfare! It is a video game on the Nintendo Switch gaming system and a re-make of the 2006 Nintendo DS role-playing game. 

Never heard of this before? Does it all sound like strange letters and words strung together? Do you not know what Pokémon is?

If so, never fear, our resident pop culture/youth beat exp...

Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 5! Today we speak with Rev. Dr. Chris L. Pierson, Senior Pastor of Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton, IL. This summer was the 5th Anniversary of Pastor Chris beginning his pastorate in Wheaton. Today we focus on one particular day: his second Sunday and sermon at Gary Church on Sunday, July 10th, 2016. Even though Pastor Chris had served in various pastorates on the southside of Chicago, cross-r...

Welcome to Season 5! Today we speak with Vickie Austin, president of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce. Vickie is also a business coach who specializes in helping workers discern as well as transition into a vocation that they love. Join us as we have a conversation about faith, vocation, work, transition, the pandemic, and discerning God’s call during all that is happening around us. 

We begin with a prayer (00:40), an intr...

Hey y’all . . . I’m so excited that next week at this time we will have our first Pastor Brian episode of Season 5 ready and in your earpods! It has been a long summer, but we are back with new equipment, new format, and new guests.  

In this first episode of Season 5 Vickie Austin, president of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce and local church member joins us. Ms. Austin is also business coach who specializes in helping workers disc...

   Hey y’all! We hope you are having a fantastic, healthy, and blessed summer! We just wanted to give you a small update on the Podcast. Pastor Brian Podcast Season 5 IS coming . . . just a little later than anticipated. There are a couple reasons: 

1) We are waiting on a few important and new pieces of equipment to be delivered to improve Season Five.

  2) The reason why we need new equipment, and this is the big...

Welcome to our Last Drive-In Communion of the year at Gary Church! This is a Supplemental Episode made for the Gary Church congregation taking Holy Communion . . . from our vehicles in the parking lot! The sacraments are a gift God gave to empower us by the Holy Spirit to faithfully live as disciples of Jesus Christ. We made this podcast so folks can still hear the words and prayers of Holy Communion as they are being said at the s...

Hey y’all! Just a quick Special Announcement! This last episode (20) was the last episode of Season 4 of the Pastor Brian Podcast. The reason why is we are moving! Not out of Wheaton or from Gary Church (praises be to God), just houses in Wheaton. And, as any of you know who have moved, it is going to take much of my remaining hours not at work packing up and finishing up our old house, then moving into the new house with all our k...

May the Holy Spirit empower you today! Our Podcast includes a: Gathering (00:00), Opening Prayer (00:30), Psalm (01:18), Scripture (03:14), Prayer (04:54), Ben Newell (07:30), Rev. Dr. Amy Laura Hall (08:03), Blessing (09:07), End (09:40). You may find the full daily scripture readings  at Daily Revised Common Lectionary and the scriptures read in this podcast are Psalm 29 and Romans 8:12-17.

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Welcome to the last week of Easter! Join us as we celebrate by reading scripture, singing, and praying for the world and ourselves! Our Podcast includes an: Introduction (00:00), Gathering (00:20), Opening Prayer (00:50), Psalm (01:36), Scripture (04:55), Prayer (06:02), Zoey Bohmer (8:55), Blessing (09:18), End (09:47), Small House, Big Family, Not Many Places to Record Podcasts (09:48). You may find the full daily scripture readi...

May the Lord ascend in all you do! Our Podcast includes a: Gathering (00:00), Opening Prayer (00:30), Psalm (01:20), Scripture (03:14), Prayer (04:49), Mark Bianco (07:30), Dr. Beth Felker Jones (08:08), Blessing (08:38), End (09:09). You may find the full daily scripture readings  at Daily Revised Common Lectionary and the scriptures read in this podcast are Psalm 93 and Luke 25:44-53.

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