Engedi Church exists to advance the kingdom revolution of Jesus worldwide.
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The Made to Advance podcast inspires and equips you for your best future. Host Brian Aulick interviews guests from a wide range of backgrounds to better understand their personal stories and the steps they took to move forward.
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The digital mixing expo is designed to give you hands-on EXPERIENCE with the newest digital mixing consoles that are on the market. Manufactures representatives will be on hand to EDUCATE on the setup and operation of the consoles. You will have the opportunity to put your hands on the newest consoles and mix live from multitrack recordings. Additionally, local industry professionals will be speaking on how to build your mix, how to mix for the masses and how to help your musicians help you ...
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In the final week of our Surviving Success series Jayson talked about how our worldly thirst can trap us, so instead we need to be intentional to focus on how we can use our success for His purpose and to further his kingdom.By Jayson Price
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13: The special (Chick-fil-A) sauce with owner-operator Shaun Page
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Shaun Page shares his journey from beating leukemia to becoming a Chick-fil-A owner-operator in Holland, Michigan. He talks about the entrepreneurial aspects of running a Chick-fil-A and what it’s like to partner with the Chick-fil-A corporate team. Shaun discusses the significance of building and leading a team, solving problems, and the secrets t…
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One of the greatest dangers of success is a "me-focused" life. When things are going your way it's easy to become self involved which can lead to being less connected, less empathetic and more likely to participate in self indulgence. Pastor Brian encourages us to instead feed our hearts with the Holy Spirit and establish an others-focused structur…
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12: “Don’t tell me what’s not possible” with pastor and author Troy Evans
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Church planter, lead pastor, author, and entrepreneur Troy Evans joins to discuss his background, including his childhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and his journey in ministry. Troy emphasizes the importance of church multiplication and encourages young leaders to take steps towards planting churches in urban contexts. Links & Episode Notes Troy E…
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Pastor Brian presented four dangers that can arise when we rely on our own strength during seasons of winning. Declaring praise in victory and recognizing God is working even throughout the small details are just a few of the ways he mentioned that can help keep us on a path to surviving success!By Brian Aulick
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11: Family dysfunction and healing with Winning at Home founder Dan Seaborn
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Pastor and Winning at Home founder Dan Seaborn joins to share about his long history of ministry, his growth in faithfulness, and his emphasis on finding value and identity in Jesus rather than performance. Dan also encourages us about the importance of slowing down, listening, and making Jesus the central focus in life for true contentment and sat…
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Jesus offers peace even when we feel stuck and trapped. The resurrection proves he has the power to bring that peace and joy and puts our problems into perspective.By Brian Aulick
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Dan Seaborn closed out our Chasing the Bag series teaching on what true prosperity looks like as a follower of Jesus.By Dan Seaborn
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10: Preston Sprinkle on engaging controversial topics with grace
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Biblical scholar, author, and podcaster Preston Sprinkle joins to discuss how to engage in difficult conversations with charity and grace, especially in the context of challenging issues like faith, sexuality, and gender. Did we mention it’s an election year? Links & Episode Notes Preston Sprinkle Theology in the Raw podcast The Center for Faith, S…
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In the 3rd week of our Chasing the Bag Series, Pastor Brian talked about the dangers of discontentment and how they can get in the way of us living into the stewards God calls us to be. When our goals are aligned with the heart of Jesus, we will find our satisfaction and contentment in Christ.By Brian Aulick
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When we give ourselves to the Lord first, we realize what a true privilege it is to be generous with our finances in giving to advance the kingdom.By Lungz Makaula
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9: Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, and the sweet life with Chuck Surack
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Chuck Surack, founder of Sweetwater Sound, shares his journey of music, entrepreneurship, and leadership, emphasizing the importance of serving people well and persevering through challenges. From a VW bus to one million square feet, God has used Chuck and his family to impact so many in Fort Wayne and beyond. Links & Episode Notes Chuck Surack Swe…
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This week we kicked off our Chasing the Bag series that focuses on stewardship and generosity. Week one was about our heart posture, and when our hearts are aligned with the heart of our Father, we will automatically care about what he cares about. The way we steward our finances is a direct reflection of our relationship with him, and how we handl…
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"Humans were designed to be defined by a voice outside of themselves" Jerrell Jobe reminded us that the voices that we give access and attention to will have authority in our lives. Are we allowing the words of the Bible to lead us, or the words of this world?By Jerrell Jobe
