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Southern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Discipleship & the HolidaysJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/42pydw69
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2025-12-1624 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCACollaboration: From Neighbors to CommunityJoin Pr. Katie Kerrigan (Director of Evangelical Mission) for a conversation with Pr. Matt Byrd (Christ the King Lutheran Church, West Chester) to learn more about how doing ministry alongside our neighbors can result in surprising new ways to serve God, one another, and creation together.
During this episode, you will also learn a little more about the #SOSynodELCA Co:Lab process. You can learn even more by visiting the Southern Ohio Synod website (https://southernohiosynod.org/congregations/co-lab/) or by contacting Pr. Matt Byrd (pastormatt@ctkluth.org) or Pr. Katie Kerrigan (kkerrigan@southernohiosynod.org).
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2025-11-0456 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Discipleship, Community, & StoryJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/594dhvbe
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2025-10-2128 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCAFamily Systems: Staying Present in Times of AnxietyJoin Pr. Bob Abrams (Assistant to the Bishop) for a conversation with Rev. Dr. Douglas Schonberg (Relational Systems Consulting) to learn more about how Bowen Family Systems Theory can help leaders and congregations/ministries use anxiety as a signal to teach rather than something to avoid.
To learn more about the Southern Ohio Synod Congregational Resource Team, please contact Pr. Bob Abrams at rabrams@southernohiosynod.org.
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2025-10-0751 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Why Do We Talk about Jesus as Part of Discipleship?Join Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/ye22p26a
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2025-09-1633 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Evangelism & Frontier MinistryJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/yzcp8ask
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2025-07-1533 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscernment: Here I Am, LordJoin Pastor Connie Mentzer and Pastor Steve Kimm for a conversation about discernment and how this is a part of the Christian life, helping us follow where God is calling us.
A special Thank You to everyone who shared pieces of their discernment stories during this episode: Ms. Linda Lally (Peace Lutheran Church, Beavercreek), Pr. Mike Weaver (St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Columbus), Mr. Ethan Roberts (St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Lancaster), Pr. Julieanne Smeck (Hope Lutheran Church, Columbus), Pr. Carey Hovland (Peace Lutheran Church, Beavercreek), and Pr. Leslie Fox Lott (Christ Lutheran Church, Bexley).
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2025-07-0833 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: The Five Layers of EvangelismJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/b6s4jnbm
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2025-06-2423 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCALeadership: Preparing for StormsJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer (Assistant to the Bishop for Discipleship, Leadership, Engagement) for a conversation with Rev. Dr. Harold Dorrell Briscoe (Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL) to learn more about how leadership means being prepared for storms, locally, nationally, and internationally.
Dr. Briscoe’s book, There’s a Storm Comin’: How the American Church Can Lead through Times of Racial Crisis is available for purchase on Amazon (https://a.co/d/aLBVgyC) or your preferred local bookseller.
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2025-06-1343 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Talking to Others about the ResurrectionJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/5p5np287
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2025-05-2026 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCAMental Health: Beloved & BelongingJoin Gary Pecuch (Youth Ministry Coach & Community Sandbox Manager) for a conversation with Mary Ellen Johns to learn more about God’s call to care for and support members in our communities during transitions, crisis, and mental wellness. Mary Ellen serves as the Director of Care & Connection at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Loveland, Ohio and a Mental Health Counselor at ThrivePoint Counseling.
During this episode, Mary Ellen mentions several resources. We have included those links below: National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/findsupport/
ELCA Disability Ministries: https://www.elca.or...
2025-05-0535 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Creating a Discipleship Driven CongregationJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/yc2eszz8
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2025-04-1540 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCASpirituality: Sacred Listening, Part 2Join Pr. Bob Abrams (Assistant to the Bishop) for a conversation with Pr. Kris Santiago to learn more about Spiritual Direction and who can benefit from this sacred practice.
2025-04-0824 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCASpirituality: Sacred Listening, Part 1Join Pr. Bob Abrams (Assistant to the Bishop) for a conversation with Pr. Kris Santiago to learn more about Spiritual Direction and who can benefit from this sacred practice.
