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Michele Vogel, Director of Children’s Faith Formation, is back for one more story this Christmas season. This one is a little different than the traditional church Christmas tale, but one that will probably be familiar to most: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grin
We kick off our Advent season podcasts with Pastor Eric in studio to dive deeper into Hannah and Mary’s songs and explain how they are connected to one another. Mary’s song, known as The Magnificat, is the most familiar, and we sing it every week duri
Holy Moly, you’re going to like what we have in store this week! Today’s podcast welcomes Michele Vogel as she reads a Christmas story for the whole family to enjoy: The Holy Moly Christmas Story, by Rebecca Glaser. (Originally aired December 8, 2025)
Okay…let’s get down to business (sort of). On today’s podcast we are explaining the organizational structure at Spirit of Joy. It’s how we do what we do. Pastor Eric lays out the framework of the church leadership and how it all starts at the top
Heather Wald walks us through the different components of the Taking Faith Home insert included every Sunday in our worship bulletins. For those unfamiliar, Taking Faith Home offers a guidepost for bringing faith into your whole week. Each week it include
Michele Vogel is in the studio for a special podcast for families. She briefly talks with Marnie Dahle Backer about talking with children about Holy Week. Then, Michele is joined by Spirit of Joy staff members Amy Cauble, Miranda Stahl and Eric Gohl to re
As the Full of Joy podcast kicks off a new year, you are in for a special treat! If longevity equals wisdom, then today we welcome Spirit of Joy’s wisest partner…Adeline Schempp. Adeline sits down with Marnie and shares about her life growing up on a
Sermon from Spirit of Joy Podcasts
Spirit of Joy’s five core values—you’re probably familiar with them if for no other reason than they hang on banners in the sanctuary: 1) Radical Hospitality 2) Passionate Worship 3) Lifelong Faith Formation 4) Extravagant Generosity 5) Bold Service
What are the regular elements of a church service that help make it feel familiar to us? At Spirit of Joy, we call these frequent pieces that help connect everything together Common Threads. Heather Wald explains all the different ways we incorporate thes
Pastor Eric is in the studio today to talk about the wedding at Cana, which is Jesus’ first sign (we’ll get into why the Gospel of John calls it a “sign” and not a “miracle”). He gives us a little background to set up the story and then treats
On today’s episode of Full of Joy, we get to talk to our one and only pastor’s wife and potter extraordinaire, Krista Ohrtman. We hear so often from her husband it’s more than time for her to get the chance to talk to us! Krista shares about her “