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8: “Major on the majors, minor on the minors” with Dr. Bill Mounce
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Dr. Bill Mounce is a professor and best-selling author of the book Basics of Biblical Greek. He shares his journey as both scholar and entrepreneur, including the genesis of BiblicalTraining.org. Bill and Brian discuss Biblical foundations, interpreting Scripture, and how we can go deeper in the Bible to advance our faith. Links & Episode Notes Bil…
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By Christina Aulick
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7: Llamas, balloon art, and the journey to wholeness with Gladys Cruz
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Gladys Cruz immigrated from Mexico to Michigan as a young girl, leaving behind a challenging present for an equally challenging future. In this episode Gladys shared about starting her own luxury balloon art business, her struggle with depression & anxiety, the importance of seeking help, and her hopes and dreams for the future. Links & Episode Not…
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During Vision Sunday, Pastor Brian shared where we have been and our hopes for the future as a church. We are believing for big things and continuing to make the name of Jesus famous in the upcoming year.By Brian Aulick
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"Spiritual maturity occurs when every Christian in a church uses his or her gifts to build up others within the church." In the final teaching of our Grow Up series, Pastor Brian emphasizes the importance that serving in the church has in truly becoming spiritually mature.By Brian Aulick
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6: Giving up hoops for hope in the Motor City with Pastor Josh Shockey
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Josh Shockey is the founding pastor of Motor City Church in Detroit, Michigan. He and Brian discuss Josh’s background, including his Texas roots and God’s call to leave everything, move to Detroit, and plant a church. They also talk about the challenges and faith-stretching moments Josh faced along the way. Links & Episode Notes Josh Shockey (Insta…
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In week three of the Grow Up series, Pastor Jordan reminds us that what may look foolish to the world may be faithfulness to God, and as we grow in our spiritual maturity we will realize that servanthood is actually success in the kingdom of God.By Jordan Humbarger
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Join us for the second week in our Grow Up series. Our view of God will shape the way we live our lives - Pastor Brian breaks down how understanding His holiness and character are so important when it comes to growing up spiritually.By Brian Aulick
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5: Leaning into your calling with New Testament scholar Dr. Nijay Gupta
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Dr. Nijay Gupta is a New Testament scholar and author of twenty-five books, including Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church. On this episode Nijay shares his path to vocational scholarship, navigating imposter syndrome, battles with health issues, and the benefits of working with a spiritual director. Links & Epi…
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4: Crazy faith to fix the impossible with Hope College President Matt Scogin
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Matt Scogin’s path to the presidency at Hope College was anything but conventional, having spent time in both Washington, D.C. and on Wall Street before arriving back on campus in Holland, Michigan in 2019. Possibly even more unconventional is how he’s leaning on the power of the Gospel to face higher education’s biggest challenges head on. In this…
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3: “You’d lose weight for another woman?” with Pastor Rob Ketterling
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Rob Ketterling is a founding pastor of River Valley Church, a large church with multiple campuses in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He and Brian talk about River Valley’s origins and deep heart for the nations. Rob also shares his thoughts on leading well, living with abundance, and leaving a legacy. Links & Episode Notes Rob Ketterling River Valley Churc…
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2: From clubfoot to the C-suite: leadership, faith, and courage with Kris Bahner
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Kellanova (formerly Kellogg) Senior Vice President Kris Bahner shares her personal journey and experiences, including reaching her full potential despite significant childhood limitations and needing to escape an abusive first marriage. Kris also offers a wealth of advice for young leaders. Links & Episode Notes Kris Bahner (LinkedIn) Clubfoot Spin…
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1: Perseverance, creativity and finding faith with hip-hop artist Steven Malcolm
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Hip-hop artist Steven Malcolm shares his journey from challenging upbringing to a successful recording career. Amidst the chaos, he found encouragement in basketball, music, and ultimately, his faith in Christ. Links & Episode Notes Steven Malcolm (Spotify | Apple Music) The Edge Urban Fellowship Reach Records 116 Lecrae “Christ My Swagg” cover art…
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In the first week of our Grow Up series Pastor Brian breaks down three marks of spiritual maturity and gives practical and effective ways that we can apply these to our lives.By Brian Aulick
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Launching the Made to Advance podcast with Brian Aulick and Shawna Beyer
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Made to Advance host Brian Aulick is joined by special guest (and podcaster in her own right) Shawna Beyer to talk about how you’ll be inspired and equipped by this new podcast, launching January 11, 2024. Links & Episode Notes Shawna and Perry Mornings - Moody Radio Real Sisters, Real Talk Engedi Church Upcoming guests sneak peek Steven Malcolm Kr…