During this episode, Pr. Santiago mentions several resources for Spiritual Direction. We have included those links below:
Spirituality Network: https://spiritualitynetwork.org/
Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford: https://jesuitspiritualcenter.com/
Order of Lutheran Franciscans: https://www.lutheranfranciscans.org/
Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation: https://shalem.org/
2025-03-2528 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Shame, the Loss of Meaning, and Broadening the Horizons of the Word of GodJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/mr99sr26
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2025-03-1844 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: The Importance of Christian Community as Spiritual DisciplineJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/5r7yh5kh
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2025-02-1828 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: The Importance of Witnessing as a Spiritual DisciplineJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/bpa82vr9
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2025-01-2144 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: The Importance of Giving as a Spiritual DisciplineJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/y239du4x
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2024-12-1732 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: The Act of Serving as a Spiritual DisciplineJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/yraj6hpc
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2024-11-1931 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: The Importance of Learning as a Spiritual DisicplineJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/3njp2jw8
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2024-10-1528 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: The Importance of Worship as a Spiritual DisciplineJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/3fkk5yrm
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2024-09-1731 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: The Disciplines of DiscipleshipJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/yck3hx7h
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2024-08-2026 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Discerning Context as an Act of ListeningJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/yck3hx7h
2024-07-1631 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCATheology: Views on Death & HopeJoin Rev. Dr. Tim Mentzer (Assistant to the Bishop for Discipleship, Leadership, Engagement) for a conversation with Vicar Jaren Summers and Mr. Chay Rossing about how our theology of death and how to accompany those who are grieving.
2024-07-0258 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCAOut of the Water ... Follow MeJoin us for our latest Discipleship Podcast, a retelling of the Keynote Presentation given by Rev. Dr. Tim Mentzer at the 2024 Southern Ohio Synod Assembly.
Click here for a Discussion Guide for this episode: https://tinyurl.com/54w44yem
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2024-06-1848 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCALeadership: Yes, God, And ...?Join Pr. Bob Abrams (Assistant to the Bishop) and Pr. Mike Weaver (Southern Ohio Synod Coaching Coordinator) for a conversation about how improv can benefit discernment, growing as a leader, and following God's call for you and your life.
2024-06-0436 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Listening to the Stories of OthersJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our the next Discipleship podcast, where we learn the important of listening to one another's stories as we grow in faith together.
Click here to access the Discussion Guide for this episode: https://tinyurl.com/yrbxjvkk
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2024-05-2131 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Telling Our Stories of JesusJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
The Discussion Guide for this episode will be available soon.
2024-04-1639 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCAVocation: Is There a Place for Young Adults in the Church?Join Pr. Tim Mentzer (Assistant to the Bishop for Discipleship, Leadership, Engagement) for a conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert, one of the coordinators for Gather Cincinnati on how theology and vocation have intersected throughout her life as she discerns a place for her and her generation within faith communities.
2024-04-0243 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: How Do We Hear? How Do We Hear the Story of Jesus?Join Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast!
Visit http://www.southernohiosynod.org to view a Discussion Guide for this episode.
2024-03-1934 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCAEvangelism: What Are Cultivate Ministries?Join Pr. Katie Kerrigan, Director for Evangelical Mission, and Pr. Richard Freudenberger, Cultivate Ministries Coordinator, for a conversation about some of the exciting things God is up to through these specialized ministries within #SOSynodELCA!
2024-03-0547 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Hearing & Sharing the Story of JesusJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer for our next Discipleship Podcast, where we are reminded of the importance and impact of sharing how we have experienced Jesus in our lives so that others can notice Jesus in theirs.
2024-02-2031 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Hearing, Telling, ListeningJoin us for our next Discipleship podcast, where. Pr. Tim Mentzer discusses how different aspects of the Christian faith are part of a life of discipleship.
2024-01-1631 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCAGlobal Mission: Holding LooselyJoin Pr. Bob Abrams (Assistant to the Bishop) for a conversation with Ethan Roberts, a young adult from #SOSynodELCA. Ethan shares several stories and experiences from his life that have shown him that God is always present with him, even when he serves communities and individuals across the country and across the world.
2024-01-0256 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: When the Church Is the ChurchJoin us for our next Discipleship podcast!
Pr. Tim Mentzer shares more about what discipleship is and what discipleship is not.
2023-12-1934 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCAAdvocacy: Faith in ActionJoin Pr. Tim Mentzer (Assistant to the Bishop for Discipleship, Leadership, Engagement) for a conversation with Chay Rossing as he shares how his involvement with the larger ministries of the ELCA for young adults and justice work have helped him grow in his faith.
2023-12-0540 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Living in IntegrityJoin us for our next Discipleship podcast!
Pr. Tim Mentzer shares how a life of discipleship frees us from needing to be in charge and frees us to live lives of integrity, answering Jesus' call to follow.
Check out the Southern Ohio Synod website (http://www.southernohiosynod.org) for a Discussion Guide for this podcast episode.
2023-11-2129 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCAFamily Systems: Being Your Own SelfJoin Pastor Rebecca Grate for a conversation with Pastor Bob Abrams and Deacon Mary Ann Schwabe, to learn more about how Family Systems Theory can help ministry leaders more healthily in their contexts, especially as we continue to learn more about how ministries need to shift to address the needs of the community after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2023-10-3145 minSouthern Ohio Synod, ELCADiscipleship: Already in God’s StoryJoin us for our first Discipleship podcast! Pr. Tim Mentzer shares several stories from his life and shows how those stories are already interwoven into God's story.
Click here to access the Discussion Guide for each of the segments of this entire episode.
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