Shows
Gardeners PodcastHouse Church, Community and Belonging | Michael PetrilaMichael Petrila is the Community Life Pastor at Garden Church. We talk through some first steps for new folks at Garden Church and getting plugged into a House Church.You can find more information about getting connected at Garden Church by visiting garden.church/housechurchYou can also email Michael directly at michael@garden.church
2025-04-241h 02
The Global Energy Transition PodcastS01E04: Romania's energy transition (part 2) | The Global Energy Transition Podcast
After committing to phase out coal by 2032, Romania has begun a sweeping energy transition. But it is off to a very rocky start. Though a key condition of their nearly €30 billion EU Recovery and Resilience Plan approved by the European Commission calls for the nation’s coal mines and coal burning power plants to shutter, what will replace them remains a cause of concern. During COP26 in Glasgow, Romania’s provisional government surprisingly inked a deal with the U.S. to construct a fleet of experimental nuclear units while partnering with a Norwegian company to convert an old coal plant to bur...
2022-01-1941 min
Energy and InnovationExploring a Just Transition in the Jiu Valley of RomaniaThis episode is about what a 'just energy transition' looks like in Romania. The EU is now putting a lot of money into it’s new Green Deal and other initiatives to support a just energy transition. Today, we are going to learn what this all means by speaking with Roxana Bucata, a Romanian journalist and a student at Central European University. She has done research on this topic in the context of the Jiu Valley in Romania.The Jiu Valley, is the oldest coal region in Romania. It is one of the 18 coal regions in Europe that joined the EU...
2020-05-2848 min
GARDEN CHURCH PodcastIn ChristWhen the world tells us that our identity comes from what we do, where we come from, and what we can achieve, we turn to the scriptures to see how Paul helps redefine our source of identity. Pastor Michael Petrila finished our series on Identity. After weeks of finding out where identity came from and how it was disrupted, we landed on finding out "where we find true identity now." Listen to the podcast now!
2019-07-2938 min
GARDEN CHURCH PodcastTeach Us To Pray || Part 2Out of all of Jesus' ministry, the disciples asked Jesus to teach them one thing, "teach us to pray." The church has identified this teaching as the Lord's Prayer. Pastor Darren began an analysis of the Lord's Prayer last week and was joined by Michael Petrila this week as they co-taught the rest of the Lord's Prayer. We learned why it is so important to adopt the template that Jesus lays out, and how it not only forms our prayer life but it forms our spiritual journey with God.
2018-07-0251 min
GARDEN CHURCH PodcastGood Friday 2018In order to understand the significance of Jesus’ death on the cross, we must understand the Gospel. The Gospel is good news for all who hear, and the faith of Christianity hinges on what took place on the cross. It all starts in the Garden of Eden, and that is where Michael Petrila leads us in our reflection of Good Friday.
2018-04-0210 min