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We will all experience detours in this life, but thankfully we have a God that is in charge of our destiny. When we commit to daily devotion to Him amidst our trials, we can experience the fullness of hope in the future that our eternity is in heaven.By Brian Aulick
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In the final week of our Finding God in the Dark series we were reminded that God often times uses unlikely people to accomplish great things. Each of us can be one of those people, and all we have to do is step into the calling God has for our lives.By Roger Cruz
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Even in darkness when we feel far from God we have a purpose. God can use us no matter how lost or desperate we feel, and often he uses these times to shine his light and make his name famous through us if we let him. That doesn't mean it won't come at a price, but when we call on his name He will give us the power we need to fulfill our purpose in…
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God is always working, even when we can't see him. Listen to Brian's first teaching on how God provides for us even in the darkest moments. He provides support, and favor to us - we just need to be willing to lean in, put our best self forward and look for it and trust in Him.By Brian Aulick
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Listen to Jordan's incredible message about submitting our weaknesses to God. When we do this we get to experience his power in a whole new way and watch what He can do in and through us.By Jordan Humbarger
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In the final week of our Made for Mission series the focus was on Engedi's cable practice - Eat with those of a different cultural background. When we do this, we invite heaven and we invite blessing! When on mission for Christ it can be difficult and we will need others to walk alongside us, in community so we have the strength when trials will co…
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In week 2 of our Made for Mission series, Pastor Jordan walked us through another one of our Cable practices and provided some practical ways to listen to God's voice by reading the Bible daily and spending intentional time in prayer.By Jordan Humbarger
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In the first week of our Made for Mission Series Pastor Brian reminded us that even though we can't control the release date of heaven, we CAN contribute to it! He focused specifically on two of Engedi's CABLE practices. We can Care for the poor and vulnerable, and Bless people with the good news of Jesus.…
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Don't miss this opportunity to hear from Pastor Rob Ketterling from River Valley Church in Minneapolis. He has a huge heart for global missions and spreading the Gospel all over the world.By Rob Ketterling
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As Pastor Brian closes out our Future is Faith series, he gives us five "marks" of a faith-filled Christian. It can be hard to tell if we are actually applying the things we have learned over the past seven weeks, but these can be indications of whether or not we are allowing God to take hold in our lives toward greater things.…
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Building strong faith comes with challenges along the way, and one of these can come in the form of doubt. Doubt can cause us to ask demanding questions that can feel like they undercut our faith, but God isn't afraid of these big questions! Instead, because of his love for us he meets us right where we are in the midst of them. Pastor Brian leads …
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No matter how hard your journey has been, in the middle of seasons of life where we feel that we could not be farther from the Lord, we need to learn how to get on our knees and strengthen and encourage ourselves in our Heavenly Father. Our faith requires us to contend for our future, our children, and for the kingdom of God.…
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Faith is dynamic. We get to play a part in the growth of our faith by building a strong foundation. In the 4th week of The Future is Faith series, Pastor Brian gives us tangible ways and action steps for us to take to grow our faith.By Brian Aulick
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In Matthew 21, Jesus talks about having faith without doubt, or Unshakeable Faith as Brian mentions in his teaching this week. When people have unshakeable faith they can do more than they ever thought imaginable, because it activates the power of God for the impossible. This doesn't mean there will never be trials in life, but it does mean we can …
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Biblical faith is both grounded in truth on the basis of evidence as well as having a deep personal relationship with Jesus. Biblical faith is also being expectant of the promises that God has laid out for us in his word. But - it doesn't end there, in order for our faith to be real, we need to be active in living out that faith. Pastor Brian expla…
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In the first week of our New Teaching series, The Future is Faith, Pastor Brian references John 14:11-14. He encouraged us that when we have great faith in Jesus, it activates the power of God in our lives and great faith is the groundwork for greater things.By Brian Aulick
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Andy Byrd from The Send delivered an incredibly powerful and convicting teaching that highlighted the Great Commission and how we are all called in different ways to go and tell the world about Jesus.By Andy Byrd
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Pastor Edgar reminded us that we need to fix our eyes on Jesus throughout the storms we will face. We can still decide to worship and trust in him even amidst the chaos and hardships this life will bring.By Edgar Gomez
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