We spend half our waking hour at work -- 96,000 over the course of a lifetime! And yet a new study found that almost half of people in the US hate work so much they wouldn&apos;t wish it on their worst enemy. A full 33 percent are disengaged, and 19 percent are miserable! We believe your work matters to God, and it has eternal significance! To help you see the connection, we&apos;re offering a seminar on Jan. 31. In this podcast, Pastor Bill interviews the keynote speaker, Dr. Cory Willson, author of the book Work and Worship. They talk about work from a biblical perspective and explain what the seminar is all about!

<description>&lt;p&gt;We spend half our waking hour at work -- 96,000 over the course of a lifetime! And yet a new study found that almost half of people in the US hate work so much they wouldn&amp;apos;t wish it on their worst enemy. A full 33 percent are disengaged, and 19 percent are miserable!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We believe your work matters to God, and it has eternal significance! To help you see the connection, we&amp;apos;re offering a seminar on Jan. 31. In this podcast, Pastor Bill interviews the keynote speaker, Dr. Cory Willson, author of the book Work and Worship. They talk about work from a biblical perspective and explain what the seminar is all about!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We spend half our waking hour at work -- 96,000 over the course of a lifetime! And yet a new study found that almost half of people in the US hate work so much they wouldn't wish it on their worst enemy. A full 33 percent are disengaged, and 19 percent are miserable!  We believe your work matters to God, and it has eternal significance! To help you see the connection, we're offering a seminar on Jan. 31. In this podcast, Pastor Bill interviews the keynote speaker, Dr. Cory Willson, author of ...

Vocation 1 - Can Work Be Worship?

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 about how we might begin to reach the many, many people who need to know the love of Christ!

<description>&lt;p&gt;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 about how we might begin to reach the many, many people who need to know the love of Christ!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 about how we might begin to reach the many, many people who need to know the love of Christ! 

Vision 6 - How Can We Reach Our Neighbors?

As we refreshed our church&apos;s mission and vision, it was critical that we learned about the intersection of our church&apos;s gifts and our community&apos;s needs. But who are our neighbors? To learn more about the people who live near us, we used a great tool called MissionInsite. It told us about who they are and ways we can reach them! Pastor Bill shares highlights from this study in this video.

<description>&lt;p&gt;As we refreshed our church&amp;apos;s mission and vision, it was critical that we learned about the intersection of our church&amp;apos;s gifts and our community&amp;apos;s needs. But who are our neighbors? To learn more about the people who live near us, we used a great tool called MissionInsite. It told us about who they are and ways we can reach them! Pastor Bill shares highlights from this study in this video.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 tool called MissionInsite. It told us about who they are and ways we can reach them! Pastor Bill shares highlights from this study in this video. 

Vision 5 - Who Are Our Neighbors?

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 together various focus groups, and brought together the congregation to help interpret the data. What we found provides a helpful path forward to even more strength and health!

<description>&lt;p&gt;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 together various focus groups, and brought together the congregation to help interpret the data. What we found provides a helpful path forward to even more strength and health!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 together various focus groups, and brought together the congregation to help interpret the data. What we found provides a helpful path forward to even more strength and health! 

Vision 4 - Strength and Growth Areas

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 almost every way! In this video, Pastor Bill walks us through an overview of the data and puts it in historical context by reviewing recent history since the last visioning effort. In the next video, we&apos;ll dive even deeper into the results of our work with the congregation.

<description>&lt;p&gt;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 almost every way! In this video, Pastor Bill walks us through an overview of the data and puts it in historical context by reviewing recent history since the last visioning effort. In the next video, we&amp;apos;ll dive even deeper into the results of our work with the congregation.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 almost every way! In this video, Pastor Bill walks us through an overview of the data and puts it in historical context by reviewing recent history since the last visioning effort. In the next video, we'll dive even deeper into the results of our work with...

Vision 3 - The Voice of the Congregation

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.

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