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Perspectives Podcast - Lebron James… “I want my respect”
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Perspectives Podcast - Lebron James… “I want my respect”

In this episode Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund has a conversation with Worship Leader, David Bowens, and Director of Student Ministry, Russ Brasher, about Lebrons James' recent comments after winning the NBA Championships, what the group thinks about his comments, if the comments have any spiritual meaning, and more!

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Perspectives Podcast - Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Nomination
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Perspectives Podcast - Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Nomination

In this episode Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund has a conversation with Strip District Campus Pastor, Joel Haldeman, and Director of Young Adult Ministry, Josiah Leuenberger, about Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court, should Christians have an opinion at all on the topic, if yes, what it should be, and more!

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Perspectives Podcast - Is Christianity more Socialist or Capitalist?
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Perspectives Podcast - Is Christianity more Socialist or Capitalist?

In this episode Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund has a conversation with Joel Haldeman and Todd Harris about if Christianity is more socialist or capitalist, what the difference is between socialism and capitalism, what the Bible says is good and bad about these ideas, where the church fits in compared to the state, and more!

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Perspectives Podcast - When Christian Leaders Fall
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Perspectives Podcast - When Christian Leaders Fall

In this episode Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund has a conversation with Joel Haldeman & Kay Warheit about when Christian leaders fall, how Christians and non-Christians should think about leadership failures, what the role of grace, restoration, and forgiveness is for leaders, and more!

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Perspectives Podcast - Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement
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Perspectives Podcast - Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement

In this episode Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, has a conversation with Josiah Leuenberger, Dr. Terry Thomas, Brad Frey, and Doug Bradbury to have a conversation about the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in America, the difference between the movement and the organization, how Christians can affirm the phrase "black lives matter" while rejecting the worldview of the organization, and more.

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Perspectives Podcast - Christians in Politics
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Perspectives Podcast - Christians in Politics

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, Butler County Campus Pastor, Brady Randall, and Life Stage Pastor, George Palombo, have a discussion about politics with the coming election in November, what it looks like to engage in politics as a Christian, and how our Biblical worldview should inform how we vote.

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Ask a Pastor Ep. 106 - White Questions for a Black Man
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Ask a Pastor Ep. 106 - White Questions for a Black Man

This episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, sits down with John Fuller to have a conversation about the history of race relations in America from someone who grew up in the Jim Crow south, what has changed for the better, things that the country and individuals still need to work on, and more!

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Ask a Pastor Ep. 104 - Objections and the Abortion Debate
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Ask a Pastor Ep. 104 - Objections and the Abortion Debate

This episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, sits down with Life Stage Pastors, Emily DeAngelo and Josiah Leuenberger, to have a conversation about the abortion debate in our country, personal stories in relation to abortion, how to answer specific objections to choosing life over abortion, and more!

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Ask a Pastor Ep. 103 - Current Events and End Time Prophecy
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Ask a Pastor Ep. 103 - Current Events and End Time Prophecy

This episode, Life Stage Pastor, Mike Hatch, sits down with Life Stage Pastor, George Palombo, and Middle School Ministry Leader, Jenette Cline, sit down to have a conversation about the end times, how current events are setting the stage biblical prophecy to be fulfilled, how we as Christians can remain unafraid in the midst of these events, and more!

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Ask a Pastor Ep. 102 - Evangelism vs. Discipleship
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Ask a Pastor Ep. 102 - Evangelism vs. Discipleship

This episode, Life Stage Pastor, Mike Hatch, sits down with Director of Student Ministry, Russ Brasher, and Director of Young Adult Ministry, Josiah Leuenberger, to have a conversation about the difference between evangelism and discipleship, how to balance pursing both as a christian in your personal life and as a church community, and more!

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Ask a Pastor Ep. 101 - Christian Apostasy in Worship Music
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Ask a Pastor Ep. 101 - Christian Apostasy in Worship Music

This episode, Life Stage Pastor, Mike Hatch, sits down with Orchard Hill Church Worship Leaders, David Bowens and Chris Jamison to have a conversation about Christian worship leaders walking away from the faith, why it happens, how they have struggled with similar questions about God, and more!

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Ask a Pastor Ep. 98 - Balancing Life vs. the Economy
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Ask a Pastor Ep. 98 - Balancing Life vs. the Economy

This episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund sits down with Mike Hatch and Jenette Cline to have a conversation about how balance the idea of being safe from potential harm and keeping the economy of the country moving, how to assess levels of risk in our own lives, how we should think about these things as Christians, and more!

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Ask a Pastor Ep. 97 - Race: In Our Time (Explicit)
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Ask a Pastor Ep. 97 - Race: In Our Time (Explicit)

This episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund sits down with George Palombo and Gene Boyer to have a conversation about racial tensions in the United States, the death of George Floyd, the concept of racial bias, how we as individuals and a church community can move towards change, and more!

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Ask a Pastor Ep. 94 - The Seven Churches of Revelation
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Ask a Pastor Ep. 94 - The Seven Churches of Revelation

This episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund sits down with Josiah Leuenberger and George Palombo to talk about the letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3, what each letter was about, where the American church fits in, and which church in Revelation Orchard Hill can relate to the most.

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