The Ascent Podcast

Conversations | Mental Health

Our mental health is so important, yet there are still so many misconceptions, especially in the church, surrounding depression, anxiety, and the support needed to stay mentally healthy. In this conversation, Jen Gill helps to clarify some of those misconceptions and bring to light how God is calling us to take care of our own health as well as support others with theirs.

 

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Conversations | Financial Health

One of the greatest stressors for young adults is finances. What makes it worse is that many of us don't have the tools to handle it well. In this episode, Brendan Peters, Independent Insurance Broker and Money Coach, helps to shift our perspective on how we use our money and gives us practical suggestions to be set up for success.

 

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Conversations | The Love Bug

At some point in our lives, most of us are bitten by the love bug. But whether we are currently in a relationship or not there are many unique challenges to singleness, dating, and marriage that those in the generations before us never experienced. In this episode Pastor Todd and Pastor Carolyn address some of those challenges and how we can best overcome them.

 

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Conversations | Privilege in a Pandemic

The past few months, and especially the past couple weeks, have exposed a lot about who we are and how we react in a crisis. For some, it has exposed the compassion and generosity of humanity. Yet for most of us, it has exposed our own privilege and places where we have failed to act out the love and mercy of Jesus. In today's conversation, Jon Courtney, Community Pastor at Riverwood Church, helps us acknowledge our privilege and challenges us to keep fighting for others.

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Conversations | Worship

During Covid-19 we don't get to worship in a community setting and it can feel discouraging as we try to learn how to worship on our own. Alexander Grant, the Worship Director of Bread We Break, gives us such an encouraging word as he challenges us to take a deeper look at cultivating lives of worship.

 

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Conversations | Is God Social Distancing?

Join us for our first episode of Conversations with Brittany Petkau and Emilio Abiusi as they explore how God is present during difficult seasons, what to do when your emotions and knowledge of God don't line up, and how the Holy Spirit wants to work in our lives.

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Speak Your Truth | Brittany Petkau

Launching the series, Rebels With A Cause, Brittany looks at the first cultural trend that God is calling us to be defiant against: Speak Your Truth. In this message we look at why speaking our own truth is flawed and how to turn our lives the right side up by building a foundation of God's truth. 

Red Flags & Breakups | Rick & Shelly Friesen

There are millions of songs revolving around love and relationships, but how often are they actually teaching us powerful truths? In this message, we dive into what some of the red flags are when it comes to romantic relationships and if needed how do we handle breakups well?

Lyrics & Lies | Let's Talk About Sex

There are millions of songs revolving around love and relationships, but how often are they actually teaching us powerful truths? In this message, we interviewed two couples who are going to get raw with us and challenge us to take an ancient but unpopular view of sex and intimacy. 

Relationships & Marriage | Jordan & Lauren Michalski

There are millions of songs revolving around love and relationships, but how often are they actually teaching us powerful truths? In this message, Jordan & Lauren Michalski discuss how to build a strong foundation for your relationships by knowing God deeply, cultivating a friendship, and focusing on the present.